City/Town
National
Region
National
Vacancies
3
Salary Minimum
£34,320
Post Type
Permanent
Job ID
33773
Closing date
08 Mar 2026
Published date
20 Feb 2026
Grade
Staff Grade 4
Role type
Intelligence
Security check
Basic Check
Job description
This is a technical specialist role acting as key point of contact between the intelligence teams and staff based out on the ground. Intelligence Officers are responsible for:
- Reviewing incoming intelligence for opportunities to develop additional lines of enquiry, links to ongoing investigations or identification of new and emerging threats.
- Proactively seeking new intelligence through open source searching and interrogation of data and systems.
- Advising staff on how intelligence can help to prepare, prevent, protect and pursue against environmental crime.
- Sharing intelligence with other law enforcement partners with a view to facilitating joint action to crack crime.
- Producing quality intelligence products to highlight intelligence gaps and give recommendations for further action – helping to inform managers’ and investigators’ decision-making processes and enable effective targeting of our resources.
- Relationship building with internal and external customers with a view to promoting intelligence-led ways of working.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and be 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 must have experience of working in an intelligence role with strong technical skills – specifically:
- Experienced in handling sensitive information and recording and disseminating intelligence material.
- Competent in the use of IT and intelligence systems
- Able to produce high quality written intelligence products to clearly and accurately inform our decision making, utilising great communication skills.
Self-motivated to achieve excellence in your work, have a keen eye for detail and driven to embed an intelligence led service for the prevention & disruption of Serious Organised Crime.
- An ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with our internal customers and external partner agencies, identifying intelligence gaps and interpreting and sharing intelligence and information to assess risk and direct resources effectively.
We want to reflect the diverse communities that we serve, embracing difference and including everyone, so welcome applications from groups that are under-represented across our workforce.
Please note that security vetting (SC and NPPV3) will be required.
For an informal chat, please contact [email protected] or [email protected]
Note that interviews will take face to face at our Birmingham Office
How do you ensure your work is of the required standard?
Please provide an example of collaborative intelligence led partnership working and how you managed the needs of an important customer.
Give me an example of when you have had to interpret a large amount of data to produce a report.
If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Although the Environment Agency is a non-departmental public body sponsored by Defra, we subscribe to and align with the candidate guidance on the use of artificial intelligence found on the Civil Service Careers website. Please review for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.