Senior Waste Regulation Officer

Team / Directorate: Waste Once in Operations / Operations

Starting salary:  £41,132 rising to £44,988 per annum through annual increments being paid each year (pro rata for part time applicants)

Contract type: Permanent

Work pattern:  Full time, 37 hours per week (Part time, annualised hours, compressed hours or term time working considered - discussions at interview stage welcome)

Interview Date: 29/07/2025

Post number: 203927, 203759

The role

Are you passionate about the environment and ready to shape the future of waste regulation in Wales? We’re looking for a confident and motivated individual to join our waste regulation team as a Senior Officer, helping to lead the way on regulatory reform and environmental protection.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in one of the most important and evolving areas of environmental regulation. You’ll act as a technical mentor to team members, providing expert guidance and supporting their development, while also helping to drive continuous improvement in how we regulate the waste industry across Wales.

As a senior officer, you’ll advise on compliance, lead on enforcement action where necessary, and help shape team workplans to align with strategic priorities such as the Waste Steer. You’ll also have the chance to identify innovative ways of working and build partnerships both within NRW and with external organisations.

If you thrive on problem-solving, influencing change, and working in a fast-paced, purpose-driven environment, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a real difference—for Wales, its people, and its environment.

As an organisation we support flexible working.  You will be contracted to the NRW office at the above location and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed on appointment. Any regular face to face meetings or training will be planned in advance.

To make an informal enquiry about this role, please contact Kate Jones at kate.jones@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk

Interviews will take place on Microsoft Teams. 

Successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check. Appointments are normally made within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date. 

What you will do

• Act as technical mentor and advisor to team members.
• Provide expert guidance in relation to compliance with environmental and regulatory standards.
• Take appropriate actions for enforcement purposes, in accordance with defined procedures.
• Identify and implement new ways of working to improve efficiency of outcome delivery.
• Identify opportunities for partnership working with both internal and external parties.
• Develop work plans for team members that reflect wider priorities. (e.g. Waste Steer).
• Co-ordinate the technical development of team members.
• Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post
• Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy, together with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post.
• Be committed to your own development through the effective use of your personal development plan (known as Sgwrs).
• Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.
• Required to take part in incident response activities.

Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills

In your application and interview you will be asked to demonstrate the following skills and experience using the STAR method.

1. Knowledge and experience of either working in the waste industry or as a regulator
2. Good understanding of commercial business processes and pressures.
3. Ability to communicate effectively with regulated business and the public, explaining issues and gaining support by influencing.
4. You will have a recognised qualification, degree or equivalent knowledge.

Welsh language level requirements

• Essential: Level A1 - Entry level (able to use and understand simple, basic phrases and greetings, no conversational Welsh) 
• Desirable: B2 - Upper intermediate level (able to discuss work matters)

Please note if you do not meet the A1 requirement i.e., ability to understand basic phrases and ability to pronounce Welsh names correctly, then NRW offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Benefits 

This role will offer a range of benefits, including:

• Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 28.97% (successful internal staff will remain in their current pension scheme)
• 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days
• generous leave entitlements for all your life needs
• commitment to professional development
• health and wellbeing benefits and support
• weekly wellbeing hour to use as you choose

See full details for all the employee benefits you will receive.

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We’re passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.  

We are committed to equal opportunities and we guarantee interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

We want to attract and retain talented and highly skilled staff, so we make sure that our pay scales remain competitive. We advertise the full pay scale on our job descriptions. Appointed candidates start at the first point of the pay scale and annual increments are paid each year.

We want our staff to grow professionally and personally. From leadership development to access to further and higher education courses, our staff have opportunities to expand their knowledge on variety of topics, stay current in their field and continue to learn as their career progresses.  

We are a Bilingual organisation which complies with the Welsh Language Standards.  Welsh language skills are considered an asset to NRW, and we encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills. 

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