Senior Carbon Regulation Officer

Team / Directorate: Industry and Waste Regulation South East / 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: To be confirmed

Post number: 203701

The role

This is a national role, providing technical advice, support and knowledge within the Carbon Permitting Team responsible for delivering the UK Emissions Trading Schemes (ETS).

You will undertake a variety of tasks required to deliver the schemes requirements, including but not limited to: Permitting of installations, annual returns, auditing & operator site inspections, compliance & enforcement, managing data and contributing where required to management reporting and process improvements.

As a Senior Officer in the Carbon Permitting Team you will be responsible for assessing a range of permits issued under climate change schemes, providing a high level of technical assessment and scrutiny, dealing with a range of customers from across industry and representing the team in meetings with stakeholders and other regulating agencies.

We are looking for someone who understands industrial processes and / or scientifically minded, , can provide a high level of scrutiny to applications, meet deadlines and who is able to effectively prioritise their workload.

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. You will work directly alongside 3 other Carbon Permitting team members who are currently based in North Wales.  The team reports directly to Industry Regulation South East.  Your role will be primarily home / office based working remotely but may entail travel between different NRW locations, as well as partner organisations and other operator premises for site inspections, these will be planned in advance.

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 Wayne Grimstead at wayne.grimstead@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

• Determination of a range of applications for UK Emission Trading Scheme permits ensuring that large energy users in sectors such as metals, chemicals and electricity production operate in such a way as to minimise their impact on climate change.
• Ensure compliance to the UK Emission Trading Scheme permits across Wales by a range of site compliance audits, report assessment and enforcement work as required.
• Ensure compliance to the Carbon Reduction Commitment and Energy Savings Opportunity schemes across Wales, leading on the issue of Civil Penalties for non-conformance as appropriate.
• Preparation of annual reports of Greenhouse Gas emissions in Wales to Government and other interested parties.
• Providing advice and guidance on all climate change regulation to other team members, internal and external customers, identifying common customers between the climate change regulations and other environmental legislation, ensuring customers are fully informed of the wider legislative requirements.
• Represent Natural Resources Wales on United Kingdom regulator forums, ensuring that the needs of Welsh industry is taken into consideration in the development of the United Kingdom wide approach to climate change legislation.
• Coaching and mentoring others on UK Emission Trading Scheme, Carbon Reduction Commitment and Energy Savings Opportunity work.
• Building strong working relationships with customers, partners and other stakeholders across the UK.
• 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 a regulated industry or as a regulator
2. An understanding of climate change legislation.
3. Practical experience of applying legislation to the regulation or operation of industry.
4. Proven effective planning and organisational skills.

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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