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31482 - Illegal Waste Exports (IWE) - Regulatory Officer 2
| Posting date: | 25 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £28,607 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 August 2025 |
| Location: | UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | Environment Agency |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | Illegal Waste Exports (IWE) - Regulatory Officer 2 |
Summary
Do you want to work for an organisation that values difference and includes everyone? Then the Environment Agency is the organisation for you! We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities for everyone.
Illegal waste exports is a strategic priority crime type for the Environment Agency that attracts high profile attention from government, media, national and international stakeholders.
The Environment Agency is fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We don’t just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it and live it, for the benefit of our staff, our communities and our environment. Everyone starting in a new role will be welcomed into the team and given all the training and support needed. As part of your comprehensive induction, you will be provided with all the equipment required for your role.
As a Grade 3 Regulatory Officer, within the Illegal Waste Exports (IWE) Team, you will be taking on an exciting and challenging role, working at pace to deliver outcomes that prevent harm to legitimate businesses and safeguard our communities.
You will be assisting with the compliance and risk assessment of Environmentally Sound Management (ESM) of overseas recovery facilities for waste exports. The intelligence you capture could be what connects an offender to an environmental crime.
We are expecting further roles within this campaign to become available in the near future.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. 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. Full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role. This may attract an additional payment.
The team
IWE sits within Batteries, WEEE and Shipments (BWS), which is a part of Environmental Markets & Regulation (EM&R).
BWS regulates, monitors and enforces against activities of packaging producers and exporters of packaging waste, as well as preventing the export of illegal waste under Article 18 controls. BWS comprises of several teams encompassing various roles and disciplines, building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external partners, aiming to work as one regulatory and enforcement community.
Experience/skills required
The following skills are highly relevant:
• Good communication skills - an active listener with the ability to communicate and receive information effectively.
• Ability to represent the Environment Agency professionally with a variety of different partners.
• Ability to prioritise and plan own work and manage time effectively to meet objectives and deadlines.
• Attention to detail.
• Skilled in the use of standard IT packages, systems and databases to enter, record, and retrieve information efficiently and accurately.
• Pro-active in your approach and confident in using your initiative.
• Good team working skills and an approach that is inclusive to everyone you work with.
• Law enforcement, intelligence or handling sensitive data experience is not essential. If you have such relevant experience, please tell us about it in your application.
Illegal waste exports is a strategic priority crime type for the Environment Agency that attracts high profile attention from government, media, national and international stakeholders.
The Environment Agency is fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We don’t just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it and live it, for the benefit of our staff, our communities and our environment. Everyone starting in a new role will be welcomed into the team and given all the training and support needed. As part of your comprehensive induction, you will be provided with all the equipment required for your role.
As a Grade 3 Regulatory Officer, within the Illegal Waste Exports (IWE) Team, you will be taking on an exciting and challenging role, working at pace to deliver outcomes that prevent harm to legitimate businesses and safeguard our communities.
You will be assisting with the compliance and risk assessment of Environmentally Sound Management (ESM) of overseas recovery facilities for waste exports. The intelligence you capture could be what connects an offender to an environmental crime.
We are expecting further roles within this campaign to become available in the near future.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. 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. Full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role. This may attract an additional payment.
The team
IWE sits within Batteries, WEEE and Shipments (BWS), which is a part of Environmental Markets & Regulation (EM&R).
BWS regulates, monitors and enforces against activities of packaging producers and exporters of packaging waste, as well as preventing the export of illegal waste under Article 18 controls. BWS comprises of several teams encompassing various roles and disciplines, building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external partners, aiming to work as one regulatory and enforcement community.
Experience/skills required
The following skills are highly relevant:
• Good communication skills - an active listener with the ability to communicate and receive information effectively.
• Ability to represent the Environment Agency professionally with a variety of different partners.
• Ability to prioritise and plan own work and manage time effectively to meet objectives and deadlines.
• Attention to detail.
• Skilled in the use of standard IT packages, systems and databases to enter, record, and retrieve information efficiently and accurately.
• Pro-active in your approach and confident in using your initiative.
• Good team working skills and an approach that is inclusive to everyone you work with.
• Law enforcement, intelligence or handling sensitive data experience is not essential. If you have such relevant experience, please tell us about it in your application.