Joint Unit for Waste Crime - Team Leader G5 - 31070

Environment Agency; Little Newcastle; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Environment Agency seeks a Team Leader for the Joint Unit for Waste Crime, a critical role focusing on addressing serious and organized crime within the UK's waste sector. This position involves leading a team, engaging with multiple stakeholders, and managing operational activities to ensure successful interventions against waste criminals. Candidates should demonstrate strong leadership experience, a thorough understanding of relevant legislation, and excellent relationship-building skills.

Benefits

Comprehensive training and support

Flexible working patterns

Guaranteed Interview Policy for disabled candidates

Qualifications

• Experience in leading dispersed teams.
• Knowledge of legislative frameworks governing waste crime.
• Ability to build positive relationships across agencies.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop team of Environmental Crime Officers.
• Organize multi-agency operations tackling waste crime.
• Respond to incident management situations as required.

Skills

Leadership

Criminal investigations

Relationship building

Data analysis

Education

Full UK driving license

Relevant experience in environmental law

Job description

Joint Unit for Waste Crime - Team Leader G5 - 31070

Joint Unit for Waste Crime - Team Leader G5 - 31070

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Job Description

This is an exciting new opportunity to join an expanding team in the fight to tackle serious and organised crime in the UK waste industry. As Team Leader on the JUWC you will play a crucial role in managing, mentoring and developing Environmental Crime Officers within the team & reporting to the Senior Team Leader to manage hostile situations & proactively manage the health and safety of yourself and others

Job Description

This is an exciting new opportunity to join an expanding team in the fight to tackle serious and organised crime in the UK waste industry. As Team Leader on the JUWC you will play a crucial role in managing, mentoring and developing Environmental Crime Officers within the team & reporting to the Senior Team Leader to manage hostile situations & proactively manage the health and safety of yourself and others

This is challenging & varied role, in which you will organise & conduct multi-agency operations. This includes leading the team, delivering interventions to prevent, disrupt and enforce against those engaged in serious and organised crime.

You will work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including other Environment Agency teams, law enforcement agencies, and legal professionals. You will manage and maintain relationships with key partners as well as building new relationships to ensure the JUWC is continually expanding.

There may also be a requirement for you represent the unit or deputise for the unit manager or senior team leader at meetings or events.

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 may 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

We are seeking leadership experience in order to remotely manage a dispersed team delivering results in this role.

You will have knowledge in criminal investigations and the experience of handling of intelligence. An understanding of the process for managing and targeting Organised Crime Groups is desirable.

One of your key attributes will be the ability to create and maintain positive, professional and trusting relationships across enforcement and intelligence communities to deliver successful outcomes.

Essential

A full UK drivers license is required.

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

Desirable

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, CPIA and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.

Contact and additional information

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 or early August 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 call to hear about the team, role(s) and working for EA by contacting Kev Knight @ [e-mail] for an informal presentation and discussion.

Competence 1

Leads People

Description

Leads People

Description Provides leadership that inspires and motivates others to achieve their personal goals and the goals of the organisation.

Q) Please describe a time when your leadership skills directly contributed to the high performance of a dispersed team

Competence 2

Achieves Results

Description

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

Focuses on Efficiency, Innovation and Quality

Description

Identifies and seizes the opportunity to create, introduce and implement new or improved methods, processes and without, compromising quality or accuracy.

Q) Please give an example of an occasion while working in enforcement when you have used a creative or innovative approach to solving a problem.

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.

Q) 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

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