Environmental Crime Officer - Colchester, United Kingdom - Environment Agency

Environment Agency

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Colchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Number of jobs available- - Region- East of England

City/Town
Colchester, Ipswich

Building/Site

Iceni House, Rivers House Kelvedon

Grade

Staff Grade
Post Type
Permanent

Working Pattern

Full Time

Role Type

Environment & Sustainability, Policing, Other

Salary Minimum £29,70

Job description
The team
You'll join a small and dedicated Area Enforcement Team, who specialise in dealing with serious and significant complex environmental crime, principally investigating waste crime but also conducting investigations into serious water pollution or other environmental offending when required. To achieve our aims, we work closely with our regulatory teams across the Area and with enforcement and intelligence colleagues in other Areas and Nationally. We also routinely work with external enforcement bodies.
Experience/skills requiredGood understanding of the relevant environmental legislation (including the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016, Environment Act 1995 and Environmental Protection 1990) and thorough knowledge and experience working under the legislation governing criminal investigations.

You should demonstrate a proven track record of leading investigations and achieving results.
An ability to work alone or with others, showing self-reliance whilst being a good team player.

Confidence dealing with hostile situations and an ability to proactively manage your own health and safety and that of others are key, as are an ability to complete tasks accurately.

Applied knowledge and experience of surveillance and intelligence practices is also desirable.

Contact and additional information
At this stage we anticipate holding scenariobased interviews (incorporating the above competencies and a number of others see our "EA capability dictionary" by searching online using any web browser).

Interviews are likely to be held at our Ipswich Office, week commencing 20th February 2023 and / or 27th February 2023 and / or 6th March 2023 (this may change).