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NLC11: £45, - £50, Per Year
Come and Join Our Team at North Lanarkshire Council!
Are you passionate about place making, supporting sustainable economic growth and making a positive impact? Would you like the opportunity to be involved in the delivery of exciting new developments to support our economic regeneration ambitions, including new AI data centres and renewable technology developments?
We are achieving great things that will improve the lives of everyone who live and work in or visits North Lanarkshire. Bringing people, communities and businesses along with us is central to our journey of economic regeneration and growth, improved physical and digital connectivity and successful pathways to a thriving and resilient future.
We have bright and determined people working here, that believe in what we do.
We are looking to grow our Invest NL team and have opportunities for an Environmental Health Officer (Pollution Control & Public Health), Planning Officer/Senior Planning Officer and two Senior Building Standards Surveyors.
Why Choose Us?
1. Inclusive Vision: Our long-term vision is inclusive growth and prosperity for all. We want to more effectively plan and co-ordinate public and private sector investment to deliver transformational change across town centres and local communities at pace and support economic growth.
2. Exciting Projects: Support the delivery of major projects that transform communities, support population growth, create jobs, and boost the local economy.
3. Collaborative Environment: Work with a multi-disciplinary team to support potential developers through the statutory consents process.
You will play a key role in shaping the future of North Lanarkshire. Your responsibilities will include:
4. Providing bespoke advice to potential developers to help co-ordinate and accelerate the statutory consent process to facilitate increased investment and deliver positive outcomes.
5. Assisting in the delivery of an effective service for our Environmental Health team by undertaking investigation work measuring noise levels and assessing any potential noise impact; investigating general pollution control issues on a reactive basis; responding to statutory planning consultations in relation to air quality and contaminated land issues; investigation of public health complaints, including statutory nuisance investigation and assessment; assisting in the development of policies and strategies.
6. Contributing to the review of and further development of the end-to-end process for statutory consents to improve the efficiency of the statutory consent process in North Lanarkshire.
Qualifications and Experience:
Environmental Health Officer
7. REHIS Diploma in Environmental Health or equivalent
8. Degree in Environmental Health or equivalent
9. REHIS Membership (Chartered) is desirable
10. Able to demonstrate significant experience in pollution control and public health and a wider range of environmental health work
11. Significant experience of investigation of noise complaints and assessing planning applications for environmental health legislation
12. Knowledge of current environmental protection, pollution control and public health legislation and issues
13. Awareness or familiarity with current and upcoming development pressures such as data centres is desirable.
14. Current driving licence is essential
15. The successful candidate will be required to participate in an out-of-hours standby service
If you’re motivated, ambitious and driven by achievement, then come and join us. You will be joining a dynamic and flexible team who currently operate a hybrid working model of home-working and office-based working at Station House, Old Edinburgh Road, Bellshill. If you are looking for a career with an exciting workload and an employer who offers a generous package of terms and conditions, promoting work-life balance and wellbeing amongst its employees, North Lanarkshire Council is the place for you. Part-time working can be considered. Travel throughout North Lanarkshire and occasional travel within the Glasgow City Region will be part of your duties with pool cars are available to staff.
Interested candidates - for an informal discussion on the Environmental Health Officer post, please contact Mark Findlay, Assistant Business Manager (Pollution Control & Public Health) .