Community Enviromental Enforcement Officer (Environmental Crime)

Cornwall Council; Truro; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority is seeking a Community Environmental Enforcement Officer focused on tackling environmental crime in Cornwall. The role requires a strong team player with proven enforcement experience and excellent communication skills. The successful candidate will engage the public, investigate offences, and collaborate with various agencies to promote environmental compliance. This position offers a competitive salary and a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Defined benefit pension scheme

Generous annual leave entitlement

Health and wellbeing programme

Employee benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Strong team player with excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proven experience in enforcement, ideally within environmental crime.
• Ability to manage a varied caseload and work effectively under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Investigate environmental offences and take appropriate enforcement action.
• Conduct interviews, gather evidence, and prepare reports for legal proceedings.
• Engage with the public and businesses to raise awareness and promote compliance.
• Collaborate with agencies like the Environment Agency and local police.

Skills

Team player

Excellent communication skills

Enforcement experience

Ability to manage caseload

IT proficiency

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience

5 GCSEs at Grade 5 or above

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

The Community Protection Team plays a crucial role in maintaining public safety and environmental standards across Cornwall. Through a combination of education, support, and enforcement, the team works with businesses, individuals, and communities to ensure compliance with parking and environmental regulations. Their work includes investigating complaints, managing technical enquiries, and addressing a wide range of community-related environmental issues. By promoting awareness and adherence to relevant laws, the team helps create a safer, cleaner, and more orderly environment for all residents.

The Role

Are you passionate about protecting communities and the environment? Do you thrive in a collaborative team and have a strong background in enforcement?

We’re looking for a proactive and committed Community Environmental Enforcement Officer to join our Community Protection Team. This role focuses on tackling environmental crime—such as fly tipping, littering, waste duty of care and abandoned vehicles—through education, engagement, and enforcement.

What you'll do

• Investigate environmental offences and take appropriate enforcement action under legislation such as the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Clean Neighbourhood & Environment Act 2005
• Conduct interviews, gather evidence, and prepare reports for legal proceedings
• Engage with the public, businesses, and partners to raise awareness and promote compliance
• Collaborate with agencies like the Environment Agency, Defra, and local police to improve outcomes
• Support service planning and contribute to initiatives that improve quality and efficiency

Working Pattern

37 hour - Monday to Friday

What you'll need to succeed

• A strong team player with excellent communication and presentation skills
• Proven experience in enforcement, ideally within environmental crime
• Ability to manage a varied caseload and work effectively under pressure
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience, plus 5 GCSEs at Grade 5 or above
• Confidence using Microsoft Office and other IT systems

What you'll get in return

Cornwall Council's ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance while still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

• A competitive salary
• A defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
• A generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave
• A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
• Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services

Additional Information

Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

The full role profile is attached here

We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview

The role is likely to cover mid / west Cornwall area

For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Sarah-Jane Brown - [e-mail]

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as 'Application' on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here - The application process.

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact [e-mail] if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.

About Us

Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options.

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. We are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confidence employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It's a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.