Contaminated Land Officer - REQ04269

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF

NLC9 - £33,558 to £38,811

The Council is seeking a skilled and highly motivated person to work in the Pollution Control & Public Health team within North Lanarkshire Council’s Protective Services Section.

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to assist in the development and implementation of the Council’s Strategy for the Inspection of Contaminated Land, and to carry out duties including peer reviewing contaminated land site investigations, assessing ground gas monitoring results, developing scopes for Part IIA intrusive investigations, liaising with consultants and ensuring that planning applications are suitable for their intended end use. Verification of remediated sites and assessing submissions to discharge planning conditions will form part of the day-to-day work.

Updating the Council’s contaminated land database is an essential part of the work. Your expertise will help in delivering key elements of The Plan for North Lanarkshire and the Programme of Work which will regenerate land and provide facilities for communities over the coming years to ensure that North Lanarkshire is the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit.

A degree in an appropriate environmental related discipline, or equivalent prior experience and knowledge, together with previous experience within a contaminated land environment, are desirable, as is a knowledge of land ownership research and GIS software.

To succeed in this role, you must be a team player with excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to plan work and meet deadlines.

You must hold a driving licence and be able to travel throughout the area of North Lanarkshire Council.

This role is Hybrid and is a mixture of home, office and site working which is based at, Station House, 950 Old Edinburgh Road, Bellshill ML4 3FG.

This role may require out of hours working as required.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL.. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

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The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***