Principal Investigator Waste Crime Taskforce

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Job Title:  Principal Investigator Waste Crime Taskforce
Job Grade / Classification: Environment Officer Class 12
Employment Type: Temporary - Full Time (1 position available)
Duration: Up to 24 months
Location: Sydney City (Our Sydney office will be moving to Parramatta in late 2019)

Agency overview
 
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is the State‘s primary environmental regulator. We work to protect our community and the environment as a leader, partner and protector.

Our vision is for New South Wales to have a healthy environment, healthy community and healthy business. We believe healthy ecosystems are the foundation for healthy communities, a healthy economy and for enhancing Iiveability.

We lead in protecting our air, waterways, land and the health of the community for the future.
We work with communities, government and business to reduce our impact on the environment.
We hold people and organisations to account through licensing, monitoring, regulation and enforcement.
 
Primary purpose of the role

The Principal Investigator manages and leads the Waste Crime Taskforce, providing advice and guidance to team members on investigative strategies, processes and protocols, as well as assisting the Chief Investigator to develop systems, policies and procedures to support and define the Waste Crime Taskforce’s investigative response.

About the Role

The role is responsible for leading and managing the EPA’s Waste Crime Taskforce to respond to high profile, organised and complex waste crime offences through intelligence-led investigations and other innovative regulatory actions aimed at preventing waste crime and disrupting illegal business models.

The Waste Crime Taskforce is a multiskilled team comprising experienced criminal investigators, operations officers, a principal legal officer and intelligence analyst, and works collaboratively with existing teams responsible for waste regulation within the EPA, including the Waste and Resource Recovery Branch, Legal Services Branch and the Intelligence and Analysis Unit, as well as external agencies, such as the NSW Police Force.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced criminal investigation manager to lead and manage a multiskilled team aimed at making a significant contribution to preventing and disrupting serious and organised waste crime offences. 

Essential requirements

•    Demonstrated capacity to lead and manage an investigation taskforce.
•    Excellent understanding, extensive experience and demonstrated capacity in investigating criminal or regulatory offences including competence in investigation methodology, evidence handling and the interpretation of legislation.
•    Experience in surveillance and covert operations.
•    Current Australian drivers licence

To be successful in the role, ideally you will have:

•    Knowledge of and experience in implementing regulatory and other innovative strategies aimed to prevent or disrupt serious and organised crime or regulatory offences.

You must read the following documents prior to preparing your application:
 
Role Description
Application Guide
Applying for a role in the NSW Public Sector
 
Job Notes: A Recruitment Pool may be established for future ongoing and temporary roles with similar focus capabilities. The Recruitment Pool may be available to hiring managers from the EPA, OEH and other NSW Public Sector agencies over a 12-month period.   
 
To Apply:
 
• Click the APPLY button at the end of this advertisement
• Provide your personal information as prompted
• Attach your resume that sets out your education, work history and other facts about yourself that relate to the role (maximum of 4 pages);
• Attach a cover letter that is relevant to the role (maximum of 1 page).
• Complete all the questions in the online application. Two of the questions will require you to provide specific examples from your experience (4000-character limit per question). These questions are shown below. Do not address these in your cover letter.
 
Q1.  Please provide an example where you led and managed a multiskilled team which was formed to investigate complex and organised criminal or regulatory offences in an environment of confidentiality, judgement and discretion. 

Q2. Please highlight your area of expertise in maintaining contemporary knowledge of investigative processes, policies and practice to ensure that investigation and other outcomes are efficient, credible, ethical and consistent with best practice. 

The information provided in your application needs to show how you meet the focus capabilities and other essential requirements of the role. (Refer to the role description for details about the capabilities and the associated behaviour indicators. The role description also lists the essential role requirements.) 

Our commitment to diversity:

The Environment Protection Authority values diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse groups and those with a disability.

Applications Close: Thursday, 19 July 2018 at 11.59pm

Should you require further information about the role please contact Jason Bentley, Chief Investigator, on: Ph: (02) 9995 6173 M: 0439 493 062 or E: [email protected]

Our Sydney office will be moving to Parramatta in late 2019.
Thank you for your interest in this position. We look forward to receiving your application.

Essential requirements

•    Demonstrated capacity to lead and manage an investigation taskforce.
•    Excellent understanding, extensive experience and demonstrated capacity in investigating criminal or regulatory offences including competence in investigation methodology, evidence handling and the interpretation of legislation.
•    Experience in surveillance and covert operations.
•    Current Australian drivers licence

To be successful in the role, ideally you will have:

•    Knowledge of and experience in implementing regulatory and other innovative strategies aimed to prevent or disrupt serious and organised crime or regulatory offences.