Senior Environmental Protection Officer

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The role

We are looking for a qualified EHO or an experienced environmental protectional professional who is passionate about:

• protecting the public and our local environment
• delivering statutory services that align with our council priorities
• making a tangible impact on our communities

This is a diverse and rewarding regulatory role where no two days are the same. You’ll be at the forefront of environmental protection working with, and across, wide teams and a variety of issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess planning applications for environmental health impacts (noise, air quality and contaminated land).
• Investigate complaints relating to statutory nuisances, including noise, odour, smoke, light, and dust.
• Respond to enviro-crime and waste related issues.
• Regulate environmental protection legislation.
• Regulate Private Water Supplies.
• Regulate local authority permitted processes.
• Respond to pollution incidents from both commercial and domestic sources.
• Support local authority air quality management and monitor key environmental indicators.
• Prepare professional correspondence, reports, legal notices and witness statements.
• To enhance and improve service delivery

This is a diverse regulatory role, and you must be able to demonstrate an excellent understanding of good regulatory principles and apply these across the full scope of the Team’s work. Understanding of legislative frameworks, an ability to interpret legislation and apply technical guidance is an essential aspect of this role.

About you

We’re seeking someone who is:

• Organised, proactive, who can manage a diverse caseload independently.
• Skilled in interpreting legislation and applying technical guidance.
• Committed to our values: Pride, Ownership, Working Together and Ambition
• A strong communicator with a customer-focused approach

You will identify with our organisational values of Pride, Ownership, Working Together and Ambition.

Our Benefits

Flexible working friendly – we offer hybrid working, a generous flexi-time scheme, and opportunity to work with your team to establish working hours to enable you to maximise your work-life balance. Lancaster is a great place to work, as well as being part of something special you will also benefit from:

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• A range of employee benefits including discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, the opportunity to purchase extra time off, as well as discounts on days out, activities and retail.

Lancaster City Council has unanimously declared a climate emergency and will therefore work towards reducing carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030. As part of this role, you will be expected to participate and work towards reducing both carbon emissions and the impacts of climate change.

We are an Investor in People, Forces Friendly employer, and an Armed Forces Covenant committed organisation. We welcome applications from defence reserves and other members of our armed forces community. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all parts of our community.

At Lancaster City Council we aim to have a diverse workforce that is representative of the district that we serve and provide a working environment where each employee feels able to bring their whole self to work. We welcome applications from all sections of our community and provide several supportive and inclusive workplace networks and safe spaces for employees to feel connected. Our workplace wellbeing strategy drives our commitment to staff wellbeing initiatives and ensuring that our organisation is a great place to work for all.

We are a disability confident committed employer.

Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to update all applicants individually. If you do not receive a response from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then your application will have unfortunately been unsuccessful in progressing to interview.

Interview date: w/c 15 December 2025