Regulatory Services Technical Officer (Environmental Protection)

Regulatory Services Technical Officer - Environmental protection

Salary: Band 6, £28,239 - £32,061 p.a. (+ 17% shift enhancement for out of hours shift pattern)

37 hours per week

What is the role?

The Regulatory Services Team is responsible for delivering a wide variety of statutory functions including: pest control services, the assessment of air quality, port health, border controls and sampling, health and safety, food hygiene and standards, statutory nuisance, environmental health to name a few.

This is a 'technical officer' role where you will assist with the delivery of functions within the Environmental Protection Team in the Regulatory Services Department. This will include processing and responding to service enquiries and delivering routine administrative duties, carrying out regulatory responsibilities, primarily with regard to statutory nuisance, community funerals and animal welfare (although not restricted to these).

You will participate in a wide range of Regulatory Services duties including out of office interventions, service needs across the entire range of service functions, as well as contributions to the development and implementation of new working practices and drafting new operational practices. Day to day duties of the role include investigating and monitoring complaints, responding to enquiries and complaints and installing and collecting monitoring equipment as part of an investigation and/or a statutory function.

An essential part of the role involves working on the Night Noise Service (NNS) which attracts a 17% shift enhancement for working out of hours. The Service runs from Sunday 16:00hrs-23:30hrs, Monday-Thursday, 16:00hrs-00:00hrs, not including public holidays.

Who is the person?

You will have a good operational understanding of several key Regulatory Service functions as well as excellent communication skills, verbal and written and good investigatory skills. You will ensure that any information/ situation is/are handled in a respectful manner without escalation.Flexible and adaptable, you will be a good team player who is able to use you own initiative when working alone, escalating when needed.A full, valid driving licence or the ability to travel during the course of work when necessary is essential.

For a full description of the duties involved and what you need to demonstrate in order to do the role, please refer to the job profile.

About Portsmouth City Council

What we can offer you:

Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.

Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our careers portal homepage: Careers Portal - Find jobs with Portsmouth City Council.

Additional Information:

How to apply:

Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had.

We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More information can be found atEquality, diversity and inclusion - Careers portal.We are committed to offering an interview to all those candidates that qualify under one of our commitments and meet the minimum criteria, however for roles that receive a large number of applications, this is not always possible, and we will select the candidates that best meet the minimum criteria.

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

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Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk. or call the recruitment team on 023 92 616800