Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulatory Officer - Field Based - 31634
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The Regulatory Officer role will be based in the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) team within Batteries, WEEE and Shipments, part of Environmental Markets and Regulation. We’re a national team with officers based across England. National travel and overnight stays will be required.
We are looking for professional, enthusiastic people to join our team of Regulatory Officers. You will regulate a range of businesses who operate within the Producer Responsibility regime. Your job will be to ensure that producers, reprocessors and exporters of waste comply with their responsibilities.
Every day will be different, but you will be:
Responsibilities
* Undertake audits (both on site and virtual)
* Take appropriate enforcement action when necessary
* Disrupt non-compliance
* Collate and analyse complex data to help make evidence-based decisions on regulation compliance
* Handle confidential and sensitive information whilst working within data protection guidelines
* Contribute to the development and improvement of processes and procedures
The role is varied, vital and challenging. Being able to work as part of a dispersed team yet be self-motivated and disciplined is a must.
We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. We welcome flexible working patterns, including job share.
Whatever your background, you’ll be interested in the environment, making a difference and using environmental regulation to achieve improvements that are significant but not always visible to the general public.
Having an incident role is an essential part of working for the Environment Agency and an active way to support communities and prevent harm to the environment. Further information on incident response can be found within your candidate pack.
Experience/skills Required
We are looking for people with various types of experience who can demonstrate the capabilities and interpersonal skills needed for the role. Waste industry or regulatory experience is not necessary as you will receive full training. We are looking for people who enjoy working both outdoors and in an office environment. Demonstrating the right behaviours is very important to us. You should be able to show us that you are:
* effective, organised and able to prioritise
* rational/composed
* IT/computer literate
* comfortable with numbers as you will use arithmetic and look at large data sets
* passionate about the environment and willing to learn about environmental regulation/enforcement
* handle confrontational situations
* adapt your communication style to suit others to get your message across
* integrate into a team
* record information accurately
Don’t be put off applying if you don’t have a degree or similar.
Role specifics and requirements
Full UK clean driving licence is essential.
The Environment Agency is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes flexible working patterns, including job share. 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.
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to value for money and uses Central Government frameworks and contracts for external recruitment. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls.
Interviews for the Regulatory Officer roles are expected to take place week commencing 6 October. The Environment Agency utilises a hybrid working approach, including office and home working. We may use the outcomes from this recruitment for future vacancies within the next 6 months. For an informal discussion please contact Erin Prigmore at erin.prigmore@environment-agency.gov.uk or on 07796 021736.
Seniority level
* Associate
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Engineering and Information Technology
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