Waste Regulation Officer

Team / Directorate: Waste Once in Operations / Operations

Starting salary:  £36,246 rising to £39,942 per annum through annual increments being paid each year (pro rata for part time applicants)

Contract type: Fixed Term until 31 March 2026

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 16 June 2025. 

Post number: 203921, 203922, 203923, 203924, 203925, 203926

The role

We are seeking dynamic people to accept this exciting opportunity to join our waste regulation workforce to make a real difference for the people of Wales.

Are you passionate about keeping resources in use for as long as possible and avoiding waste? Do you want to help deliver Wales’s commitments to reach zero waste by 2050 and reduce our carbon emissions? Welsh Government’s Beyond Recycling Strategy is a plan to make the circular economy in Wales a reality, and highlights that our pathway towards a zero waste, low carbon economy has never been more important.

The Welsh Government has introduced new Waste Separation Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2023, otherwise known as the Workplace Recycling Regulations, that require all work places in Wales to separate recyclable materials in the same way that householders do. These roles will be crucial to helping NRW regulate these new requirements. Through application of our Regulatory Principles, you will ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, support proportionate action and achieve multiple benefits from our regulatory interventions. The work will include site visits, providing advice and guidance, undertaking investigation work, data collection, monitoring and reporting to ensure compliance.

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

Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams.

The interviews will take place on the week commencing 16/06/25.  

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

• Assess compliance for non-site based waste regulation including international waste shipments, extended producer responsibility, hazardous waste, LARTs and any future regimes that may fall under the duties of the once for Wales team e.g. Material Facilities, Deposit Return Scheme & Waste Tracking Workplace Recycling Regs.
• Take appropriate actions to collect evidence for enforcement purposes, in accordance with defined procedures.
• Participate in the development of teamwork plans.
• Produce required documentation to support legal action.
• Seek to influence customers and establish local partnerships and collaborations as opportunities arise to deliver SMNR.
• Respond to incidents.
• 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 working as a regulator.
2. 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 degree level qualification in a relevant subject area or the equivalent level of knowledge.

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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% (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

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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