The role
This role is for a 2 year fixed term, full time construction monitoring officer in the Environmental Protection Team, within the Commercial business unit of Regulatory Services.
Southwark is an award winning authority in the fields of air quality and noise, with political buy-in and support for tackling the air quality crisis in London.
This is a hands on role, and you will actively implement Southwark Council's Occupational Health and Safety Policy, and at all times have due regard for your own health and safety, and that of others while carrying out your duties.
You will monitor and control environmental air quality and noise impacts from construction sites, to maintain and advance Southwark's status as leading London authority in this field.
You will complete a construction compliance training course designed specifically for this role by Centre for Low Emissions Construction, and will exercise appropriate planning and environmental protection enforcement powers.
The role includes;
- Working with Environmental Protection Team, Planning, and Public Health colleagues and others to plan and deliver mitigation of environmental impacts from construction sites
- Investigating regulatory breaches and take enforcement action under the enforcement policies of both Planning and Regulatory Services
- Reviewing construction management plans
- Monitoring impacts of construction activity both on-site and remotely
- Procure and deploy pollution monitoring equipment on and around construction sites
- Checking compliance with Non Road Mobile Machinery regulations
About Southwark:
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark's residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities.? Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark's communities and the council's staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
Additional details
About You:
We are looking for a highly skilled, well experienced, competent and professional officer to monitor environmental impacts from construction sites, secure best practice from site operators, and take enforcement action.
You will have a strong background in construction site air quality, and a good understanding of air pollution, noise, and the local authority regulatory framework.
You will be well organised, and comfortable attending public meetings. You will be able to present ideas and data in a wide variety of formats to project boards, stakeholder groups, external bodies, and to senior officers and councillors.
You will be able to travel around the whole borough, and be sufficiently able bodied to deploy monitoring equipment as part of your duties. You will have skills to interpret data, and model impacts at receptor locations.
Additional Information:
- Qualifications: you will have a suitable degree relevant to air quality work or equivalent qualifications and/or experience
- Standard hours of work are 36 hours Monday - Friday, however some evening and weekend work will be required, for which Time Off in Lieu will be given
- 2 years fixed term contract
Benefits and more information:
In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. .
Recruitment timetable
- Advert Closing Date: 08/09/2024
- Interview Date: 19/09/2024
Guaranteed Interview Scheme:
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together Programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.