Overview
Regulatory Officer 1 - Combined Packaging Regime and Material Facilities Regime - North West - 31807
We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce and welcome flexible working patterns for all vacancies, including job share. Please clearly include any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
This role will be based in the Combined Packaging Regime team or Material Facilities Regime team within Waste Markets & Shipments (WM&S) part of Environmental Markets and Enforcement. We’re a national team with officers based across England, ensuring a consistent regulatory approach across the country. We enforce government regulations to ensure waste is disposed of correctly — “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. As a Regulatory Officer, you will:
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 of 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 make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract additional payment and full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.
Experience/skills Required
We are looking for applicants who can demonstrate:
* Ability to handle difficult/confrontational conversations
* Based in the GMMC Packaging Producer team or Material Facilities 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
Everyone starting in a new role with the Environment Agency will be welcomed into the team and given all the training and support you need to succeed.
Additional information
Contact and additional information: We offer an attractive benefits package including a fantastic pension scheme, competitive salary, flexible working and a starting annual leave allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays (pro rata). Interviews are expected to take place in person from mid-October. Hybrid working approach (office and home working) with regular travel within Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire and training/meetings travel. The Environment Agency may use recruitment outcomes for future vacancies within the next 6 months.
For an informal discussion please contact:
Combined Producer Packaging: Cath.kilgallon@environment-agency.gov.uk
Material Facilities: Patrick.hoban@environment-agency.gov.uk
Role-specific compliance
Role-specific license requirements: Full UK Driving License
Notes
We are fully committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome flexible working patterns for all vacancies, including job share. We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment.
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