Job description
- Act as a key point of contact between your team and the ports.
- Maintain a permanent presence at the ports throughout the year stopping illegal waste shipments
- Develop and maintain good relationships with local officers, the shipping industry and ports.
- Negotiate with and influence waste operators especially when their export standards are found to be below legal requirements.
- Review incoming data including commercially sensitive information and will be able to handle this accordingly.
- Work closely with our Intelligence Research Officers and Technical officers, who will help you develop the intelligence picture around illegal waste exports.
You will also support the Technical Officer for the area in overseeing container and trailer returns working with the site to bring them into compliance and assisting any investigators by compiling statements and exhibits.
You will work with the leadership to identify any improvements in processes within the illegal waste exports team.
- Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Be able to deal with both internal and external customers in a robust, professional manner
- Have the confidence to learn new IT systems
- Be methodical in your approach
- Be innovative & take the initiative
- Be able to work under pressure, organising and prioritising your workload to meet deadlines
- Be self-motivated with the ability to work with minimum supervision
- Show excellent attention to detail
- Have a proven ability to work collaboratively with other teams.
- Confident to work on your own, working outdoors all year around.
- Handle information securely
You will ideally have a background in waste as well as knowledge of the surrounding legislation.
Note that security vetting checks (SC and NPPV3) will be required.
Acting upon intelligence you will stop and arrange inspections of containers, trailers, and vehicles at the port.
This is a full-time role, however, we also welcome applications for those requiring part time and flexible career opportunities, so please include any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
For an informal chat, please contact Mark Bowhay (Team Leader) [email protected] or Carl Hallinon (Senior Technical Officer) [email protected]