Noise Reduction Officer - London, United Kingdom - Platinum Recruitment NI Ltd

Platinum Recruitment NI Ltd

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Role Title:

Noise Nuisance Senior officer

Department:
Civic Pride

Hours/weeks:
e.g. 36 hours/52.14 weeks

Function:
Community Protection and Licensing

Team:
Community Protection Task Force

Base/location:
Wren Building

Reports to:

Community Protection Manager

Responsible for:

Accountability on all elements of supervision/management, including quality and quantity of work; discipline; welfare, training, and development for up to 14 Community Protection Task Force officers and 2 Anti-Social Behaviour Technical Support officers

Role and Context

Overall, Role Purpose:

To undertake Environmental Health / Noise/Public Nuisance regulation and enforcement activities to discharge the Council's statutory functions to protect and enhance the safety, health, and environment of members of the public in Redbridge.

To provide effective technical and professional guidance that enables the service to maintain the high standards and meet statutory requirements.

To contribute to the achievement of the Council's corporate vision, behaviours and priorities and the development of the Council's positive high performing culture.

To give expert professional advice and support to businesses promoting compliance through education, enforcement, and investigation of complaints.

To lead projects or multi-disciplinary operational teams in high priority intel-led investigations

In relation to the relevant post holder discipline:
to carry out noise nuisance site visits on commercial and residential locations

to carry out inspections, intervention, and project-based safety inspections.

to investigate incidents to establish the cause and to prevent further cases.

to lead on environmental permitting, planning consultations for acoustic control.

Be responsible for Noise related digital equipment. Installation/maintenance and function

To carry out reactive and proactive work in respect of all types of noise/public nuisance related work.

Role Context:

To advise, give guidance, undertake inspections/investigations and associated enforcement actions (where necessary these may be complex and in depth) on Environmental Health / Noise related matters.

This is a statutory function that will act as a specialist lead in Noise Nuisance, Public Nuisance in the context of residential, commercial and Licensing enforcement.

Key Accountabilities and Result Areas

Strategy and Planning

To ensure the responsive and effective delivery of a high-quality Environmental Health / Noise Nuisance for the community, partners, and its stakeholders in support of the Council corporate priorities.
To lead and be responsible for carrying out allocated projects including their identity, recommendation, and development. To determine resources needed for performance of any project. To set time limits and ensure project tasks are carried out to time.
To produce reports with findings and recommendations for change on completion of projects. To consult and maintain liaison with stakeholders in the project.
To contribute to the development of targets and priorities in the Service Area Plan through discussion with Team Manager/ Team Leader and colleagues.
To contribute to the review and development of the Council's Enforcement Policy for Noise Nuisance
To identify and support the Team Manager/ Team Leader with ongoing service improvements.
Demonstrate a proactive approach when working towards achieving individual and team targets and understand how these fit into Council objectives.

Operations and Support

To be responsible for carrying out reactive and proactive inspections, visits, and investigations in respect of the work areas listed in the role context. Where necessary these may be complex and in-depth and involve other enforcement interventions to secure compliance with legislative requirements.
To be training lead officer for allocated trainee officers, workplace apprentices or work experience placements, devising and coordinating training, liaising with training and accreditation bodies, and providing practical training, support, and career development.
To ensure timely and robust enforcement action in accordance with Council enforcement policies, dealing effectively with non-compliance and offences.
To carry out general surveys, sampling, monitoring and/or measurements that maybe required. To interpret data and use this where necessary to take legal action.
To give professional information and advice to business and the public in the complete range of Environmental Health / Noise Nuisance regulatory controls.
On behalf of the Council to exercise enforcement powers and delegated authority including seizure of evidence, documents, goods, property (value unlimited) and prohibition of activities and be accountable for enforcement decisions taken. Some of these actions may require rapid decision to be made.
To prepare complex enforcement rep