Overview

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulatory Officer - Field Based - 31634. The Regulatory Officer role will be based in the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) team within Batteries, WEEE and Shipments, part of Environmental Markets and Regulation. We’re a national team with officers based across England. National travel and overnight stays will be required.

We are looking for professional, enthusiastic people to join our team of Regulatory Officers. You will regulate a range of businesses who operate within the Producer Responsibility regime. Your job will be to ensure that producers, reprocessors and exporters of waste comply with their responsibilities. Every day will be different, but you will be involved in auditing and enforcing compliance as part of a dispersed yet collaborative team.

Responsibilities

• Undertake audits (both on site and virtual)
• Take appropriate enforcement action when necessary
• Disrupt non-compliance
• Collate and analyse complex data to help make evidence-based decisions on regulation compliance
• Handle confidential and sensitive information whilst working within data protection guidelines
• Contribute to the development and improvement of processes and procedures

The role is varied, vital and challenging. Being able to work as part of a dispersed team yet be self-motivated and disciplined is a must.

Experience/Skills Required

We are looking for people with various types of experience who can demonstrate the capabilities and interpersonal skills needed for the role. Waste industry or regulatory experience is not necessary as you will receive full training. We are looking for people who enjoy working both outdoors and in an office environment. Demonstrating the right behaviours is very important to us. You should be able to show us that you are:

• effective, organised and able to prioritise
• rational/composed
• IT/computer literate
• comfortable with numbers as you will use arithmetic and look at large data sets
• passionate about the environment and willing to learn about environmental regulation/enforcement

• handle confrontational situations
• adapt your communication style to suit others to get your message across
• integrate into a team
• record information accurately

Don’t be put off applying if you don’t have a degree or similar.

Other information

• Full UK clean driving license is essential
• Hybrid working approach, including office and home working
• Interviews for the Regulatory Officer roles are expected to take place week commencing 6th October
• Diversity and inclusion: We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome flexible working patterns, including job share
• Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability
• Candidate pack contains further information on benefits and the environment agency expectations

We offer an attractive and competitive benefits package including: a fantastic pension scheme, competitive salary, flexible working and a starting annual leave allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays (pro rata). For more information, please see the candidate pack. The Environment Agency utilises a hybrid working approach, including office and home working. The Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service; if applying from Civil Service or local government, the status may differ for continuity of service and redundancy calculations. If you are unsure, contact your HR team.

Contact: For an informal discussion please contact Erin Prigmore at erin.prigmore@environment-agency.gov.uk or on 07796 021736.

Requirements notes

Full UK clean driving licence is essential. The Environment Agency is committed to equal opportunities and flexible working; please include any preferred working arrangements in your application.