Sampling Officer

**About us**
The Shared Regulatory Service (SRS) is a partnership between Bridgend Council, Cardiff Council and the Vale of Glamorgan Council to deliver the Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Licensing functions.

The vacancy has arisen within our Specialist Services (Environment) Team on a temporary (up to 12 months basis), to cover the secondment of the post holder into another role.

Applications are requested from highly motivated, committed, and enthusiastic professionals.

**About the role**
Pay Details: Grade 6, SCP 14 - 19 £25,409 - £27,852 p.a

Main Place of Work: Bridgend/Cardiff/Vale of Glamorgan, business premises, office locations and home working.

Temporary Reason: Secondment of the post holder

Duties will include:
To assist with the maintenance of the local air quality management monitoring networks, across
Bridgend, Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, in accordance with approved sampling programmes and
relevant codes of practice.
To undertake environmental sampling in terms of Local Air Quality Management, Private Water
Supplies/ Temporary Event Supplies and contaminated land, to ensure compliance with all relevant
legislation and service requests.
To provide any assistance to officers in support of the teams’ inspection programmes; engagement with
businesses and other clients; and educational initiatives
To record and collate results from the sampling programmes providing statistics and completing returns
as necessary.

**About you**

You will need:
Experience of working in a technical / regulatory environment.
A good standard of education (5 GCSE’s or equivalent)
The ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload, and perform well under pressure
Good IT skills including use of Microsoft software
Ability to drive / travel throughout, Bridgend / Cardiff / Vale or between locations if appropriate.
Able to work outside normal office hours, including evenings and weekends, both planned and in an
emergency

**Additional information**
DBS Check Required: No
For further information, contact: Jason Bale, Operational Manager Enterprise and Specialist Services Tel: 07968
Please see attached job description / person specification for further information.

Job Reference: EHS00453