Responsibilities
* Carrying out work that ensures the council fulfills its local air quality management responsibilities under the Environment Act, Clean Air Acts, Environmental Protection Act and associated legislation with a focus on maintaining the air quality monitoring regime, including sampling and overseeing continuous air quality analysers, passive diffusion tubes and other air monitoring equipment.
* Supporting the work of the Air Quality Education Projects Officer in implementing air quality initiatives.
* Ensuring the council meets its contaminated land responsibilities under the Environmental Protection Act.
* Investigating and responding to complaints relating to the Control of Pollution Act, Environmental Protection Act, Noise Act, and any associated legislation in relation to statutory nuisance from construction sites, entertainment sites, commercial and domestic premises, audible alarms and other sources.
* Managing the environmental permitting regime under the Pollution Prevention and Control Act and associated legislation.
* Carrying out work which fulfills our statutory duty under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act by arranging for the funeral of the deceased in the absence of next of kin and recovering costs where appropriate.
* Regulating private water supplies in accordance with the Water Industry Act and the private water supply regulations including risk assessment and compliance with drinking water standards.
* Examining plans for proposed buildings, developments and licensing applications and providing a statutory response on behalf of the environmental health team.
* Leading on the environmental protection function for events in conjunction with the Senior officer and representing the team at safety advisory groups.
* Actively participating in various county coordination groups.
* Assisting with the preparation of reports as required by statute and for internal purposes.
* Making presentations and giving evidence at committee hearings as required.
* Preparing prosecution files for legal proceedings.
* Undertaking other duties of a similar nature as assigned by the Public and Environmental Health Manager.
* Working within defined policies and procedures, taking an appropriate approach to enforcement, serving notices, conducting formal interviews and preparing prosecution files under the guidance of the Manager.
Equal Opportunity
Disability Confident. A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .
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