Job Description

As part of the Public Protection service area, you will provide a range of regulatory and enabling functions that affect the daily lives of people living, working and relaxing in Ipswich. The service is aimed at protecting and improving public health, the local environment and quality of life.

This post will be based within the Environmental Protection team. The role will involve a range of functions relating to environmental protection, particularly within the field of air quality.

Day to day

Your duties will include the enforcement of environmental health legislation by the undertaking of inspections and investigations as a result of enquiries, service requests, complaints or as a matter of routine; determining and taking necessary action to ensure compliance with appropriate legislation through advice, education and where necessary service of statutory notices and legal proceedings; as well as providing technical assistance in the specialised areas covered by the team, particularly for air quality.

About you

You should have an NVQ level 5 or HND in a related field or relevant qualitative experience. You will need to have had experience of dealing with people in a sensitive, empathetic and mature manner and have the ability to assimilate complex information to arrive at logical solutions to a range of problems.

A category B driving licence and C1 for medium sized vehicles are required for this post. 

Hours of work are 27 hours per week, preferably Tuesday to Friday.

As well as a good salary, we offer a career average pension scheme, generous holiday and sick pay entitlements, subsidised parking, public transport discounts, free swimming, cycle purchase scheme, plenty of personal and professional development opportunities, flexible working, hybrid working opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme and the opportunity to work with great colleagues.

For more information about this role please contact Caroline Talbot on 01473 433112 or via email caroline.talbot@ipswich.gov.uk

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about this role:

Job Description and Person Specification

The selection process will be an interview. Interviews will be held week commencing 13^th March 2023.

The assessment interview process will be carried out remotely via Skype for Business, Microsoft teams or in person.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications.