Lead Officer - Domestic Nuisance and EP Public Health
| Posting date: | 18 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £53,460 to £61,638 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 October 2025 |
| Location: | RM17 6SL |
| Company: | Thurrock Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2446_1758213024 |
Summary
Lead Officer - Domestic Nuisance and EP Public Health
Band: G
Salary: £53,460 to £61,638 per annum
Permanent Contract
37 Hours per Week
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring domestic nuisance and EP public health responsibilities / statutory duties are effectively completed on behalf of the council, and that the team meets its performance targets in this area.
You must be a good leader with comprehensive EP domestic nuisance and public health knowledge to effectively support, lead and supervise ward area officers within the team.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that ward area officers follow robust operating procedures and keep these under routine review. You will need to stay up to date with relevant EP legislation / guidance to inform the EP Team Manager where changes are required.
The post holder will supervise service requests, complaint and Information Matters responses to ensure relevant government and department deadlines are met. You will supervise ward area officer planning and licensing consultation responses and ensure the competent use and effective maintenance of the team's domestic nuisance scientific / technical monitoring equipment.
You will need to be an excellent communicator with the ability to effectively organise workloads on your own. You will need comprehensive computer skills and be able to effectively deliver verbal communications. Excellent report writing skills and the ability to create / oversee comprehensive prosecution files is a paramount requirement for this role.
At times the post holder will be required to supervise the investigation of domestic nuisance / public health work outside of normal working hours, attend relevant professional's meetings to represent the team, and support the EP Team Manager when requested.
Essential Qualification(s): You must hold the EH BSc or MSc qualification and be able to demonstrate current and comprehensive experience of the EP intervention area.
DBS: A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at Enhanced Level is required for this role.
Key Dates:
Redeployment Only: 25th September 2025
Internal & External: 12th October 2025
Interview Date: To Be Confirmed
Additional Information
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