Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Senior Environment Protection Officer
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We are recruiting for 3 full time Senior Environment Protection Officers on a permanent basis
Your passion has never had a greater purpose
Here at SEPA, we’re connected by a passion that drives us to be purposeful in every action we take - to protect our environment. Through our expertise, we lead projects that make a difference for Scotland, and our workplaces are grounded in respect for that expertise.
That’s why, when you join us as Senior Environment Protection Officer, you’ll discover enriching benefits, meaningful support, and opportunities to learn every day. That’s what it means to be Passionately Purposeful - for our environment, and for your career.
Work that goes beyond your desk
Experts at what we do, we work in a professional way towards our shared goals, knowing the work we do makes a genuine, lasting difference on the environment.
The post holder will provide a supervisory role in SEPA’s Compliance Function, which leads on all aspects of the regulatory process including environmental performance, pollution incidents, enforcement and resolution. The roles are based in the geographic region covered by the Falkirk, Alloa, Stirling, Perth; Glasgow Central, and Lanarkshire teams.
As a Senior Regulator (SEPO) in the Compliance function, you will:
- Allocate and supervise work for a team and monitor the quality of work to ensure excellent customer service. Direct the day to day planning, organisation and control of team work.
- Oversee, support, and where needed you will directly lead on activities of a more contentious, complex, or sensitive nature. This includes; assessing the level of compliance with statutory requirements authorisations, investigating the more serious/contentious complaints or reports of significant pollution incidents, and initiating enforcement action where necessary and advising team members of appropriate levels of enforcement action within the delegated boundaries.
- Provide guidance and regulatory advice to both internal and external stakeholders where the issues are not clear-cut; explain, justify, and defend particular courses of action or proposals put forward for consideration; resolve tensions and difficulties when these arise and identify and satisfy internal and external stakeholder requirements.
- Lead by example, promoting our values and behaviours, and create a positive working culture that supports employee health and wellbeing.
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Respect for your expertise
This is a highly important role within our Regulation, Business & Environment portfolio, which means you’ll need:
- Relevant experience or qualification equivalent to SCQF Level 8-10
- Highly developed oral and written communication skills, ability to build and maintain good internal and external regulatory relationships
- A comprehensive knowledge and demonstratable experience of the associated legislation, policy, and guidance as relates to pollution control, event response, compliance, and compliance related enforcement.
- Good at planning and organisational skills, with the ability to spot problems and risks, and put measures in place to prevent or mitigate them
- Great people skills, with the ability to support, develop, and coach officers in delivering work and engage with key teams to gain the support we need from others
Please open the link to the Senior Environment Protection Officer role profile link which outlines the core responsibilities and expectations of the role within a defined activity family. Please note the role profile name may be different to the job title being advertised.
Support that goes beyond the workplace
We’re cultivating a workplace that supports not only your passion and your professional lives, but your personal life. So, you’ll find benefits that make a difference at work and at home. Such as:
- Hybrid and Flexible working opportunities
- Up to 35 days annual leave and 7 additional public holidays each year (pro rata)
- Paid time off to support your Wellbeing and enable you to Volunteer in your community
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Progressive Family Friendly policies
- Training & development to enable colleagues to improve their skills, competencies and knowledge to perform at their best.
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Plus, many more lifestyle benefits such as 24/7 access to an online employee discount platform, credit union facilities and access to a Cycle to Work Scheme.
Passionately you. Purposefully supportive
SEPA is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and good relations in everything it does - as a community leader, as a provider and commissioner of services, and as an employer.
Passionately Purposeful about Scotland’s environment - and your career.
Protecting our environment, promoting our work, and supporting our people, working at SEPA means being part of an organisation that’s grounded in respect for your expertise - and your wellbeing. So you can be your best, and make the biggest impact.
We recruit solely based on merit. Our shortlisting process is conducted on an anonymous basis. Please ensure that you include all relevant information when you apply.
We support flexible working arrangements to help you maintain a healthy balance between career and homelife. This includes working part time, reduced hours, job sharing, working remotely. As a flexible first employer we are open to having conversations about flexible working arrangements that work for you and SEPA from day 1 of your employment with us.
We are proud to be a 'Disability Confident' employer and will work to identify and implement reasonable adjustments and equipment to support you in the role that you do.
Applicants with a visual impairment can request job descriptions and application forms in Braille, large print or on tape.
For the security and wellbeing of our colleagues, successful candidates will undergo Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) pre-employment checks including a level one Disclosure Scotland check.
If you have questions or need any assistance with the recruitment process please contact SEPA’s Recruitment Team at recruitment@sepa.org.uk
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