We are the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Aotearoa New Zealand’s independent environmental regulator. Our role is important: to help protect our country’s unique way of life by looking out for the health of its environment, its economy and its people.
Our kaupapa is about making the right decisions based on evidence, mātauranga, and science. At the EPA, we encourage big ideas and bold goals.
What we achieve today helps shape the future of New Zealand for generations to come.
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Compliance, monitoring and enforcement (CME) is an integral part of the EPA’s work to protect the environment and the health outcomes of New Zealanders. Activities undertaken by the CME Group sit alongside decision-making and engagement and are fundamental to the overall strategic direction of the EPA.
The Compliance, Monitoring and Enforcement Group helps everyone – from small businesses to big organisations - understand and comply with environmental regulations to help protect communities, the environment and people.
We do this through educating, engaging, monitoring and investigating, and taking enforcement action when necessary. This approach benefits the environment, the economy and communities, and means we can focus our resources (including our enforcement powers) on tackling the most important environmental issues.
Our multi-disciplinary team of compliance, monitoring and enforcement officers work together, supporting each other to carry out this essential role in maintaining and upholding New Zealand’s environmental regulatory regime for the good of all of Aotearoa today, and for future generations.
The Investigator position leads and contributes to the delivery of regulatory investigation, enforcement functions and decision making by the EPA for activities of environmental legislation that the EPA regulates.
This includes leading and contributing to investigation activities across a wide range of environmental legislation, including conducting evidential interviews and preparing of prosecution files to best practice standards.
This role is based in our Wellington office. While we're happy to consider work-from-home arrangements, this role is not designed for full-time remote working.
We are seeking a self-motivated person who is keen to make a difference to the lives of New Zealanders.We are looking for someone who has a range of qualities, including:
Experience of conducting investigations resulting in enforcement action
Experience in regulatory compliance and investigation, ideally within central or local Government
Experience in scene examination, including the recording, collection, and management of evidence.
Experience in dealing with witnesses and conducting evidential interviews
Experience in assessing evidence to identify non-compliance against legislation.
Experience of issuing statutory notices or laying charges and giving evidence in court an advantage.
Relevant tertiary qualification in compliance, investigations, science, engineering or environmental management and/or relevant regulatory experience in a related field.
There are extra benefits to working at the EPA:
flexible working culture
three additional paid leave days between Christmas and New Years in addition to four weeks’ annual leave
$400 non-taxable payment to help you set up working at home
an annual paid EPA Environment Day to support the community with environmental initiatives
in-house Māori cultural capability building programme
learning opportunities, including the annual EPA Symposium
active and lively social club, and diverse groups and support networks
EPA awards recognising individual and team effort
relocation help for those moving to New Zealand from overseas.
$87,702 - $131,554 annum (midpoint $109,628).
This is the full salary range of the band, from 80% - 120%. Appointments will generally be made at or below the midpoint of this range, depending on skills and experience.
Complete the online application form and submit your CV and a covering letter.
Please note: your covering letter is an important part of our assessment process. Please highlight how your experience relates to this role, and why you applied. Tell us about you, your values and/or whakapapa.
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For more information, please contact recruit@epa.govt.nz or check out the careers section of our website www.epa.govt.nz/careers
We will review applications as they are submitted and may begin our selection process prior to the end of the application stage
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