Environment Officer
4
North West
Warrington
Richard Fairclough House
Environment Officer A, Environment Officer B
Permanent
Operational Delivery
We are looking for Environment Officers to join our waste teams covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire. You'll be responsible for regulating the waste industry, ensuring our regulated sites remain in full compliance and taking enforcement action against those that fail to comply. This is a challenging front line role and you may need to deal with situations that are often hostile and confrontational. Good communication, influencing and persuading skills are therefore essential.
You'll respond to pollution incidents and investigate illegal activities during and outside office hours, as well as supporting wider incident management across the business.
You'll respond to pollution incidents and investigate illegal activities during and outside office hours, as well as supporting wider incident management across the business.
The team regulates a range of permitted waste sites, hazardous waste producers and waste carriers across Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire, which ensures compliance and protection of the environment. They also participate in out of hours standby duty for waste and water incidents dealing with both rural communities and urban issues.
You'll be able to demonstrate that you have experience of, or skills in:
• Effective communication and building customer and partner relationships;
• Influencing and persuading customers;
• Working independently, taking decisions and solving problems to achieve positive outcomes;
• Dealing successfully with conflict and difficult people and situations;
• Adapting your behaviour appropriately to different people and situations;
• Managing customer expectations
• A full UK driving licence is essential as you’ll be involved in fieldwork.
• Effective communication and building customer and partner relationships;
• Influencing and persuading customers;
• Working independently, taking decisions and solving problems to achieve positive outcomes;
• Dealing successfully with conflict and difficult people and situations;
• Adapting your behaviour appropriately to different people and situations;
• Managing customer expectations
• A full UK driving licence is essential as you’ll be involved in fieldwork.
These are full-time, permanent roles.
Grade range: £19,835 - £21,476 (Environment Officer A) and £26,603 - £32,873 (Environment Officer B)
For further information please contact one of the following individuals:
Caroline Berry - caroline.berry@environment-agency.gov.uk
Peter Johnson - peter.johnson@environment-agency.gov.uk
Ben Scott - ben.scott@environment-agency.gov.uk
You can also download the candidate pack for more information.
Successful candidates may be eligible for a lease car.
Closing date for applications: 9 October 2016
It is anticipated that interviews will be held week the commencing 31 October 2016.
Grade range: £19,835 - £21,476 (Environment Officer A) and £26,603 - £32,873 (Environment Officer B)
For further information please contact one of the following individuals:
Caroline Berry - caroline.berry@environment-agency.gov.uk
Peter Johnson - peter.johnson@environment-agency.gov.uk
Ben Scott - ben.scott@environment-agency.gov.uk
You can also download the candidate pack for more information.
Successful candidates may be eligible for a lease car.
Closing date for applications: 9 October 2016
It is anticipated that interviews will be held week the commencing 31 October 2016.
09/10/2016, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Communicates Effectively
Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing. You will need to take complex legislation and convey that in a way that customers will understand.
Influences and Persuades Others
Presenting a case in a convincing and attractive way that will win people over, encouraging them to follow plans willingly; often succeeding where logic and reason alone would fail.
Takes Decisions and Solves Problems
Finds and delivers optimal solutions by effectively analysing all the information, probing to develop alternatives and taking sound and timely decisions.
Driving licence required
If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.
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 clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.
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 clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.
This Vacancy is closed to applications.