Description
- East Suffolk Council, Lowestoft NR33 0EQ or Melton IP12 1RT
- £56,772 - £63,066 per annum (plus Essential Car User Allowance)
- 37 hours per week
- Permanent
Do you want an exciting role working in a beautiful coastal district with a great employer? Come to East Suffolk to join our progressive and supportive organisation, where people really do care.
East Suffolk, with easy links to both Norwich and London, stretches from Felixstowe, the busiest UK port, to Lowestoft in the North with 50 miles of beautiful coastline in between, including an Area of Natural Beauty. It is home to Latitude festival, Blue Flag beaches, numerous Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects such as Sizewell C Nuclear power station, Sealink (offshore wind) and significant regeneration projects for which we play an important consultative role.
Your role
As part of the Environmental Services and Port Health Leadership Group, you will lead the Environmental Protection functions and have overall responsibility for implementing the strategic direction and corporate priorities, as well as ensuring efficient and effective delivery of the full range of services. The team is a large one and has recently expanded team to enable it to meet increased demand and covers the full range of functions including Private Water supplies, nuisance, animal licensing, environmental waste enforcement, public burials, air quality and planning consultations ranging from small domestic to large, complex nationally significant infrastructure and regeneration projects. You will lead and manage the Environmental Protection team as it expands to meet the exciting challenges ahead. You will be responsible for overseeing many of the complex cases, developing procedures and processes as well as providing professional support, guidance and development opportunities for the team.
What you will need:
With a recognised and appropriate professional qualification in Environmental Health, and membership of the CIEH, you will have extensive post qualification experience, ideally in the Environmental Protection field.
Leading by example and providing a strong sense of direction, you will have the ability to inspire, motivate and manage in a fast-paced environment. You will be a natural communicator who can effectively engage others, with a proven track record in forging successful internal and external partnerships and delivering complex projects on time and within budget. You will be able to influence appropriately and challenge professionally so that the right decisions are made for the council.
If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don’t meet all of the essential requirements, please apply. We’d appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
Why work for us?
East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work.
Here are some of the main benefits:
- Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
- Local government pension scheme
- Relocation Assistance of up to £8000
- Flexible working arrangements
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes
- Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.
Please see our benefits brochure for further information.
The majority of our teams are working in an agile way, with a mixture of home and office working, depending on individual preferences and service requirements. If you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements if you were the successful candidate, please contact the recruiting manager listed at the bottom of this advert.
To find out more:
To arrange an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Louise Lennard on: 01394 444316 or email: louise.lennard@eastsuffolk.gov.uk
How to apply
Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Job Specification.
Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template. Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the highlighted criteria seen within the Job Description from page 9 onwards. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).
Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.
For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site.
Closing date: midday, 21 October 2024.
Interview date: 1 November 2024.
