Environmental Health Officer / Principal Environmental Health Officer

Planning Policy and Environment is a service area within Coventry City Council that supports the city's growth.

The vision and commitment of the Planning Policy and Environment team ensures there is a robust platform to guide the delivery of sustainable development, making provision for local people through the delivery of housing, jobs, retail and community uses whilst creating high-quality urban and natural environments.

The service area sits within a larger team alongside Development Management, Building Control and Regulatory Services and encompasses several individual but related specialisms all focused on delivering a city for those wishing to live and work here.   Those specialisms include Planning, Ecology, Trees and Landscape, Urban Design, Conservation, Archaeology and Environmental Protection.

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

You will be a part of a busy multidisciplinary team that deals with a variety of environmental and pollution issues throughout the city.

You will be expected to:

• Assess the potential environmental impacts of planning and premises licence applications
• Investigate complaints of statutory nuisance arising on commercial premises, such as noise, odour, and bonfires taking enforcement action where necessary
• Process applications for and issue environmental permits and undertake inspections of permitted processes
• Assist with our air quality monitoring programme and other environmental monitoring
• Respond to requests for environmental information

This role is a career progression post from a Grade 7 to a Grade 8 Principal position. You will need to be able to demonstrate that you meet the criteria listed on page 10 of the G7 job description attached to progress to the principal role.

All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

Need help completing your application form? The Job Shop can support you. You can register online here for an initial assessment or visit the Job Shop in person. Please see their webpage for more information. For all other queries, contact Resourcing@coventry.gov.uk

We are looking for an excellent communicator with the appropriate technical knowledge, preferably with some demonstrable enforcement experience of a statutory or environmental nature; however, full training is available for the right candidate.

You must be able to work using your own initiative, as well as working as part of a larger team and with partner organisations, to demonstrate a One Coventry ethos and a supportive working environment. If this is you, then come and join us and be part of the team.

A degree or diploma in environmental health is required for this post. We would welcome applications from candidates holding the Postgraduate Diploma in Acoustics and Noise Control or the IOA Certificate of Competence in Environmental Noise Measurement.

For full details on the application process please read the attached document labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies