Your New Organisation

Southend on Sea City Council is a Unitary local authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the local community. We employ around 1,800 staff who are working alongside our partners and local communities to deliver the city vision and make lives better for the people of Southend.

Working for Southend on Sea City Council offers a challenging and rewarding career in local government within a collaborative and innovate environment, with the benefit of flexible working practices to support a positive work life balance. As a Unitary Authority we are responsible for all local government functions ranging from social services, transport, public health and parks through to planning, trading standards, community safety and education, so we offer a wide range of career opportunities. The diversity of our economy and communities and investment in a number of exciting regeneration projects makes our Council a great place to work, learn and make a difference.

Your new role

Southend-on-Sea City Council are looking for an experienced, confident and committed Environmental Enforcement Supervisor to lead a frontline team responsible for tackling environmental offences and supporting cleaner, safer communities. This is a key leadership role that combines operational oversight with community engagement, supporting the delivery of effective enforcement services across issues such as littering, fly tipping, dog fouling, waste offences, and anti-social behaviour.

As an Environmental Enforcement Supervisor, you will manage and supervise a team of Environmental Enforcement Officers to help with their effective co-ordination and deployment to deliver fair, proportionate and consistent environmental education and enforcement creatively and flexibly across the city. You will commit to strategic collaboration to deliver multi-partnership responses with other teams, key partners and agencies in order to educate, raise awareness, build community cohesion and undertake successful enforcement action against perpetrators of environmental crime.

You will assist, support and contribute to the delivery of specific work projects, as required by the Head of Service and/or the Waste Contract Manager, to contribute to team objectives and improvement of Council services.

To meet the needs of the business, you will be required to attend occasional evening meetings.

What you'll need to succeed

To be successful in this position, excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to confidently present to different audiences is highly essential for this role. Your application will not be considered if you do not have a full and valid driving license.

It is essential that you have good knowledge of the following legislation:

Good knowledge and understanding of relevant environmental and enforcement legislation including:-

Clean Neighbourhoods Act 2005, Environmental Protection Act 1990, Environment Act 1995,
Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974, Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003. Town & Country Planning Act 1990,
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984,
PSPOs,
other legislation associated with street scenes

What you'll get in return

When joining the council, you can enjoy a range of benefits including: 25 days annual leave, flexible working and excellent training and development opportunities. They are committed to ensuring that you are supported in this varied and challenging role with the appropriate level of training. A full list of benefits provided by Southend Council can be viewed on the "Why Work For Us?" tab.

What you need to do now

If you are interested in this role, please click 'apply online' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

If you would like a copy the Job Description, please click here.

Please note: Applications for this vacancy may close prior to the date advertised above so you are advised to apply as soon as you are able to.

Southend-on-Sea City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants for this role will require an enhanced DBS check.

Southend-on-Sea City Council jobs

R2R103859 - 106725 - Environmental Enforcement Supervisor