Overview

Regulatory Officer 1 – Combined Packaging Regime, South West. This role is based in the Combined Packaging Regime team within Waste Markets & Shipments (WM&S) of Environmental Markets and Enforcement. We are a national team with officers based across England, ensuring a consistent regulatory approach. We enforce government regulations to ensure waste is disposed of correctly and help drive a circular economy.

You will be responsible for planning, monitoring and delivering compliance and enforcement activity within your area of waste regulation. You may be required to respond to incidents and provide business continuity support. The role involves field and desk-based work, sometimes requiring travel within the South West region.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with customers and stakeholders.
• Answer technical queries, interpret problems and develop solutions.
• Collate, analyse and use complex data to support evidence-based regulatory decisions.
• Handle confidential information in line with data protection guidelines.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of processes, procedures, and operational instructions.
• Undertake audit and enforcement work in the field and/or desk-based settings.
• Engage with businesses to achieve compliance and investigate suspected non-compliance. This may involve interviews under caution and compiling case files for our legal teams.

Responding to incidents is a central part of the role. You may be required to take an incident role and be available for incident response or business continuity support. This may attract additional payment and full training and alternative working arrangements will be provided to support you in the incident role.

Experience/skills Required

• Ability to handle difficult or confrontational conversations.
• Based in the South West packaging producer team with a requirement to travel.
• Excellent influencing skills and ability to develop good relations in complex environments.
• Experience producing accurate reports and analysing data using Microsoft Office.
• Ability to manage multiple demands and prioritise to achieve outcomes.
• Knowledge of compliance and enforcement legislation is desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided.
• Must have a valid full UK driving licence.

Additional Information

• We offer a competitive benefits package including a fantastic pension scheme, salary, flexible working and 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata).
• Interviews are expected to take place in person from mid-October.
• Hybrid working approach with office and home working; regular travel within the base area (South West) and travel for training and meetings.
• We may use recruitment outcomes for future vacancies within the next 6 months.
• For an informal discussion, please contact juliet.smith@environment-agency.gov.uk.

Note: If applying from Civil Service, Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service; please review continuous service implications in your status. The Environment Agency is committed to diversity and inclusive recruitment, with flexible working patterns and a Guaranteed Interview Policy for applicants with disabilities who meet minimum criteria.