Join to apply for the Environmental Control Officer (Environmental Quality) - 05680 role at West Berkshire Council. Public Protection Partnership PPP is a shared environmental health, licensing and trading standards service for Bracknell Forest and West Berkshire Councils. Are you enthusiastic about making a real difference in people’s lives through environmental protection? Join our active Environmental Quality Team, where your work will include direct improvement of private water supplies and local air quality. We’re looking for an Environmental Control Officer to fill a vacancy to focus on improvements in environmental protection as well as dealing with commercial nuisances.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
* Carrying out private water supply sampling, risk assessments, advice and enforcement and associated administration, liaison with property owners and laboratories.
* Carrying out monthly deployment and collection of air quality monitoring diffusion tubes, data management and related administration and support the lead AQ officer.
* Investigating complaints regarding commercial nuisance.
What We’re Looking For
* A customer-focused professional with strong interpersonal skills.
* A working knowledge of the environmental protection and private water supply legislation.
* Confidence using ICT tools including Microsoft Office, Teams and case management systems.
Room to Grow
If your background doesn’t tick every box but you bring enthusiasm, transferable technical and scientific skills, and a commitment to learning, we’d love to hear from you. Successful completion of the Certificate of Persons Scheme for sampling private water supplies (if not already held) would be essential to your competency once in this Environmental Quality post.
Benefits
* Flexible working wherever possible between the hours of 07:00–21:00.
* Hybrid working wherever possible, working 40% in the office.
* Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities.
* Generous local government pension scheme.
* Family-friendly policies.
* A range of local discounts.
* Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits.
* You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days per annum (plus public holidays) rising by an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service.
Seniority Level
Entry level
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Function
Other (Government Administration)
Equal Opportunities
The Council supports equal opportunity of employment, and positively encourages applications from people who fall within any of the nine protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
How To Apply
Please now complete a short online application form. You will then be able to upload your CV.
For an informal chat please contact Suzanne McLaughlin, Principal EHO, 01635 519851 or Jodie Wilson, Senior EHO, 01635 503542.
Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
This privacy notice applies to job applicants applying for vacancies with West Berkshire Council: https://info.westberks.gov.uk/pnapplications.
This role has been identified as public-facing in accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016; the requirement to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English applies.
#J-18808-Ljbffr