Waste Regulation (Hazardous Waste) Advisor - 30963

Environment Agency; Kidderminster; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The Environment Agency is seeking a dedicated individual to join their Hazardous Waste team. This role involves providing critical technical support while ensuring compliance with environmental regulations. You will be part of a high-performing team dedicated to fostering a sustainable waste management culture, engaging with various stakeholders to drive improvements in the regulatory framework.

Qualifications

• Confidence in influencing outcomes and building relationships with diverse backgrounds.
• Drive to innovate and knowledge of environmental legislation is crucial.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide waste classification technical support and ensure compliance.
• Assist in managing priority waste streams and tackling regulatory challenges.
• Support Hazardous Waste enforcement and drive institutional improvements.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Risk-based decision making

Education

Knowledge of environmental legislation, especially waste management

Job description

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Job Description

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.

Job Description

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.

This is an exciting opportunity providing support to the Hazardous Waste team on the day-to-day activities of the regime. This work sits alongside work on regulatory reform and is also likely to have a role in helping the team to transition the regime from reform to ‘business as usual’.

The role duties and responsibilities are:

• Waste classification technical support.
• Technical support for Hazardous Waste compliance and internally driven initiatives to improve compliance.
• Technical support of priority waste streams.
• Technical support for focus on priority waste streams and upstream driven both by area teams and national teams.
• Support tackling regulatory challenges, secure long-term improvements in the regulatory regime and support Defra with Hazardous Waste circular economy work. Work resulting from Hazardous Waste evaluation in 24/25.
• Hazardous Waste enforcement focus supporting actions identified in the control strategy to reduce offending.
  
  
  

The team

The Environment & Business (E&B) Hazardous Waste team is a small high performing team, part of the Regime Regulation team within E&B Waste Regulation.

We lead the business on hazardous waste, supporting Government, industry and colleagues to ensure that Hazardous waste is correctly managed.

In E&B we promote a positive, inclusive, and supportive culture where everyone feels valued. We use evidence, expertise, engagement, and innovation to support delivery, influence policy, legislation, and secure resources.

Experience/skills Required

In your capability-based answers please demonstrate your:

• Ability to work effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures and actively encourage others to consider diversity issues in their work.
• Confidence in negotiating outcomes by positively influencing those you work with.
• Ability to build trusting and respectful working relationships with others.
• Risk based decision making skills, to achieve the best outcome.
• Knowledge of environmental legislation, especially waste management legislation.
• Drive to make things happen by innovating.
• Communication skills, both written and verbal.
  
  
  

You’ll have a range of development opportunities and appropriate training will be provided.

Contact and additional information

You’ll have an inclusive incident management objective in your development plan. We’ll help you find a role to suit your needs. Appropriate training will be given.

You’ll have an EA Office base location, as a national role the working location is flexible / hybrid.

We use smart tools to stay connected and reduce travel, some travel and overnights may be required.

Please read the Candidate / Additional Information Pack for information. Any queries, contact [e-mail]

Applications are “blind” assessed using your answers to the competency questions.

Interviews will be held via MS Teams within two weeks of the closing date.

If you consent to being held on a reserve list, we’ll hold your details for 6 months and may offer you an alternative post.

Competence 1

Focuses on Customers and Partners

Description

Addresses the needs of internal and external customers, provides rapid and effective responses.

More information on how to answer competency questions can be found in the candidate pack.

Feedback is generally not available at sift stage.

Using a specific example, explain how you have engaged with a range of stakeholders and partners to address a challenge.

Competence 2

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.

More information on how to answer competency questions can be found in the candidate pack.

Feedback is generally not available at sift stage.

Tell us about a time that you have influenced those outside your usual team to deliver a piece of work.

Competence 3

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.

More information on how to answer competency questions can be found in the candidate pack.

Feedback is generally not available at sift stage.

Using a specific example, describe how you have prioritised your workload to meet the deadline required.

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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