Job Description
Senior Development Planning Advisor
Role ID: 200055
Location: Cardiff
Grade/Salary range: 6: £41,132 - £44,988
Working pattern: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: 23/11/2025
The role
Are you a planning professional with strong technical expertise and a passion for shaping sustainable development?
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is seeking a Senior Planning Advisor to lead on complex, high-profile casework within our Development Planning Advice Service (DPAS). This is a unique opportunity to influence major development proposals across Wales-including infrastructure, housing, transport, and agriculture - ensuring environmental priorities are at the heart of decision-making.
In this role, you'll provide expert advice to Planning Authorities, Welsh Government and applicants, drawing on topics such as conservation sites, European Protected Species, flood risk, water quality, air quality, contaminated land, and landscape. You'll collaborate with technical specialists across NRW to deliver robust, evidence-based guidance that supports sustainable outcomes. Your expertise will directly influence how development takes place in Wales - ensuring it aligns with national priorities for climate, biodiversity, and n...