Environmental Health Officer/environmental

3 months ago


Lower Hutt, New Zealand Hutt City Council Full time

Make a positive difference to environmental health in your community
- Friendly, inclusive team environment
- Great benefits and flexible work options

**About Us**

Kia noho mai tēnei tāone hei pou herenga waka, hei pou herenga kaupapa, hei wāhi whai hua ki hōna iwi. At Hutt City Council our vision is to build a connected, resilient and inclusive city where all of our people thrive. Working here is truly rewarding, knowing across all our roles, we're making a genuine difference to Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai Lower Hutt.

Working in our Environment & Sustainability group, you'll play a part in the development of our city as a desirable place, where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. We're committed to protecting the assets of our diverse communities and improving our citizens' quality of life.

**About the role**

Right now, we have a full-time opportunity for an outstanding Environmental Technical Officer or Environmental Health Officer to join our Environmental Health Team.

You will work to promote and safeguard environmental health in the community by facilitating and influencing proactive compliance, leading, educating and working with the public and industry locally, regionally and nationally to maintain compliance.

**Key responsibilities include**:

- Investigating complaints and following up on Request's For Service relating to health nuisances such as odour, vermin, noise, substandard housing.
- Carrying out food control plan/national programme verifications and enforcing the Food Act 2014 and associated Regulations
- Enforcing bylaws
- Advising and submitting on Council policy and submissions

**About You**

The successful applicant will possess:

- Proven experience in the environmental health / public health field
- A passion for improving the environmental health of our community
- Current NZ drivers licence
- The professionalism and communication skills to interact effectively with elected representatives and members of the public

The following is advantageous though not essential:

- Familiarity with the provisions of the Resource Management Act and/or Local Government Act
- Relevant training/certificates

For the **Environmental Health Officer** role, you'll need a qualification recognised under the Environmental Qualifications Regulations 1993 and are preferably a warranted Food Act Officer.

We recognise rewarding you is not only about your pay, so we've outlined some of the great benefits that may be available to you as an employee of Hutt City Council. Read more about them here: careers.huttcity.govt.nz/your-total-rewards

**Applications close Sunday **20**th** October 2024 at 11.55pm**
- Tūhono mai. Come join us at Hutt City Council_

**Job Details**:

- Reference #- 23306- Posted on- 03 Oct 2024- Closes on- 20 Oct 2024 23:55- Expertise- Compliance, consents, regulation and licencing- Work type(s)- Permanent full-time



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