Air Quality Monitoring Specialist

Team / Directorate: Air Quality Team / Evidence, Policy & Permitting

Starting salary: £41,132 rising to <> 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: 201309

The role

As an Air Quality Monitoring Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in shaping Natural Resources Wales' (NRW) approach to air quality monitoring. You will be instrumental in developing innovative guidance and tools to support this critical area, ensuring our staff benefit from your technical expertise and knowledge of legislative frameworks. Your work will contribute directly to safeguarding and improving the environment for future generations.

In this role, you will maintain a strategic overview of the air quality monitoring sector, staying ahead of emerging trends and identifying their potential implications for NRW. This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on environmental policy and practice, working with a dynamic team committed to driving sustainable outcomes.

As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the nearest NRW office to your home 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 Ji Ping Shi at jiping.shi@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk 

Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams.

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

• Support the Lead Advisor Air Quality by leading the development of advice and guidance for air quality monitoring at sites we regulate, to ensure that NRW adopts a proportionate and risk-based approach to the provision of statutory advice and regulation in line with the purpose of NRW.
• Be the principal provider of technical support to staff in Operations for air quality monitoring guidance, commonly used international and national standards in emissions monitoring, and provide technical support and advice to staff in WG.
• As part of the Air Quality Team be the principal provider of advice in relation to monitoring emissions to air from regulated sites including common aerial chemical pollutants, examples of process abatement, monitoring strategies, commonly used monitoring techniques and quality assurance schemes employed. Be able to advise on specific application in relation to emissions monitoring for intensive farming, bioaerosols, noise, odour and incident response when required.
• Be the principal point of contact within NRW for the monitoring component of air quality with the relevant UK and Welsh Trade Associations, Environment Agency, SEPA and NIEA to share and work together on the development of advice and guidance. 
• 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. The Technical Specialist Air Quality monitoring will have direct experience of monitoring emissions to air, either as a regulator, consultant or operator and specialist knowledge of the MCERTS monitoring scheme for emissions to air and emissions monitoring techniques, and the standards/guidance governing them. 
2. A degree in a relevant subject. You'll need to be an excellent communicator, be able to demonstrate effective interpersonal skills and be a strong team worker.

Welsh language level requirements

• Essential: 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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