Job Description
The role Are you ready to make a real difference? Join us in a pivotal role where your scientific expertise will help protect Wales' environment and public health, while supporting sustainable industrial growth.
As a Lead Specialist Officer within the Installations and RSR Permitting Team, you will provide technical leadership and support, working both collaboratively and independently to assess complex environmental permit applications across a diverse range of large industry sectors in Wales; from refineries and large combustion plant to landfills, paper and food production, metals processing, and activities involving radioactive substances.
Using your strong scientific background (particularly in chemistry and maths) and experience of environmental regulation, you'll lead and support the team to carry out robust and complex technical assessments in line with legislation, technical guidance, NRW policies and procedures. Your expertise will underpin the team's decisions, to issue, refuse, or vary permits, which will directly influence how major industries operate, ensuring they meet environmental standards and adopt best practices.
You will have a high level of specialist expertise across several industrial sectors and will be the focal point for complex permitting queries from both internal and external customers, working with the wider Industry Regulation community to resolve issues that ari...