Fly Tipping Action Wales Senior Officer

Team / Directorate: Fly Tipping Action Wales Team / Operations Directorate

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: Week commencing 21/04/2025

Post number: 201161

The role

Join our dynamic team in delivering a national service within the South East business structure, focusing on strategic work areas across Wales to tackle fly-tipping. As the Fly-Tipping Action Wales (FTAW) Senior Officer, you will lead on enforcement and intelligence-sharing project areas to ensure the success of our important work programme.

You will also carry out investigations and enforcement of fly-tipping incidents that occur on the Welsh Government Woodland Estate and other NRW managed assets. You will act as a mentor to other members of the FTAW team & provide support to our external stakeholders including the 22 Local Authorities & other land managers.

You will respond safely, timely and efficiently to environmental incidents and undertake appropriate investigation, surveillance and enforcement case work, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and taking forward proportionate enforcement action.

As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to an NRW office within the place base / location above 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 Neil Harrison at    Neil.Harrison@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk

Interviews will be face to face (details of time and location will be shared in advance)

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

• Act as technical mentor and advisor to team members.
• Provide expert guidance in relation to compliance with environmental and regulatory standards.
• Liaise with stakeholders and develop partnerships to deliver initiatives based on placed based and national requirements.
• Take lead on delivery of relevant areas of project delivery, including Wales-wide initiatives.
• Take appropriate actions to collect evidence for enforcement purposes, in accordance with defined procedures.
• 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.

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. Knowledge and experience of carrying out enforcement against environmental offences.
3. Good understanding of commercial business processes and pressures.
4. Ability to communicate effectively with regulated business and the public, explaining issues and gaining support by influencing.

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%
• 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

If you think you have what it takes to do this role, but don’t necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch and we will be happy to discuss the role with you in more detail.

We’re passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of disability, neurodivergence, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, gender expression and gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, culture, or religion.   We put the principles of human rights, equality, fairness, dignity and respect at the heart of our values.

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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