Environmental Crime Officer - 32458

Environment Agency Jobs; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental environmental agency is seeking an Environmental Crime Investigator in Liverpool to join a team focused on major investigations into permit breaches at sewage treatment works. The role involves assisting with site inspections, analysing evidence, and contributing to case file production. Ideal candidates will have experience in regulatory enforcement or investigation activities and be skilled in data analysis. Enthusiasm for environmental protection and compliance is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in regulatory enforcement or investigation activities is essential.
• Ability to analyse data and evidence materials from inspections.
• Experience in interviewing and case file production preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with site inspections and searches.
• Analyse evidence materials from inspections.
• Build environmental effect and victim impact cases.
• Determine if offences have been previously dealt with.
• Assist with interview planning and implementation.
• Help produce case files.

Skills

Regulation/enforcement experience

Investigation activities

Data analysis

Job description

Do you want to be at the heart of the biggest investigations the Environment Agency has ever led? We’re strengthening our team of Environmental Crime Investigators in the North and East of England to support a major investigation looking into potential breaches of permit conditions at sewage treatment works.

You’ll bring your enthusiasm to the role, alongside experience in regulation / enforcement or investigation activities.

Your work will be steered by a local lead Case Officer who will work closely with the national Senior Investigating Officer. You will primarily be responsible for ensuring information and materials gathered within the investigation are correctly brought into evidence. You will:

• Assist with site inspection/searches - including obtaining Magistrates Warrants if required.
• Analyse and evidence materials from site inspection/searches.
• Analyse data systems for reports of offending from sites, visit/revisit complainants, evidence any material they hold and start to build environmental effect / victim impact side of case.
• Analyse data systems and local regulatory work to determine if offences have been dealt with previously and what if any action/sanctions already taken.
• Evidence water company documents, eg, Companies House records, statement of accounts.
• Assist with S108/PACE interview planning, implementation, evidencing and review.
• Assist with case file production.