About The Role
Role: Environmental Crime Manager
Location: South Ribble and Chorley Council's
Contract: Full time hours per week) / Permanent Contract
Salary: £39,862 - £40,777
Closing Date: 12 October 2025
Do you want to ensure that our boroughs continue to be a safe and green place for our communities? Do you have experience in enforcement? Are you passionate about the environment? If this is for you, we're looking to recruit to the role of Environmental Crime Manager at both South Ribble and Chorley Councils.
In this role, you will support the Streetscene Lead to deliver efficient, high quality and safe Streetscene Services across both South Ribble and Chorley.
You'll be working with a variety of different stakeholders and the public, therefore fantastic communication skills and the ability to handle difficult situations with customers are key.
What you'll be getting up to
* Identification and reporting of potentially hazardous problems that could affect the public realm or continuous improvements which are evident within both boroughs.
* Provide guidance and assistance with environmental enforcement issues as deemed appropriate.
* Actively support and deliver the Council's enforcement activities through the implementation of legislation, this will include targeted patrols and visits to licensed premises.
Who we're looking for
* You'll have a good knowledge of environmental enforcement.
* You'll be a fantastic team player, as you'll be working closely with other teams in the Council and the public.
* You should have experience of interviews under caution in line with PACE legislation.
* You might be CIWM accredited, or you'll be willing to work towards this.
Other requirements
* This role requires you to regularly use a vehicle therefore you must possess a valid UK Driving Licence.
This role may require you to work outside normal core hours.
* Our Benefits
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown)
* Hybrid/agile working from day one
* Local Government pension
* Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments
* Cashback website access for savings on brands you love
* Volunteering days
* Free parking
Many of our colleagues work flexibly for us. We're always open to conversations around different working arrangements. If you're interested in part-time, compressed hours or any other working arrangement, please get in touch with us through the "Contact Us" form on our career's website.
About Us
At both South Ribble and Chorley Council, our mission is to provide a first-class service and improve the quality of life for our communities. Our staff are our greatest resource in helping us achieve this. They're at the heart of everything we do and are crucial to the delivery of excellent services.
Working Together
This role is a shared role with Chorley Council. This allows for improved resilience across both councils and provides numerous benefits to our operations. Whilst some staff and back-end processes are shared between the Councils, both Councils still retain sovereignty and have separate strategies and corporate plans.
Additional information
Applicants are advised to apply early. We reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date.
Equal Opportunities
We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices.
We're committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, please contact us via the "Contact Us" page on our website.
If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
About Us
Chorley Council is dedicated to providing first-class services and promoting the well-being of the local community. Our staff are our greatest resource, at the heart of everything we do, and are crucial to the delivery of excellent services for our residents. At Chorley Council, we're always striving to make our borough the best to live, work and visit.
Working Together
We share a number of our services with South Ribble Borough Council. This allows for improved resilience across both councils and provides numerous benefits to our operations. Whilst some staff and back-end processes are shared between the Councils, both Councils still retain sovereignty and have separate strategies and corporate plans.
Additional information
Applicants are advised to apply early. We reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date.
Equal Opportunities
We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices.
We're committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, please contact us via the "Contact Us" page on our website.
If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.