Air Quality Officer

AIR QUALITY OFFICER

12 Months Fixed Term Contract

Scale 4 £28,163 – £31,586 Per Annum

Full Time, 37 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Air Quality Officer to join our Environmental Services Team to deliver projects relating to air quality within the District of Blaby.

Duties will include the implementation and delivery of a project funded by DEFRA, looking at particulate matter within the district and assisting the Council with delivery of its Air Quality Action Plan. Also, to assist with a review of smoke control areas in the district and associated policies and procedures.

The role will undertake a variety of air quality related tasks, and you should be looking to provide a high quality, customer focused service and achieving positive public health outcomes.

It is essential that you work meticulously, pay attention to detail and have excellent communication and IT skills. You will also need to hold a full UK driving license and have access to a vehicle to use for work purposes.

Further details can be found on the Job Description & Person Specification

To find out more about the job and what it is like to work in our team, please contact Anna Farish, Environmental Services Manager on 0116 272 7643 or David Gould, Senior Environmental Health Officer on 0116 272 7546 for an informal discussion.

Benefits of working with us include a local government pension scheme, exciting career opportunities, flexible working including a flexi-time scheme and out of town offices with free car parking and cycle bays. Further details on our benefits can be found on the Employee benefits page.

We also support Hybrid working arrangements with a combination of on-site and home working.

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please select the ‘apply online’ button below.

Should you have any technical issues when applying, please email human.resources@blaby.gov.uk

Closing date:           6th January 2025

Interview date:        15th January 2025

Blaby District Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all, and we welcome applications from all diversities. We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people, care leavers and those in the Armed Forces. As a Disability Confident Employer and to show our commitment to Care Leavers and the Armed Forces Covenant, we offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme. Further information can be found on our jobs page.