Fisheries Enforcement Officer

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South East

Chichester , Romsey , Worthing , Pevensey

Chichester Office, Pevensey Office, Romsey Office, Guildbourne House

Staff Grade 4

Permanent

Full Time, Part Time

Environment & Sustainability

£29,706

Help make a real difference in protecting and enhancing our fisheries habitats and stocks for current and future generations.

We’re looking for a highly motivated individual to join our Solent and South Downs Fisheries, Biodiversity & Geomorphology Teams as a Fisheries Enforcement Officer (FEO). This exciting opportunity will suit an individual with excellent communication skills and experience of tackling crime/regulatory non-compliance issues and criminal investigations.

This post will be largely field-based, working outdoors, sometimes in remote locations across various terrains. You will be required to travel and work across our Solent and South Downs Area as needed. You will undertake regular fisheries enforcement patrols, planning and conduct live fish movement audits, High Impact Fisheries Enforcement (HIFE) and rod licence checking across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Sussex areas. You'll collect evidence, interview suspects and prepare casefiles and/or develop actions to disrupt illegal activities, and be able to proactively establish good working relationships with colleagues and partners.

You will need to be flexible, and able to adapt and respond where pressures demand. The role requires participation in and out-of-hours standby rota, with periods of unsociable working, and routinely working on either a Saturday or a Sunday, with a weekday rest-day.

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. This may attract an additional payment and full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.

You'll join an award-winning team comprised of Fisheries Officers and Specialists, Biodiversity Officers and Specialists and a Geomorphology Technical Specialist. To achieve our aims, we work closely with regulatory and specialist technical teams across Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Sussex Areas and with enforcement, fisheries and intelligence colleagues in other areas and nationally. We also work with external enforcement bodies.

You will have experience of investigating crime and taking enforcement action against offenders and be able to demonstrate the following:

• Experience in an investigatory regulator role and knowledge of the legislation governing criminal investigations.
• Experience of conflict resolution techniques.
• An ability to deal with hostile situations and proactively manage your own health and safety and that of others is key.
• Excellent administration skills, including an ability to keep accurate records, organise and manage your workload and input / retrieve data.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• A full UK driving licence is required.
• Ability to swim is essential for this role.

Desirable experience and skills:

• Experience of working in the field of fisheries enforcement and a knowledge of angling and/or fisheries legislation.
• Qualifications or experience in boat handling preferred.

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. As an organisation we strive to reflect the communities we serve and continue to develop diversity throughout our workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, sexual orientation or religion.

We support flexible working hours and practices. We offer a range of employee benefits and encourage you to keep developing your skills and professional knowledge throughout your career.

For more information please email amir.fogel@environment-agency.gov.uk

Interviews will be held in-person at the Romsey Office, date to be confirmed.