Environmental Protection Manager

Are you passionate about protecting our communities and environmental quality?

Role Snapshot...

In our bold and dynamic collaboration across two districts, we have great people committed to develop and transform services for the future. A strong sense of purpose to protect and care for our communities and the environment is combined with a strong drive to deliver promote sustainable economic growth. We strive to continuously improve our services and transform outcomes for everyone, in one of the best places to live the country.

Taking up the role as a dynamic corporate manager and a senior environmental health operational lead, you will drive and inspire high-quality services for our residents and deliver a range of exciting projects. We need a highly capable and flexible environmental health professional with specialist expertise in environmental and community protection. One who is passionate about leading our team delivering a range of services to the highest possible standard, with a proven track record of managing professionals, creating a positive working culture, and delivering results.

What you could be part of...

As our Environmental Protection Manager, you'll oversee and innovate the strong protection of our communities and environmental quality. This is a key role in shaping and organising high-quality service delivery, driving support and seeking opportunities for improvement across two districts. Your work will be customer-oriented and outcome-focused, and you'll need to keep people at the heart of everything you do.

We operate from new headquarters purpose-designed for collaboration, with hybrid working and highly flexible working arrangements. We pride ourselves on excellent care for our communities and our members have invested strongly in some exciting new roles within the team.

Here in beautiful Norfolk, with the Broads, rivers, stunning coastline and one of England's finest cities on your doorstep, come and help us take environmental health outcomes to the next level.

Working at the Council enables you to be part of an organisation which is proud to deliver high-quality, customer focused services. Our success comes from us being commercially astute and business-like. Continuous improvement is also vital and we challenge ourselves to develop new and innovative ways to improve the services that make a real difference to people's lives.

What you'll be doing...

*Leading the operational delivery of the environmental and community protection teams and innovative projects.
*Managing, planning, developing and continuously improving the delivery of services.
*Ensuring the Councils meet the wide range of statutory duties to protect public health and the environment by implementing environmental legislation in relation to statutory nuisances and anti-social behaviour, air quality, contaminated land, water quality and pollution control.
*Maintaining and developing the Councils' environmental protection operating policies and procedures to reflect legislative change and current good practice, reviewing and updating them as required.
*Overseeing the team's successful interventions and enforcement activity, cultivating high standards and maximising our positive impact.
*Developing great professional and community networks, and highly productive working relationships with our stakeholders.

You must have...

*A degree or equivalent qualification recognised by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health or the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland.
*A relevant management qualification would be an advantage.
*Evidence of significant post-qualification experience in a similar or related role.
*An ability to demonstrate leadership experience.
*Knowledge and understanding of the full range of environmental protection functions and comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the relevant legislation. practical skills required in the planning discipline.
*Experience of successfully leading, developing and motivating a team.
*Skilled and creative problem solver.
*Excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience of delivering to a wide range of audiences.

What's in it for you...

Why Work For Us?

Do you want to know more about why our staff work for us? Our website has a fantastic why work for us section where our staff tell us what makes working for the Councils so special.

What Flexible and Hybrid Working Arrangements do we Offer?

The Councils understand the importance of operating a work life balance in the modern world. The Councils operate a flexible working policy and hybrid working options available for employees where operationally possible.

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