Environmental Protection Officer

Our client in Hertfordshire is seeking a proactive and experienced Environmental Health Technical Officer to join the Environmental Protection Team on a temporary basis. This role offers the opportunity to support a busy and varied caseload, ensuring effective enforcement and compliance with key environmental health legislation.

• Duration: 12 weeks initially (with the possibility of extension)
• Hours: 37 hours per week (hybrid)
• Hourly Rate: 35 - 45/hour

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and prioritise a varied workload within the Environmental Protection Team.
• Collect, collate, and secure evidence relating to:
  • Noise and other statutory nuisance
  • Filthy & verminous / severely hoarded premises
  • Rubbish and accumulations
  • Dark smoke and trade waste bonfires
  • Defective drainage
• Enforce a wide range of legislation, including but not limited to:
  • Environmental Protection Act 1990
  • Public Health Act 1936
  • Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949
  • Clean Air Act 1993
  • Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
  • Building Act 1984
• Serve legal notices, undertake works in default, obtain warrants, and support prosecutions.
• Provide support to Environmental Health Officers on complex or high-risk investigations.
• Use Microsoft Office applications to produce accurate records and reports (experience of Assure software is desirable but not essential).

Person Specification

Essential:

• Proven experience managing statutory nuisance and public health casework.
• Strong knowledge and practical enforcement experience across relevant legislation.
• Demonstrable experience serving legal notices, conducting works in default, and preparing cases for court.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team in a high-pressure environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Full, clean UK driving licence and access to a suitably insured vehicle.
• Flexibility to undertake occasional monitoring visits outside of normal office hours.

Desirable:

• Experience using Assure (or similar case management systems).
• Prior local authority experience in an Environmental Protection setting.