ASB & Environment Enforcement Officer

Band: E

PermanentContract

37 Hours per Week

Thurrock Councils dedication to tackling environmental crime saw its Environmental Enforcement Officers named Team of the Year at the Keep Britain Tidy National Awards in February 2020.

Thurrock Councils ASB & Enforcement Team are looking to recruit an innovative and can do ASB & Enforcement Officer to deliver a wide range of enforcement activities to bring about local improvements for the communities in Thurrock.

In this challenging role you will working collaboratively with internal and external partners to tackle Enviro-crime and Anti-Social Behaviour issues across the borough proactively responding to a high level of customer service demand.

Knowledge of Enforcement is essential including The Environmental Protection Act 1990 and Highways Act 1988 Refuse & Disposal Amenity Act 1978 Clean Neighbourhoods Environment Act 2005 and the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014. To conduct investigations experience and working knowledge of PACE 1984 CPIA 1996 RIPA 2000 and relevant codes of practice are essential.

As an ASB & Enforcement Officer you will be required to have a strong commitment to improving the Borough and the ability to participate and deliver actions to make a difference.

In a busy working environment you will be conducting investigations issuing Fixed Penalty Notices Statutory Notices as well as working on prosecution files to a high standard and attending court as a witness.

You must be enthusiastic willing to work alone and work well as part of a team applying commitment and flexibility to your work. Working on your own initiative you will manage your own caseload of investigations and enforcement actions together with providing support to our partners under the Community Safety Partnership.

You must hold a manual driving licence and will be expected to walk a significant amount of distance daily.

In this role you would be required to work Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm. However working patterns may vary according to operational priorities.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at a standard level is required for this role and candidates must be able to attain Essex Police Vetting at a level of NPPV-2 Full to obtain accreditation under the Community Safety Accreditation Scheme.

Closing Dates:

Redeployment Only: 11th September 2025

Internal & External: 28th September 2025

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