Job Information
Technical Officer (Environment and Housing Protection) Private Water supplies
The Environmental Protection Service
The post involves working within the small but specialised Environmental Protection Team, as part of the Council’s Public Protection Service. This Team deals with the regulation and improvement of Local Air Quality, Contaminated Land, Pollution from Industrial processes, commenting through the Planning process on new developments and improvement of our many Private Water Supplies.
The Role
The Team is looking for a Full Time (37hrs) Technical Officer, who will have specific key duties relating to the inspection, sampling and regulation of Private Water supplies across Northumberland. This will involve visiting remote areas of the County to Risk Assess supplies and take multiple water samples for analysis. Manual handling and the ability to walk some distance in rural areas will be necessary. Accurate completion of paperwork and forms will be required and as this is a chargeable service and the post holder will prepare accurate accounts for invoicing and will be involved in ensuring accounts are paid.
The post does not offer any development opportunity beyond the current role and pay scale, although succession planning is an ambition of the Service.
The post is based in Cramlington, South East Northumberland but our offices in Hexham (West) and Alnwick (North) can also be used. Homeworking is also available for the administrative parts of the job.
We are offering:
● A starting salary of £27,344 - £30,151 (Band 6)
● Use of Pool car for work visits.
● General and specific training, including National sampling accreditation.
The successful candidate will possess a demonstrable interest in environmental protection issues and will have good communication and IT skills. Excellent customer care skills and experience of dealing with the general public is also necessary.
A comprehensive knowledge of spreadsheets and updating of data will be essential.
They will have either a science background and / or relevant experience in a similar regulatory role. A high level of organisational and administrative skills are required as well as technical subject specific knowledge of private water supplies and how this affects Public Health.
The post holder will report to our specialist Environmental Health and Technical Officers on a day to day basis and will be managed by our Senior Environmental Protection Officer within the EP Team.
As this post involves travel throughout the County you must be able to meet the transport requirements, having a full clean driving licence.
For an informal chat, please contact Wendy Stephenson, Principal Environmental Protection Officer on 07811366330.
Northumberland is world-renowned as a visitor destination and an ideal location to strike a perfect work/life balance. There is no better way of enjoying the picturesque scenery and stunning coastline than on an everyday basis!
Northumberland County Council’s (NCC) vision is “To make Northumberland a county which you regard as a great place to live, in which you can access the activities you enjoy, whilst having the opportunity to learn and thrive”.
For further information about NCC, please visit our website.
Why choose us?
We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including:
· 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for
part-time employees)
· Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
· Flexi scheme – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
· Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along
with various national brands
· Commitment to work/life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing,
home working, flexible working, term-time only, and compressed hours
· Car leasing scheme
Further information
Please note that this is a Full time position but applications on a secondment or part-time basis would be considered for the right applicant. For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please check the Northumberland Council website.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend an interview, please also let the team know. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.
