Environment Officer
4
North West
Penrith , Preston
Lutra House, Ghyll Mount
Staff Grade 4
Permanent
Environment & Sustainability, Policing
Minimum £20,033 - Maximum £33,202
We are looking for a number of Environment Officers to join our waste teams covering Lancashire and Cumbria. 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.
The role will require you to respond to pollution incidents and investigate illegal activities during and outside office hours, as well as supporting wider incident management across the business.
On a daily basis, you'll be actively involved in compliance and regulation activities across a range of sectors. Whatever the sector, whatever the location, the focus remains the same; getting the best outcomes for people and wildlife ensuring that local communities we serve get the best possible service from us.
Full training will be provided and ongoing professional development is a focus for all Environment Agency staff.
The role will require you to respond to pollution incidents and investigate illegal activities during and outside office hours, as well as supporting wider incident management across the business.
On a daily basis, you'll be actively involved in compliance and regulation activities across a range of sectors. Whatever the sector, whatever the location, the focus remains the same; getting the best outcomes for people and wildlife ensuring that local communities we serve get the best possible service from us.
Full training will be provided and ongoing professional development is a focus for all Environment Agency staff.
The 2 waste teams regulate a range of permitted waste sites, hazardous waste producers and waste carriers across the region 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:
• Environmental regulation of the waste industry;
• 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.
• Environmental regulation of the waste industry;
• 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.
For further details please contact Andy Coleman on 07900 135537 or by email: andrew.coleman@environment-agency.gov.uk
You can also download the candidate pack for more information.
You can also download the candidate pack for more information.
31/01/2017, 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 compelling 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.