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Environmental and Regulatory Officer - Private Water Supplies
£35,547 - £37,078/yr
About The Role
We are seeking a motivated and knowledgeable Environmental and Regulatory Officer to join our Environmental Health team, with a specialist focus on Private Water Supplies.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced officer looking to develop their regulatory and investigative expertise while helping protect public health and the environment.
About the role
You will lead on the regulation and monitoring of private water supplies in accordance with the Private Water Supplies Regulations 2016 (as amended) and the Water Industry Act 1991.
The role involves carrying out inspections, investigations, sampling programmes and enforcement activities to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and safeguard water quality across the district.
You will also investigate complex environmental pollution issues, provide specialist regulatory advice, and represent the service at court proceedings, planning hearings and committee meetings where required.
This role can be based in Cirencester, Coleford, Witney with a mix of agile and home working.
You will need
- A qualification in your area of expertise, equivalent to a degree or relevant experience of 3 years
- Experience of working in or with Local Government.
- Experience of working flexibly as part of a team and collaborating with colleagues and stakeholders.
- Experience of being involved in continuously improving services and developing products to meet customer need.
- Ability to remain calm and confident when dealing with challenging customers and environments.
Special conditions
- Ability to travel
For more information about this role please see the Job Description/Person Specification
What we can do for you
- Agile working allowing a mix of home and office working
- Flexible working arrangements (depending on the role)
- 27 days paid annual leave (pro rata if you are working part time) plus bank holidays and an extra two volunteering days off a year for you to support a charity of your choice
- Renewed again for another year there is a health cash plan giving you cash back on health, dental and eye care
- Pension scheme with a good employer contribution of up to 7% of your earnings
- Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, providing positive, preventative and supportive advice and counselling to deal with everyday events and issues
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car lease scheme with significant tax and NI savings to be made on electric cars
- Generous sickness cover above statutory entitlements
- Additional income protection, covering 50% of your salary for potentially a further five years if you are unable to work due to sickness or injury
- Life assurance, currently four times your annual salary
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About Us
You will be employed by Publica Group Ltd which was created by four partner Councils (West Oxfordshire District Council, Cotswold District Council, Cheltenham Borough Council and Forest of Dean District Council) to deliver more efficient and improved services.
Publica is committed to meeting its statutory and moral duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people under 18 years of age and adults at risk who are the recipients of its services and/or activities.
Publica is a unique place to work, established to transform the way local services are delivered, fundamentally rethinking the way our services are designed and delivered in a digital era, making us a customer-focused organisation driven by real user needs.