Joint Unit for Waste Crime - Senior Environmental Crime Officer - 31067

Environment Agency; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Environment Agency as a Senior Environmental Crime Officer to lead efforts against organized waste crime in the UK. This hybrid role involves conducting investigations, coordinating with agencies, and utilizing legislation to enforce against serious crimes. Comprehensive training and support will be provided to ensure success in this challenging position.

Qualifications

• Full UK driver’s license required.
• Vetting clearance for SC Security Clearance and NPPV2 needed.

Responsibilities

• Disrupt and dismantle organized crime groups using a 4P approach.
• Conduct multi-agency operations and investigations.
• Prepare case files for court and challenge permit applications.

Skills

Background in environmental regulation

Experience working with partner organizations

Handling sensitive intelligence

Knowledge of relevant legislation

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Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding team in the fight to tackle serious and organised crime in the UK waste industry. In this Senior Environmental Crime Officer role, as the Lead Responsible Officer, you would be responsible and accountable for disrupting and dismantling organised crime groups using a 4P approach. You will work with subject matter specialists and partner agencies to achieve this, and chair multi-agency meetings to drive disruption.

This is a challenging & varied role. You will be conducting multi-agency operations, gathering evidence, undertaking overt and covert investigations, preparing case files for court, and challenging permit applications. This also includes delivering interventions to prevent, disrupt, and enforce against those engaged in serious and organised crime.

The Environment Agency is committed to having an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We seek diversity, embrace it, and live it for the benefit of our staff, communities, and environment. All new starters will receive comprehensive training and support, including necessary equipment.

This is a national role requiring regular pre-planned travel, with occasional overnight stays. The main enforcement hub is in Birmingham, where you will need to attend occasionally to maintain visibility, develop investigations, or attend meetings.

The team, the Joint Unit for Waste Crime (JUWC), is a multi-agency taskforce working in partnership to tackle serious and organized waste crime. It comprises 11 enforcement organizations and 2 waste industry partners. For more details, visit our website or LinkedIn.

Experience/skills Required

Essential:

• Background in environmental regulation, enforcement, or investigations, with experience working with partner organizations like police or local authorities.
• Experience handling sensitive intelligence and knowledge of relevant legislation.
• Full UK driver’s license.
• Vetting clearance for SC Security Clearance and NPPV2.

Desirable:

• Experience working within an intelligence-led environment and communicating with legal and enforcement agencies.
• Knowledge of legislation such as Environmental Permitting Regulations, Environment Act, PACE, CPIA, and RIPA.

Additional Information

Two posts are available. The role is hybrid, based at your local Environment Agency office. Training and incident response duties are part of the role. Interviews are scheduled for late July 2025. For more info, contact Kev Knight at [e-mail] for an informal session.