Enviro Crime and Enforcement Officer

Job Introduction

Enviro Crime Enforcement Officer

Grade SO2 
Permanent – Full Time

Make a real difference in your community

Do you want a job where no two days are the same, and where your work makes a visible impact on our streets. We’re looking for a proactive and motivated experience Enviro Crime Enforcement Officer to join our frontline team in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

This is a high-profile role tackling environmental crimes such as fly-tipping, trade waste offences, untidy land, and abandoned vehicles. You’ll be at the heart of keeping our borough clean, safe, and welcoming for everyone.

What you’ll be doing

As an Enviro Crime Enforcement Officer, you’ll:

• Lead investigations into serious environmental offences.
• Gather evidence, prepare case files, and present evidence in court.
• Seize vehicles involved in waste crime and deploy mobile CCTV cameras.
• Issue Fixed Penalty Notices and statutory notices in line with legislation.
• Carry out witness and suspect interviews.
• Use scene examination skills (including photography) to identify offenders.
• Work in partnership with the Police, council teams, and external agencies.
• Engage with residents and businesses to prevent crime and promote compliance.

What we’re looking for

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• A strong background in enforcement or investigation work.
• Knowledge of environmental legislation (fly-tipping, waste offences, abandoned vehicles).
• Experience of gathering evidence, writing reports, and working to legal standards.
• Confidence to engage directly with offenders and members of the public.
• The ability to work flexibly, occasional early mornings, evenings, or weekends may be required.
• A full UK driving licence.

Recent training in PACE, CPIA, or conflict management would be an advantage, but if you don’t already have these, we’ll support you with the training you need.

What we offer

• A role where your work has a tangible impact on our environment and community.
• Full training and ongoing professional development.
• Opportunities to progress within our growing enforcement service.
• Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Generous annual leave allowance.
• Flexible working arrangements where possible.
• A supportive, professional team that works closely with Police and other partners.

Before interview, you’ll be asked to complete a short assessment (no more than 1 hour).

For an informal discussion, please contact Satti Heir on satti.heir@royalgreenwich.gov.uk / 0208 921 4605.

Important information to consider before applying:

• Applications must fully meet all essential person specification criteria to be shortlisted for interview
• Applicants must review their application to ensure that it accurately reflects their experience, employment history, qualifications, and understanding of the role for which they are applying, written in your own words (The use of AI for the writing of supporting statement sections is not recommended)
• Shortlisted applicants will be required to successfully complete an initial assessment before being progressed to interview (This will be a multiple choice questionnaire relating to the essential criteria as well as a written statement)

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated. 

Early Advert Close: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

Full Employment History: A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.