Assistant Environment Protection Officer

Scottish Enterprise; Motherwell; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

35 days leave per year

LGPS

Wellbeing & Volunteer time

Training & development

Cycle to Work Scheme

Job summary

SEPA is recruiting for a full time Assistant Environmental Protection Officer on a permanent basis. This hybrid post places on-site days at SEPA’s Eurocentral Office in Motherwell.

You will support regulatory activities, gather evidence, and assist in investigations into environmental crime, while engaging with diverse stakeholders. The role requires an HND in a relevant scientific discipline or equivalent experience, plus strong report-writing and Microsoft Office skills.

Qualifications

• An HND qualification in a relevant scientific discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience in regulatory/enforcement roles with triage and prioritisation in a fast-paced team.
• Effective communication with stakeholders, including business owners or public.
• Experience producing written reports and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for regulatory activities related to environmental crime including unlicenced activities.
• Work with a team to gather evidence for investigations and reporting.
• Visit sites to collect evidence and assist in processing data.
• Carry out routine compliance assessment and respond to low-level complaints.

Skills

Regulatory experience

Enforcement experience

Written reports

Microsoft Office

Education

HND in a relevant scientific discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are recruiting for a full time Assistant Environmental Protection Officer on a permanent basis

This is a hybrid post, with on-site days based within SEPA’s Eurocentral Office in Motherwell

Your passion has never had a greater purpose

Here at SEPA, we’re connected by a passion that drives us to be purposeful in every action we take – to protect our environment. Through our expertise, we lead projects that make a difference for Scotland, and our workplaces are grounded in respect for that expertise.

That’s why, when you join us as Assistant Environment Protection Officer, you’ll discover enriching benefits, meaningful support, and opportunities to learn every day. That’s what it means to be Passionately Purposeful – for our environment, and for your career.

Work that goes beyond your desk

Experts at what we do, we work in a professional way towards our shared goals, knowing the work we do makes a genuine, lasting difference on the environment. As Assistant Environment Protection Officer, that involves:

• Provides support for the regulatory activities of significant environmental crime (unlicenced activities) including dealing with Serious Organised Criminality in the waste sector
• The role will work closely with and assist a dedicated team of officers who carry out what can be complex investigations into deliberate environmental criminality. This may include gathering evidence to assist with the issue of a Variable Monetary Penalty or the submission of a report to COPFS
• The role is expected to visit sites alongside colleagues to gather evidence in the form of statements, site records or other forms of evidence and assist team members in the processing and reporting of environmental crime related data
• Routine compliance assessment work and low level complaint response and enforcement work

Respect for your expertise

This is a highly important role within our Regulation, Business & Environment portfolio, which means you’ll need:

• An HND qualification in a relevant scientific discipline, or equivalent professional experience
• Experience working in a regulatory and/or enforcement roles, with the ability to effectively triage and prioritise work within a fast-paced team environment, escalating risks and issues where necessary
• Effective communication skills with a range of stakeholders, preferably experience in communicating with business owners and/or members of the public
• Experience in producing written reports and documentation
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, and Excel

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Support that goes beyond the workplace

We’re cultivating a workplace that supports not only your passion and your professional lives, but your personal life. So, you’ll find benefits that make a difference at work and at home. Such as:

• Hybrid and Flexible working opportunities
• Up to 35 days annual leave and 7 additional public holidays each year (pro rata)
• Paid time off to support your Wellbeing and enable you to Volunteer in your community
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Progressive Family Friendly policies
• Training & development to enablecolleagues to improve their skills, competencies and knowledge to perform at their best.

Plus, many more lifestyle benefits such as 24/7 access to an online employee discount platform, credit union facilities and access to a Cycle to Work Scheme.

Passionately you. Purposefully supportive

SEPA is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and good relations in everything it does – as a community leader, as a provider and commissioner of services, and as an employer.

Passionately Purposeful about Scotland’s environment – and your career.

Protecting our environment, promoting our work, and supporting our people, working at SEPA means being part of an organisation that’s grounded in respect for your expertise – and your wellbeing. So you can be your best, and make the biggest impact.

We recruit solely based on merit. Our shortlisting process is conducted on an anonymous basis.Please ensure that you include all relevant information when you apply.

We support flexible workingarrangements to help you maintain a healthy balancebetween career and homelife. This includes workingpart time, reduced hours, job sharing, working remotely.As a flexible first employer we are open to havingconversations about flexible working arrangementsthat work for you and SEPA from day 1 of youremployment with us.

Weareproudtobea'DisabilityConfident'employerandwillworktoidentifyandimplementreasonableadjustmentsandequipmenttosupportyou in the role that you do.

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For the security and wellbeing of our colleagues, successful candidates willundergo Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) pre-employment checks including a level one Disclosure Scotlandcheck.

If you have questions or need any assistance with the recruitment process please contact SEPA’s Recruitment Team at [e-mail]