Environmental Health Technician / Senior Environmental Health Technician
Location: Gravesend DA12 1AU
Salary: (Subject to competency and qualifications)
* Environmental Health Technician: GBP 28,101 - GBP 33,044 (including allowances)
* Senior Environmental Health Technician: GBP 35,892 - GBP 37,761 (including allowances)
Hours: 37 hours per week
The Borough Council is committed to serving the community. Working with them means contributing to the growth and improvement of the community.
Located in the Thames Gateway, the Borough Council serves over 106,000 residents and 4,000 businesses. The Borough of Gravesham, in northwest Kent, covers 25,000 acres of diverse countryside and plays a key role in the regeneration of a major government growth area.
The Role
We are seeking a motivated individual with a solution-focused, can-do attitude and excellent communication skills to join our busy Environmental Protection Team.
The successful candidate will have a varied workload, primarily focusing on noise/acoustics, including investigations, enforcement, air quality monitoring, and responding to planning and licensing consultations. We welcome applications from those with relevant experience and those eager to develop their career with training.
This role involves travel within the Borough, with a mileage rate payable. The position supports remote working and requires flexibility to work some evenings and weekends as needed. The council operates a Hybrid Working Policy, with a minimum of two days in the office per week, increasing initially for onboarding.
Key Responsibilities
* Perform duties within the Environmental Protection Team, focusing on noise/acoustics.
* Act as a key consultee on licensing and planning applications related to noise, odour, air quality, and other environmental issues.
* Conduct inspections, investigations, enforcement, and handle complaints related to environmental nuisances, pollution, pests, and other environmental protection functions.
Skills and Qualifications
The ideal candidate will:
* Have a good education to A level standard or equivalent experience.
* Possess excellent organizational, communication, IT, and people management skills with a proactive attitude.
* Be a team player and a self-starter capable of managing workload independently.
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