Job Description

Overview

The Environment Agency are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We don\'t just talk about diversity, we seek it, embrace it and live it, for the benefit of our staff, our communities and our environment.

This role sits within the National Environmental Crime Unit, part of our 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. This is a hybrid working role with the need to travel for meetings and operational duties.

Responsibilities

• Join our National Investigations Team as a Senior Environmental Crime Officer and work alongside Senior Investigation Managers and the Major Incident Room to lead investigations into the most serious and complex environmental crimes.
• Coordinate and oversee all aspects of investigations, including identifying lines of enquiry, reviewing intelligence, raising and allocating actions, coordinating evidence gathering and interviews, and preparing case files for prosecution.
• Engage with Partnership Organisations when appropriate and contribute to developing the team and the wider organisation.
• Manage investigations that can be complex and varied in nature, often involving Organised Crime Groups, illegal waste exports and large-scale fraud.

Qualifications and experience

• High level of attention to detail, hard-working, self-motivated with a strong investigative background.
• In-depth knowledge of investigative legislation such as PACE and CPIA; excellent verbal and written skills; 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 is desirable.
• Experience in driving, self-motivation, using initiative to find solutions, and building and developing investigation teams is beneficial.
• Successful completion of SC and NPPV2 Vetting processes is required within a 6-month probationary period; a full driving licence is required.

Role specifics and working arrangements

• This is a hybrid role, with flexible working from home and a local Environment Agency Office; travel for meetings and operational duties is expected.
• Responding to incidents is a central part of the role; you may be required to have an incident role and be available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. Additional payment and full training/workplace adjustments are available to support this role.

Contact and additional information

Please refer to the Additional Information Pack for details on the role. For further information, contact elspeth.allum@environment-agency.gov.uk.