Environmental Protection Manager - London, United Kingdom - Reed Finance

Reed Finance

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

To act as an Authorised Officer, undertaking technical, strategic and regulatory duties in relation to Environmental Protection ensuring relevant statutory obligations, Council and Directorate Polices are effectively implemented.

Provide advice to businessesand individuals regarding how the legislation relating to Pollution Control and Environmental Protection and planning must be followed.

Be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Environmental Protection Team. To ensure effective running, delivery and promotion of the service.

To lead and be responsible for projects, planning and specialist work areas as assigned, which relate tothis area and to ensure relevant statutory obligations, Council and Directorate Policies are effectively implemented; and progression with the Borough's strategies and policy initiatives, including the preparation and implementation of relevant strategic plans.

To act as lead officer for noise, air quality and contaminated land policy issues as designated.

To lead on the review of service procedures and policies in relation to any new or changing legislation on behalf of the Head of Environmental Health (HofEH).

Deputise for Environmental Protection emergencies (including outside normal working hours) in the absence of the HofEH and act on their behalf in response.

PERSONAL DUTIES

Manage a team of professional and technical staff in order to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of the Environmental Protection Team service plan objectives, maintaining an overview of active projects and monitoring progress and outcomes.

Be responsible for and encourage teamwork in a supportive environment, ensuring training and educational development and performance monitoring of the support functions to this post

Be responsible for managing activities within the section and proactive identification of new areas of work and projects and creatively address provision for any unmet needs and take a lead on the reviewing of processes, procedure and documentation to ensurethat all relevant policies and plans are reviewed in a timely fashion for fitness for purposes making recommendations as appropriate to the Environmental Health Service Group Manager

Manage and provide expertise, direction and support to officers in the Team working on strategic projects and policies; and liaise with colleagues, statutory bodies, consultants and contractors to ensure plans, projects and strategies have a positive environmentalimpact and that standards for environmental health and protection are complied with.

Assist the HofEH in exercising budgetary control of the Environmental Protection Team.

Develop and secure funding from both internal and external sources to promote environmental initiatives and to maintain policy objectives; and lead on projects, includingbids and feasibility studies.

Act as key liaison contact for internal departments and external agencies and the public. With key responsibility for dealing with enquiries and consultation requests from council members, ombudsman, government agencies and the public.

Represent the Departmentat all pertinent internal and external forums including attending and participation at Committee, Sub Committee meetings, working parties and other departmental meetings as required.

You will ned to be able to access the office within two hours and work on 2 to 3 days per week depending on demands.

The other days remote working would be possible.