Enforcement Officer - Environmental Protection The Enforcement Officer's role is to primarily undertake land contamination work in accordance with the Local Authority role. In addition, the role will include other work as required within the specialist team. Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities. At Cheshire East Council we are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities. If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you. As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together. Brighter Future Employee benefits (cheshireeast.gov.uk) This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, highly organised, and self-motivated individual to work within our specialist Environmental Protection Team. The team is responsible for air quality, land contamination, private water supplies and environmental permitting, with office locations in Crewe and Macclesfield. We promote flexible and hybrid working arrangements to help you live a balanced lifestyle that works for you. The varied role involves work across the disciplines covered by the Specialist Environmental Protection Team, primarily dealing with all aspects of land contamination, undertaking statutory duties under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, responding to land contamination service requests, reviewing planning consultations, the management of the geographical information system and dealing with other work received by the team, including site visits. As part of the wider Regulatory Services Team, Specialist Environmental Protection Officers work closely with Planning, Highways, Building Control and Public Health services to help with improved service delivery. There will be personal development and training opportunities, both internal and external. The successful candidate will be expected to explain technical issues to a wide range of audiences, many of whom will not have a scientific background, therefore good communication skills are essential. You should have a relevant environmental degree,, be flexible and adaptable, be able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and prioritise workloads. For an informal discussion about the above post please contact Sarah Allwood on 07894299750 or Nick Kelly on 07967220039. Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however please do not be discouraged from applying again. For any technical enquiries please email sourcingteamecwip.co.uk Please quote job reference number in all correspondence.