Job Title: Senior Environmental Crime Officer
The Environment Agency is committed to an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome a diverse range of applicants and provide training, support and equipment for new roles during induction.
The Environment Agency are looking for an experienced investigator to join our National Investigations Team as a Senior Environmental Crime Officer. We are seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual with a strong investigative background, good communication skills and a sound working knowledge of all aspects of running a major investigation. Experience of working alongside Partnership Organisations and of leading, driving and developing both investigative teams and complex investigations would also be desirable.
You will work alongside our Senior Investigation Managers and our Major Incident Room in leading investigations into the most serious and complex environmental crimes. You will use your knowledge and experience to help drive these cases forward by coordinating and overseeing all aspects of the investigations, from identifying lines of enquiry, reviewing intelligence, raising and allocating actions, coordinating evidence gathering and interviews, through to casefile preparation and, ultimately, successful prosecution.
Our investigations can be complex and varied in nature, often involving Organised Crime Groups, illegal waste exports and large scale fraud. This role provides an exciting opportunity for anyone with relevant investigative experience to take their skills and knowledge into the arena of serious environmental crime.
The team
This role sits within the National Environmental Crime Unit, part of the National Regulation and Monitoring Team. The National Investigations Team are a nationally dispersed team of Investigators working to bring the most serious and significant environmental offenders to justice. Your skills and experience will help lead, coordinate and progress our investigations, along with working to develop the team as a whole. Please see our Additional Information Pack for further details.
Experience/skills Required
* You should have a high level of attention to detail, be hard working and self-motivated with a strong investigative background.
* In-depth knowledge of investigative legislation such as PACE and CPIA, excellent verbal and written skills and basic IT competency (Microsoft Word, Excel and Teams).
* Knowledge of environmental crime, leading on serious criminal investigations and the workings of a Major Incident Room would also be desirable.
* A background of being driven, self-motivated, using your initiative to find solutions and building and developing investigation teams would be greatly beneficial.
* Successful completion of both SC and NPPV2 Vetting processes is required for this role and this will need to be obtained within your 6 month probationary period.
* A full driving licence is also required.
Role specifics
* This is a hybrid working role with flexibility to work from home and your nearest Environment Agency Office.
* Frequent travel for meetings and operational duties is required.
* Responding to incidents is a central part of the role; you may be required to join an incident role and be available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. Training and workplace adjustments will be available.
Contact and additional information
* For further information, please contact elspeth.allum@environment-agency.gov.uk.
* This role may attract an additional payment related to incident duties.
Qualifications and Competencies
* Competence 1 – Achieves Results: Provide an example where you led a complex or protracted criminal investigation and how you managed and coordinated it to deliver a successful outcome.
* Competence 2 – Takes Decisions and Solves Problems: Provide an example where you led an investigation requiring difficult decisions or alternative solutions to overcome unforeseen problems, including challenges and resolutions.
* Competence 3 – Focuses on Efficiency, Innovation and Quality: Provide an example where you implemented a new technique or way of working that improved efficiency across your team or organisation, including drivers, benefits and challenges.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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 any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application. We have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment and commit to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
Employment and recruitment context
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and uses Central Government frameworks and contracts for external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls. If you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts, please visit the Crown Commercial Service information page for more details.
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