Environmental Protection/Enforcement Officer

Sharper Consulting Services is working with our client in Hertfordshire-in-seeking a proactive and experienced-Environmental Protection Officer to join their 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.

-35 - -40 per hour

3 months-initially (with the possibility of extension)

Hours: full time (3 days per week on-site)

Duties

• 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

• 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.
• Prior local authority experience in an Environmental Protection setting.