Overview
Regulatory Officer 1 - Combined Packaging Regime - South East (Central West) - 31804
This role will be based in the Combined Packaging Regime team within Waste Markets & Shipments (WM&S), part of Environmental Markets and Enforcement. We are a national team with officers based across England, ensuring a consistent regulatory approach across the country. We ensure that companies are disposing of their waste correctly by enforcing government regulations – ‘right waste, right place’.
You will be key to planning, monitoring and delivering compliance and enforcement activity within your area of waste regulation, to drive a circular economy. The Environment Agency is committed to an inclusive workforce and flexible working patterns for all vacancies; please include any preferred working arrangements on your application.
Responsibilities
* Develop further relationships with customers and stakeholders
* Answer technical queries; interpret and diagnose problems and develop solutions
* Collate, analyse and use complex data to help make evidence-based decisions on regulation compliance
* Deal with confidential and sensitive information whilst keeping in line with data protection guidelines
* Contribute to the development and improvement of processes, procedures, and operational instructions
* Undertake audit and enforcement work both in the field and/or desk-based
* Work with businesses to bring them into compliance and investigate companies suspected of non-compliance. This work can involve conducting interviews under caution and compiling casefiles for our legal teams
Responding to incidents is a central part of the role. You will be required to have an incident role and be available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.
Team and environment
WM&S is a supportive and inclusive department that encourages health, safety, wellbeing, and development. We aim to improve the quality of recycling and ensure waste entering and leaving the country is handled appropriately for recycling and recovery. We help to protect and improve the environment by regulating industry, ensuring compliance, and eliminating illegal activities. Work is both field and desk based within a geographical area.
Experience and skills
We are looking for applicants who can demonstrate:
* Ability to handle difficult / confrontational conversations
* Based in the South East packaging producer team with an expectation to travel
* Excellent influencing skills and success in developing good relations in complex environments
* Experience of producing accurate reports; collation, analysis and interpretation of data using Microsoft Office
* Ability to manage multiple demands on time in a prioritised manner to achieve outcomes and deliver against plans
* Knowledge of compliance and enforcement legislation is desirable but not essential as full training will be given
* Must have a valid full UK driving license
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome flexible working arrangements. We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment.
Additional information
The Environment Agency may use recruitment outcomes for future vacancies within the next 6 months. Interviews are expected to take place in person from mid-October. You will need to be comfortable with working in a dispersed team. We operate a hybrid working approach with office and home working. Regular travel within your base area (South East) and travel for training and meetings is expected. For informal discussions please contact jessica.crumpton-banks@environment-agency.gov.uk.
Role-specific license requirements Full UK Driving License
Seniority level: Associate • Employment type: Full-time • Job function: Legal
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