Team Leader Industry & Waste Regulation

Team / Directorate: Industry Regulation Team South Central / Operations

Starting salary:  £45,367 rising to £50,877 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)

Post number: 200985

The role

Ready to take the lead in protecting Wales’ environment from industrial impacts? We’re looking for a dynamic and driven leader to manage our Industry Regulation Team in South Central Wales.

In this high-impact role, you’ll guide a team of expert officers regulating some of the most complex and high-risk industrial sites in the region. You’ll have the opportunity to influence environmental performance across a diverse range of sectors—supporting innovation, ensuring compliance, and driving real change in how industry interacts with our natural world.

You’ll manage and develop a team of 12, oversee site inspections, liaise with stakeholders from multinational companies to local communities, and contribute directly to reducing emissions and tackling climate change. This is your chance to combine technical expertise with strategic leadership—and help shape a greener future for Wales.

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 Fiona Hourahine at Fiona.hourahine@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk

Successful external applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check. We aim to make offers of appointment within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date.

 

What you will do

• Manage and develop a large team of Regulatory and Enforcement Officers and be fully accountable for their performance, contribution, development and well-being, health and safety.
• Using technical specialist knowledge of industry, waste and enforcement, prepare and present your teams’ annual work plan and production of associated performance and assurance reports.
• Be responsible for regulatory decisions at place level, ensuring adherence to the Regulators’ Code and our Regulatory Principles.
• Develop and maintain effective and influential customer relationships (internal and external) at a senior level (e.g. Director level engagement within multinational companies).
• Contribute your technical knowledge and stakeholder management experience to risk-based decision making by the team and the wider business.
• Be responsible for delegated team and project budgets.
• Respond to and manage team’s response to incidents and complaints.
• 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 and that of your staff through the effective use of your personal development plan (known as Sgwrs).
• Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.

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. Experience of line management.
2. Experience of relevant work areas.
3. Coaching and mentoring skills.
4. Experience of managing contentious issues and community liaison and public engagement activities.
5. Strong organisational, time management and interpersonal skills.
6. Good understanding of commercial business processes and pressures. 
7. Ability to communicate effectively with regulated business and the public, explaining complex issues and gaining support by influencing.
8. Extensive knowledge and experience of regulatory processes (including enforcement) and incident management.

Welsh language level requirements

• Essential:  ​Level A1 - Entry level (able to use and understand simple, basic phrases and greetings, no conversational Welsh)​

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.

Please keep reading

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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