Cork County Council is seeking to establish a panel of Assistant Scientist – Water Quality/Farm Inspections to fill contract posts that arise during the life of the panel.
The candidate will work in the Water Quality/Agriculture Section of the Environment Directorate, Cork County Council. The candidate will be based at the Environment Offices, Cork County Council, Inniscarra, Co. Cork.
Local authorities have responsibility under the European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Waters) Regulations for the monitoring of waters to determine the extent and trends of pollution arising from agriculture and to carry out inspections of farm holdings for the purposes of the regulations.
Recent Environmental Protection Agency reports show water quality is declining in Ireland and that at current levels of progress, Ireland will fail to meet the EU and national goal of restoring all waters to good or better status by 2027. Agriculture is a significant contributor to this declining water quality.
Local Authorities in collaboration with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage are putting in place an enhanced inspection programme of farm holdings to protect, reverse trends and improve water quality in Ireland.
This position provides a great opportunity to take on a demanding role in one of the largest local authorities in the country at a time when maintaining & improving water quality was never so important. Specific duties will be as assigned by relevant line manager and will typically include (but not be limited to);
Further information is available in the Candidate Information Booklet available on our website
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