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

Environment Agency; Salisbury; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Environment Agency as a Senior Environmental Crime Officer, leading efforts to tackle serious crime in the UK waste industry. This hybrid role involves multi-agency operations and requires strong experience in environmental regulation and investigation. You will chair meetings, work with partners, and utilize your skills to disrupt and dismantle organized crime. A full UK drivers license is essential, and candidates must be capable of handling sensitive investigations.

Qualifications

• Experience in environmental regulation or intelligence-led enforcement.
• Familiarity with criminal investigation legislation.
• Background in collaboration with partner organizations.

Responsibilities

• Conducting multi-agency operations and investigations.
• Gathering evidence and preparing case files for court.
• Delivering enforcement interventions against organized crime.

Skills

Intelligence-led enforcement

Investigation

Collaboration

Education

Knowledge of legislation governing criminal investigations

Full UK drivers license

Job description

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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.

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 are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We don’t just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it and live it, for the benefit of our staff, our communities and our environment. Everyone starting in a new role will be welcomed into the team and given all the training and support needed. As part of your comprehensive induction, you will be provided with all the equipment required for your role.

As a national role, regular pre planned travel should be expected and occasional overnight stays will be required. The main enforcement hub is in Birmingham which you will need to attend occasionally in order to maintain the visibility of the unit, develop investigations or attend meetings.

The team

The Joint Unit for Waste Crime (JUWC) is a multi-agency taskforce. It works in partnership to tackle serious and organised crime in the UK waste industry.

The Joint Unit find new and innovative ways of tackling serious and organised waste crime, with assistance of our partner organisations.

The unit is comprised of 11 enforcement organisations and 2 partners that represent the waste industry. For more details check out our website https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/joint-unit-for-waste-crime-juwc or LinkedIn.

Experience/skills Required

Essential:

Your background will be in environmental regulation, intelligence-led enforcement or investigation – experience of working in collaboration with Partner Organisations such as the police, local authorities or other government agencies is highly relevant.

You will have experience of handling sensitive intelligence products to identify potential lines of enquiry & knowledge of legislation governing criminal investigations.

A full UK drivers license is required.

The role is dependent on vetting being acquired to SC Security Clearance and NPPV2.

Desirable

Understanding and experience of working within an intelligence led environment, communicating with legal professionals, colleagues and partner enforcement Agencies.

The ideal candidate would have a good knowledge of the legislation which governs criminal waste investigations, such as for example the Environmental Permitting Regulations, the Environment Act, the Police and Criminal Evidence Act, the Criminal Procedures and Investigations Act and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.

Contact and additional information

Two posts are available. This is a hybrid role, with a base location at your local Environment Agency office.

Everyone that joins us is required to undertake training and participate in incident response duties when the need to respond arises.Further information on incident response can be found within the candidate pack.

Interviews will be held in late July 2025

We do not assess CVs, your answers to the competency questions will be used for interview selection.

Interested candidates can join an MS Teams meeting to hear about the team, role(s) and working for EA by contacting Kev Knight [e-mail] for an informal presentation & discussion.

Competence 1

Illegal Activity Detection and Enforcement

Description

Description

Uses intelligence to detect suspected illegal activities. Instigates and carries out enforcement action where illegal activities have been detected

Q) Please provide an example of where you have led and conducted a complex or protracted criminal or regulatory investigation leading to a successful enforcement outcome.

Competence 2

Achieves Results

Description

Sets and delivers high work standards, demonstrates the drive to meet targets.

Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results

Q) Please provide an example of a piece of work you have led on, which involved using partner agencies, where you needed to overcome challenges to achieve an outcome.

Competence 3

Takes Decisions and Solves Problems

Description

Finds and delivers optimal solutions by effectively analysing all the information, probing to develop alternatives and taking sound and timely decisions.

Please give an example of an occasion while working in regulation or enforcement when you have used a creative or innovative approach to disrupt crime.

Competence 4

Influences and Persuades Others

Description

Presenting a case in a convincing and attractive way that will win people over, encouraging them to follow plans willingly; often succeeding where logic and reason alone would fail.

Please provide an example of a time you have influenced others to change their approach to achieve the goals of your project or investigation.

Role specific license requirements

Driving Licence

If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.

We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.

We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.

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