Environmental Enforcement Officer

Location: Malton, North Yorkshire

Our Team

The Environmental Enforcement Team is a regulatory service within the Environment Directorate. The team works across the council’s directorates and with external partners, to reduce and prevent environmental crime in North Yorkshire.

The Role

As an Environmental Enforcement Officer in the Malton/Scarborough area, you will be responsible for the investigation and enforcement of a wide variety of environmental issues including fly tipping, littering, abandoned vehicles, stray dogs and unauthorised encampments

Reporting to a Senior Environmental Enforcement Officer, you will work collaboratively with internal and external colleagues to undertake a variety of investigations, which will include contact with individuals, interviewing under caution, drafting letters and notices, issuing fixed penalty notices, writing statements, preparing case files and attending Court as an expert witness. You will also take part in multiagency initiatives and promotional events to tackle environmental crime.

What you will bring

We are looking for someone who has a positive attitude, who can tackle face to face, challenging, and sometimes complex issues. The successful candidate will have:

• An enthusiastic ‘can do’ attitude
• An ability to produce clear and concise written documentation
• Good problem-solving skills
• The ability to engage with the public in a fair and respectful, but assertive manner
• The ability to work with internal and external partners to achieve common goals.

This post offers training and the opportunity to progress in an expanding area of local authority work.

Working for us

When you join us, you are entitled to our outstanding benefits and wellbeing plan as part of your position.

• Our holiday entitlement starts at 28 days rising to 34 days (pro-rata) per year with continued service, plus public holidays.
Pension:
• for your retirement with our generous local government pension scheme
Fitness & Rewards: Fitness discounts with various Gyms across the county. Stay on top of your game and
• £££.
Lifestyle Savings: explore a huge range of discounts to help you
• money across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers.

Plus lots more…

Key Dates

Closing date: 14 June 2026

Interview date: 26 June 2026

Key Documents

Job description.docx

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