A Surrey-based Local Authority is seeking an experienced Environmental Protection Officer to join their Environmental Health team on an interim basis. This is an excellent opportunity for an Environmental Protection professional with experience handling statutory nuisance and pollution-related investigations within a local authority setting. The Role You will be responsible for investigating and resolving a range of Environmental Protection matters, including: Statutory nuisance complaints Noise nuisance investigations Pollution control and environmental enforcement Environmental permitting work Planning consultations and planning application responses Air quality, odour, dust and other pollution-related issues Serving notices and undertaking formal enforcement where required Providing professional advice to residents, businesses and stakeholders About You We're keen to hear from candidates with experience in: Environmental Protection Act 1990 Statutory nuisance investigations Noise complaint management Pollution control and enforcement Environmental Health or Environmental Protection within a local authority Environmental permitting and regulatory compliance Planning consultations and reviewing planning applications Candidates with previous experience as an: Environmental Protection Officer Senior Environmental Protection Officer Principal Environmental Protection Officer Pollution Control Officer Environmental Health Officer (Environmental Protection) are encouraged to apply. What's On Offer? Contract until 31st March 37 hours per week Hybrid working (3 days office / 2 days home) Competitive rate, negotiable depending on experience Immediate start available Opportunity to work within a supportive and established Environmental Health team Interested? For a confidential discussion, please apply with your CV or phone (phone number removed) to discuss the role in more detail.
Aug 11, 2026
Contractor
A Surrey-based Local Authority is seeking an experienced Environmental Protection Officer to join their Environmental Health team on an interim basis. This is an excellent opportunity for an Environmental Protection professional with experience handling statutory nuisance and pollution-related investigations within a local authority setting. The Role You will be responsible for investigating and resolving a range of Environmental Protection matters, including: Statutory nuisance complaints Noise nuisance investigations Pollution control and environmental enforcement Environmental permitting work Planning consultations and planning application responses Air quality, odour, dust and other pollution-related issues Serving notices and undertaking formal enforcement where required Providing professional advice to residents, businesses and stakeholders About You We're keen to hear from candidates with experience in: Environmental Protection Act 1990 Statutory nuisance investigations Noise complaint management Pollution control and enforcement Environmental Health or Environmental Protection within a local authority Environmental permitting and regulatory compliance Planning consultations and reviewing planning applications Candidates with previous experience as an: Environmental Protection Officer Senior Environmental Protection Officer Principal Environmental Protection Officer Pollution Control Officer Environmental Health Officer (Environmental Protection) are encouraged to apply. What's On Offer? Contract until 31st March 37 hours per week Hybrid working (3 days office / 2 days home) Competitive rate, negotiable depending on experience Immediate start available Opportunity to work within a supportive and established Environmental Health team Interested? For a confidential discussion, please apply with your CV or phone (phone number removed) to discuss the role in more detail.
A client of mine working for a local authority is looking to hire an Interim Environmental Protection Officer, specializing in noise, nuisance, pollution control and planning applications. The role is initially for the next 6 months due to a number of outstanding service requests, and a gap in their team due to a long standing permanent vacancy, but extension may be possible. The role is full-time, 37 hours per week, but part-time can also be considered for the right candidate. Hybrid working is standard within this local authority, so it is expected that the candidate placed will be on site a minimum of 3 days each week depending on the workload. A successful candidate will have experience in: Environmental Protection Act 1990 Statutory nuisance investigations Noise complaint management Pollution control and enforcement Environmental Health or Environmental Protection within a local authority Environmental permitting and regulatory compliance Planning consultations and reviewing planning applications Private water supplies Interviews are to be held within the next week and ideally the candidate will need to start asap. For more information, please contact Megan. Details to be found on this job post.
Aug 10, 2026
Contractor
A client of mine working for a local authority is looking to hire an Interim Environmental Protection Officer, specializing in noise, nuisance, pollution control and planning applications. The role is initially for the next 6 months due to a number of outstanding service requests, and a gap in their team due to a long standing permanent vacancy, but extension may be possible. The role is full-time, 37 hours per week, but part-time can also be considered for the right candidate. Hybrid working is standard within this local authority, so it is expected that the candidate placed will be on site a minimum of 3 days each week depending on the workload. A successful candidate will have experience in: Environmental Protection Act 1990 Statutory nuisance investigations Noise complaint management Pollution control and enforcement Environmental Health or Environmental Protection within a local authority Environmental permitting and regulatory compliance Planning consultations and reviewing planning applications Private water supplies Interviews are to be held within the next week and ideally the candidate will need to start asap. For more information, please contact Megan. Details to be found on this job post.
Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Waste Compliance Officer on behalf of Luton Borough Council. Main purpose of position: To engage and educate residents on appropriate ways of disposing of household waste - specifically addressing issues of: Bins being left out on pavements Contamination of waste Waste reduction Increasing recycling To use relevant legal powers to secure compliance when intervention and prevention approaches have not secured compliance. You will be responsible to: Under management direction, identify and intervene in areas /locations which repeatedly suffer from bad/poor waste storage and disposal practices. Undertaking direct engagement and education to households to ensure that residents understand the requirements for waste collection and to advise them on appropriate ways of storing and disposing of their waste. Undertake assessments of household's capacity for off-street bin storage and their ability to transfer bins on collection day. Make recommendations to the Refuse team where alternative waste provision such as sack collections are appropriate. Issue and enforce notices under the Environmental Protection Act to ensure compliance with the Council's requirements for household waste storage and collection. Proactively engage and work with residents who continually place out high levels of side waste with the focus on helping them to increase recycling /reuse items and reduce waste to landfill and the presence of any non-contained waste. Use or refer for enforcement action where necessary. Under direction, target high areas of contamination to help prevent snatch back of bins and to advise residents about how to not contaminate bins. Record and update data to ensure accurate key performance indicators are live and relevant. Ensuring evidence is retained and captured to ensure swift legal outcomes in the cases on continues non-compliance. Undertaking other duties that are in line with your remuneration package. Skills and Experience: Experience of dealing with customers both on a face to face, telephone and written basis in a sensitive, polite and effective manner Able to establish facts and use own initiative to take action within defined procedures whilst ensuring accurate and thorough attention to detail Able to plan and prioritise own work to meet deadlines and to produce accurate records of daily actions and meetings Able to use a range of Microsoft computer packages for intelligence, research, case management and general office purposes Able to communicate and engage effectively both in writing and verbally, providing advice and responding to queries from the public and promoting a different course of action and thinking in order to reach compliance, Remaining assertive and calm with members of the public at all times Converse with ease with members of the public and provide help or advice in accurate and spoken English Knowledge and understanding of local waste management requirements or waste management legislation practices Administration qualification or customer service equivalent experience or training About Us Luton Borough Council have partnered with Kent County Council to create Connect2Luton, a recruitment managed service for all contingent temporary agency, contract, and interim roles at the Council. Our heritage and being local government owned which means we have a wealth of knowledge and expertise within the public sector, with many of our employees having previously worked for the Council or have supplied previously into the Council, for several years. We are an equal opportunities employment agency and business that positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates. Connect2Luton is a trading style of Luton & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Luton Borough Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Luton is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.
Aug 10, 2026
Seasonal
Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Waste Compliance Officer on behalf of Luton Borough Council. Main purpose of position: To engage and educate residents on appropriate ways of disposing of household waste - specifically addressing issues of: Bins being left out on pavements Contamination of waste Waste reduction Increasing recycling To use relevant legal powers to secure compliance when intervention and prevention approaches have not secured compliance. You will be responsible to: Under management direction, identify and intervene in areas /locations which repeatedly suffer from bad/poor waste storage and disposal practices. Undertaking direct engagement and education to households to ensure that residents understand the requirements for waste collection and to advise them on appropriate ways of storing and disposing of their waste. Undertake assessments of household's capacity for off-street bin storage and their ability to transfer bins on collection day. Make recommendations to the Refuse team where alternative waste provision such as sack collections are appropriate. Issue and enforce notices under the Environmental Protection Act to ensure compliance with the Council's requirements for household waste storage and collection. Proactively engage and work with residents who continually place out high levels of side waste with the focus on helping them to increase recycling /reuse items and reduce waste to landfill and the presence of any non-contained waste. Use or refer for enforcement action where necessary. Under direction, target high areas of contamination to help prevent snatch back of bins and to advise residents about how to not contaminate bins. Record and update data to ensure accurate key performance indicators are live and relevant. Ensuring evidence is retained and captured to ensure swift legal outcomes in the cases on continues non-compliance. Undertaking other duties that are in line with your remuneration package. Skills and Experience: Experience of dealing with customers both on a face to face, telephone and written basis in a sensitive, polite and effective manner Able to establish facts and use own initiative to take action within defined procedures whilst ensuring accurate and thorough attention to detail Able to plan and prioritise own work to meet deadlines and to produce accurate records of daily actions and meetings Able to use a range of Microsoft computer packages for intelligence, research, case management and general office purposes Able to communicate and engage effectively both in writing and verbally, providing advice and responding to queries from the public and promoting a different course of action and thinking in order to reach compliance, Remaining assertive and calm with members of the public at all times Converse with ease with members of the public and provide help or advice in accurate and spoken English Knowledge and understanding of local waste management requirements or waste management legislation practices Administration qualification or customer service equivalent experience or training About Us Luton Borough Council have partnered with Kent County Council to create Connect2Luton, a recruitment managed service for all contingent temporary agency, contract, and interim roles at the Council. Our heritage and being local government owned which means we have a wealth of knowledge and expertise within the public sector, with many of our employees having previously worked for the Council or have supplied previously into the Council, for several years. We are an equal opportunities employment agency and business that positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates. Connect2Luton is a trading style of Luton & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Luton Borough Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Luton is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.
