East Suffolk Council
Principal Environmental Protection Officer
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East Suffolk Council is looking for a Principal Environmental Protection Officer
You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis. The successful candidate will earn a competitive salary of up to £53,460 per annum (Band 9) plus a £2,000 introductory payment on successful completion of a 3-month probationary period.
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About Us
East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.
The Role
We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Principal Environmental Protection Officer to join our highly respected Environmental Protection team.
As a Principal Environmental Protection Officer, you will assist the Environmental Protection Manager to guide and shape the work of the Environmental Protection Team with a focus on Environmental Regulation.
As part of this role, you will also carry out the day-to-day management of a small team of officers.
Responsibilities
This is an exciting opportunity to take a leading role in protecting public health, improving environmental quality and tackling environmental crime across East Suffolk.
You will provide expert technical leadership on some of the Council's most complex and high-profile environmental challenges. You will lead and develop a small team of Environmental Protection professionals, providing expert advice, mentoring, and support to ensure the delivery of a high-quality, customer-focused service.
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Providing expert advice on pollution investigations, environmental regulation, and enforcement activity, you will play a key role in shaping outcomes that have a lasting impact on residents, businesses, and the environment.
We encourage matrix and project-based working, which means you will support colleagues across the broader Environmental Protection team when needs arise, ensuring that there is resilience in the team and variety in your role.
What You Will Be
- Confident in managing and mentoring technical officers to build expertise and resilience
- Working across a diverse portfolio including statutory nuisance, environmental permitting, private water supplies, environmental crime, animal licensing, and wider environmental health matters
- Enthusiastic about shaping service improvements that enhance health outcomes and sustainability
What You Will Need
- A degree in Environmental Health or a degree related to Environmental Science
- Extensive knowledge of environmental health legislation, regulation, and enforcement
- Proven and extensive experience across a range of Environmental Protection disciplines, such as statutory nuisance, environmental permitting, animal licensing, noise control, private water supplies, and environmental crime
- Strong leadership, mentoring, and people management skills, with the ability to inspire and develop others
- A collaborative and analytical approach, with a passion for continuous improvement and service excellence
- The ability to travel across the East Suffolk district
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Why Work for Us?
East Suffolk Council is a great place to work, and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (YouTube).
Here Are Some of the Main Benefits
- Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
- Local government pension scheme
- Flexible working arrangements
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes
- Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty, and many other products and services
Application Details
- Closing date: 11pm, 27 September 2026.
- Interview date: Week commencing 12 October 2026.
If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this Principal Environmental Protection Officer role, even if you don’t meet all the requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
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