Senior Officer, Environment Team

We are looking for an enthusiastic and professional individual who can work at a fast pace, often to tight deadlines and who is able to effectively prioritise their workload to deliver more for the environment.

As an officer within the Newport, Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent Environment Team you will report to the Environment Team Leader and as one of a network of Senior Officers you will play a key role in work planning at Place level.

Environment Team activities lie at the heart of delivering the Sustainable Management of our Natural Resources in Wales and tackling the Climate and Nature Emergencies.

We are seeking a Senior Officer with water quality expertise and experience to work on incident management to help deliver effective regulation to improve water environment. You will be the technical lead and mentor on water regulation issues within the team and be capable of dealing with incidents, contentious issues, queries and complaints.

As part of NRW’s role as a Category 1 responder under the Civil Contingencies Act the post holder will also respond safely, timely and efficiently to environmental incidents and undertake appropriate investigation and enforcement work. You will be required to support the attendance of out of office hours incidents

As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the Natural Resources Wales (NRW) office at the above location and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed on appointment.