Overview

We are seeking an Intelligence Research Officer to join National Environmental Crime Unit NECU in a dynamic part of the business. The Environment Agency’s ambition is to be an intelligence-led organisation, so having the ability to manage intelligence professionally and in line with current guidance is essential to ensuring threat, risk and harm is appropriately assessed and managed. Environmental crime is a strategic priority, attracting high profile attention from the public, media, national and international stakeholders. This role provides an exciting opportunity to support investigations and help prioritise and drive forward interventions to remove unlawful operators from the waste regimes.

You will help deliver our response by pro-actively developing and accessing intelligence from a range of sources to inform decision making and provide actionable intelligence products for our customers. Responding to incidents is a central part of our work. 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, which may attract additional payment and full training. Flexible working patterns are welcome; please include any information regarding preferred arrangements on your application.

Location is flexible with a mix of home and office working; travel to our Birmingham and Sheffield offices may be required on occasions. Interviews are expected to be held via Microsoft Teams in September 2025. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome applications from under-represented groups. Security vetting checks (SC and NPPV3) will be required.

Responsibilities

• Proactively develop and access intelligence from a range of sources to inform decision making and provide actionable intelligence products for customers.
• Support investigations and help prioritise and drive forward interventions to remove unlawful operators from waste regimes.
• Respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during incidents, including training and additional arrangements as needed.

Experience / Skills Required

You’ll need to collect and evaluate data from a wide variety of sources to produce or inform intelligence products and prepare and deliver research summaries. You must have experience interrogating IT systems and databases and an enthusiasm and curiosity for finding information.

• Good communication skills with the ability to listen and transmit information effectively.
• Ability to represent the Environment Agency professionally with a variety of partners.
• Ability to use own initiative and adapt approach when needed.
• Skills in using standard IT packages and ability to retrieve information accurately.
• Good team working skills and an inclusive approach.
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks and administrative activities to support colleagues and customers.

Qualifications &other information

Note: The Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service; you would not be a Crown Servant if appointed. Depending on current status, you may be eligible for continuous service for redundancy calculations. If unsure, contact your HR Team. We also offer a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support applicants with disabilities, ensuring an interview if minimum criteria are met. We are a Non-Departmental Public Body and participate in government frameworks for recruitment. See government guidance for suppliers for more information.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Research, Analyst, and Information Technology