Environment Officer - Waste Regulation - 19416
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West Midlands
Fradley, Kidderminster , Shrewsbury , Stafford , Sutton Coldfield
Hafren House, Mance House, Units 10&11 Greyfriars Bus Pk, Sentinel House, Lea Marston Depot
Environment Officer A
Permanent
Full Time, Part Time, Compressed Hours
Environment & Sustainability
£23,196
How would you like to work for an organisation that is inclusive, values your views and strives to improve the environment?
We are looking for Environment Officers to join our West Midlands Waste Regulation Teams that serve the environment and diverse communities of Central England.
You will be responsible for regulating a range of waste activities to ensure that these are carried out without polluting the environment or causing harm to people. On occasions this will involve preparing legal cases.
The role will require you to take preventative actions to reduce the likelihood of environmental incidents at permitted sites and respond to community concerns as well as supporting wider incident management such as flood response. You will be expected to have an operational role to help us respond to emergency incidents.
A high proportion of our work involves advising customers so it’s important that you have good influencing skills and can think laterally to resolve problems. You may also need to deal with situations that are confrontational. Good communication skills are therefore essential.
You will also have the opportunity to develop specific technical expertise such as the management of hazardous wastes.
We are looking for Environment Officers to join our West Midlands Waste Regulation Teams that serve the environment and diverse communities of Central England.
You will be responsible for regulating a range of waste activities to ensure that these are carried out without polluting the environment or causing harm to people. On occasions this will involve preparing legal cases.
The role will require you to take preventative actions to reduce the likelihood of environmental incidents at permitted sites and respond to community concerns as well as supporting wider incident management such as flood response. You will be expected to have an operational role to help us respond to emergency incidents.
A high proportion of our work involves advising customers so it’s important that you have good influencing skills and can think laterally to resolve problems. You may also need to deal with situations that are confrontational. Good communication skills are therefore essential.
You will also have the opportunity to develop specific technical expertise such as the management of hazardous wastes.
We have vacancies in our Waste teams that work in diverse industrial and rural areas across the West Midlands Combined Authority, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire and Herefordshire.
We work as one team to deliver our priorities and outcomes;
• Tackling poor performing waste sites;
• Reducing the risk of waste fires;
• Providing incident response;
• Checking Hazardous wastes are dealt with correctly.
• Ensuring wastes get to the right place via the right people.
We work as one team to deliver our priorities and outcomes;
• Tackling poor performing waste sites;
• Reducing the risk of waste fires;
• Providing incident response;
• Checking Hazardous wastes are dealt with correctly.
• Ensuring wastes get to the right place via the right people.
We offer a full training package supported by a team of highly skilled and experienced waste regulators. You will work towards becoming warranted to carry out environmental enforcement work.
You will have the minimum of an A Level in a relevant discipline, or equivalent work experience. A degree in a scientific subject is desirable. You may be a new graduate or looking for a change of career. Whatever your background, you’ll be interested in the environment and making a difference.
You must be a confident and effective communicator, both written and verbal, who can influence and negotiate to deliver outcomes. You will be proactive, self-motivated and flexible to effectively work independently and as part of a team.
Familiarity with a range of IT packages and the ability to manipulate data is an advantage for this role.
You will have the minimum of an A Level in a relevant discipline, or equivalent work experience. A degree in a scientific subject is desirable. You may be a new graduate or looking for a change of career. Whatever your background, you’ll be interested in the environment and making a difference.
You must be a confident and effective communicator, both written and verbal, who can influence and negotiate to deliver outcomes. You will be proactive, self-motivated and flexible to effectively work independently and as part of a team.
Familiarity with a range of IT packages and the ability to manipulate data is an advantage for this role.
The Environment Officer role is a career grade position; incremental increases in pay are linked to the achievement of defined training points. Training to attain full competency takes approximately 18 months and at this assessed stage, pay then increases to £28,785.
We offer a fantastic benefits package in addition to a competitive salary which includes.
• Opportunities for in-work qualifications
• Flexible working hours and flexi-leave
• 25 days annual leave (increasing with experience)
• Multi award winning Pension Fund
We are proud to provide our staff with a good work-life balance.
We may use the outcome of this recruitment to fill future vacancies within 6 months of the interview.
Please contact Michelle Pardoe if you have any queries on 020302 51668 or michelle.pardoe@environment-agency.gov.uk
We offer a fantastic benefits package in addition to a competitive salary which includes.
• Opportunities for in-work qualifications
• Flexible working hours and flexi-leave
• 25 days annual leave (increasing with experience)
• Multi award winning Pension Fund
We are proud to provide our staff with a good work-life balance.
We may use the outcome of this recruitment to fill future vacancies within 6 months of the interview.
Please contact Michelle Pardoe if you have any queries on 020302 51668 or michelle.pardoe@environment-agency.gov.uk
27/09/2021, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Communicates Effectively
You will be expected to communicate and engage with others effectively through speech and writing.
Tell us about a time where you have had to use your communication skills effectively to convey information and ideas clearly to others, and what you took into consideration to ensure the message landed well.
Tell us about a time where you have had to use your communication skills effectively to convey information and ideas clearly to others, and what you took into consideration to ensure the message landed well.
Health Safety & Wellbeing
Ensuring we keep safe and well at work will help us to be a better organisation that is fit for the future.
Describe how you have rectified a potentially harmful aspect or practice to keep you and others safe.
Describe how you have rectified a potentially harmful aspect or practice to keep you and others safe.
Achieves Results
You will be working in a busy team. You will be expected to deliver a high standard of work and meet targets.
Tell us about a time that you have needed to prioritise and organise conflicting tasks to ensure the timely achievement of results.
Tell us about a time that you have needed to prioritise and organise conflicting tasks to ensure the timely achievement of results.
Full UK Driving licence
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.