The role
We're seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our Environmental Assessment and Advice Team in Southwest Wales. This permanent role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the protection and sustainable management of our natural resources through a combination of fieldwork, technical support, and data analysis.
As part of the team, you'll be involved in delivering environmental monitoring and advice across Neath Port Talbot, Swansea, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, and parts of Ceredigion. You'll be based at one of our offices within the region, with the flexibility to work from home and a significant amount of fieldwork during key periods of the year.
The role involves a wide range of responsibilities, including collecting water quality samples from rivers, lakes, and coastal bathing waters, conducting ecological surveys such as kick-sampling for invertebrates and diatoms, and supporting electrofishing operations. You'll also be responsible for operating monitoring equipment in aquatic environments, assisting with terrestrial and geological SSSI monitoring, and contributing to team functions such as equipment maintenance, administrative support, and health and safety management.
You'll need to be confident working outdoors in a variety of field conditions, including remote locations and in or near water. A valid UK manual driving licence is essential, as is the ability to swim and carry out physically demanding tasks.
The data you help collect will play a vital role in meeting statutory reporting requirements and will inform decisions made by Place Teams across Wales, helping to shape the future of our environment.
As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the NRW office at the above location and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed on appointment. Any regular face to face meetings or training will be planned in advance.
Interviews will take place through Microsoft Teams
Successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check. Appointments are normally made within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date.
About us
The 6 Environmental Assessment and Advice Teams (EAATs) provide multifunctional monitoring, assessment and reporting services across Wales. These teams play a particular role in gathering data in the field, as well as processing those data and turning them into usable evidence for the rest of the organisation. Our data contributes to a wide range of drivers, and directly helps NRW respond to the nature and climate emergencies, as well as help improve the quality of our rivers, lakes and inshore waters. This role will help support all the various functions of the EAATs, including freshwater quality monitoring, freshwater ecology, terrestrial monitoring, fisheries monitoring and earth science.
What you will do Work as part of an electric fishing team to deliver NRW fisheries monitoring programme and other sampling as required.
Managing critical business systems for the teams.
Manage collation and input of monitoring data.
Contribute to a positive health, safety and well-being culture.
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.
Required to take part in incident response activities
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 .
Previous experience in a monitoring, (preferably electric fishing) type role.
Strong and effective self-management and organisational skills.
Able to work well as part of a team. A current full UK valid licence to drive NRW fleet vehicles (cars and vans).
Ability to swim and be confident working in water. (Essential)
IT competencies; MS Office and database experience
Welsh Language Level requirements:
Essential: A1 - Entry level
Welsh language levels
Please note if you do not meet the level 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
We're passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
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.
You are welcome to apply for any vacancy in Welsh or English and any application submitted will be treated equally. Applications are welcome from individuals who work part time, as part of a job share or who work full time.
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