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Environmental Crime Officer x 8
Location: Warrington (covering the North West including Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire)
Contract: Temporary until 31 March 2027
Pay: £132 per day PAYE
Hours: Full Time, 37 hours per week
Security Clearance: NPPV Level 1-3 (Police Vetting)
Reporting to: Senior Environmental Crime Officer / Team Leader
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a specialist Environmental Crime Team responsible for protecting communities and the environment by investigating and disrupting serious environmental offending across the North West.
As an Environmental Crime Officer, you will play a key role in tackling waste crime and wider environmental offences through intelligence-led investigations and enforcement activity. Working alongside colleagues from the Environment Agency, police forces, local authorities and other partner organisations, you will gather intelligence, investigate criminality, prepare prosecution files and support enforcement action against individuals and organised criminal groups causing environmental harm.
No two days are the same. One day you may be working with the operator of an illegal waste site to achieve compliance, while the next you could be supporting operations targeting organised criminal networks involved in large-scale waste crime.
This is an operational role requiring excellent investigative skills, resilience and the ability to communicate confidently with a wide range of stakeholders, including individuals who may be confrontational or hostile.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct intelligence-led investigations into waste crime and other environmental offences.
- Apply the 4P Approach (Prepare, Prevent, Protect and Pursue) to identify opportunities to disrupt environmental criminality.
- Gather, develop and assess intelligence from multiple sources to support enforcement activity.
- Undertake investigations in accordance with relevant criminal investigation legislation and best practice.
- Obtain witness statements, interview suspects where appropriate and secure evidential material.
- Prepare comprehensive case files for legal proceedings and present evidence where required.
- Work collaboratively with police forces, local authorities, government agencies and specialist enforcement partners.
- Support operational activity aimed at disrupting organised crime groups involved in environmental offending.
- Maintain accurate investigation records and ensure evidential continuity throughout investigations.
- Build positive working relationships with legitimate operators to encourage compliance whilst taking robust enforcement action where necessary.
- Adapt communication style appropriately when dealing with challenging or confrontational individuals.
- Contribute to intelligence gathering, operational planning and joint enforcement operations across the region.
- Ensure investigations are conducted safely, professionally and in accordance with Environment Agency policies and procedures.
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Person Specification
Essential
- Previous experience within an enforcement, investigation or regulatory environment.
- Experience gathering, assessing and developing intelligence to support investigations.
- Ability to prepare detailed reports and evidential case files.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience working collaboratively with partner agencies.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and work independently.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
- Willingness and ability to obtain NPPV Level 1-3 Police Vetting.
Desirable
- Experience within one or more of the following:
- Criminal investigations.
- Environmental regulation or environmental enforcement.
- Waste crime investigations.
- Police or law enforcement.
- Trading Standards.
- Local Authority enforcement.
- Regulatory compliance.
- Intelligence analysis or intelligence-led enforcement.
- Preparing prosecution files.
- Court attendance and giving evidence.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation including:
- Environmental Permitting Regulations
- Environmental Protection Act
- Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE)
- Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act (CPIA)
- Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA)
Skills & Competencies
Successful candidates will demonstrate:
- Excellent investigative ability.
- Analytical thinking and sound judgement.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Confidence making evidence-based decisions.
- Resilience when dealing with challenging situations.
- Professionalism and integrity.
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills.
- Ability to build effective partnerships.
- High levels of organisation and attention to detail.
- Adaptability within a fast-moving operational environment.
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Working Arrangements
This is a field-based operational role covering the North West. You should expect:
- Regular travel across the region.
- Frequent attendance at the Warrington office for operational briefings, meetings and investigation planning.
- Occasional overnight stays.
- Working alongside multiple enforcement partners.
- A varied workload involving both office-based casework and operational field activity.
What You'll Receive
- Opportunity to work on high-profile environmental investigations.
- Structured training and ongoing professional development.
- Experience working alongside specialist enforcement professionals.
- A varied and rewarding role helping to protect communities and the environment.
- Exposure to complex investigations involving organised criminality and environmental offences.
Ideal Background
This position would particularly suit candidates from backgrounds such as:
- Police Constable
- Police Staff Investigator
- Criminal Investigator
- Environmental Enforcement Officer
- Waste Crime Officer
- Trading Standards Officer
- Local Authority Enforcement Officer
- Regulatory Investigator
- Counter Fraud Investigator
- Intelligence Officer
- Compliance Officer
- Rural Crime Officer
- HMRC, Border Force or other Government Enforcement Agencies
- Military Police or Service Police Investigations
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, your application has been unsuccessful.
If this role is not for you but you do know somebody who would be interested, please feel free to refer them to us! We have a “Refer A Friend” bonus scheme and we will reward you retail vouchers for any referrals who are not already known to us and are successfully placed!
Red Snapper Recruitment is a member of the Red Snapper Group.
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The Red Snapper Recruitment Group is an equal opportunities employer.
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