Senior Officer - Once in Operations Waste Regulation

As a Senior Officer in our Waste Regulation team, you will help shape Wales' journey toward a circular and sustainable economy. Your expertise in International Waste Shipments and non-site-based waste regulation will help ensure compliance, protect the environment, and influence policy at a national level.

This role includes leading on International Waste Shipments regulation, ensuring businesses meet legal requirements, assessing compliance, and taking proportionate enforcement action to maintain high standards. You will provide expert advice and guidance to businesses, stakeholders, and colleagues, and handle complex queries from internal and external customers with confidence and clarity.

Your work will be varied and impactful, ranging from site visits and investigations to data analysis and auditing. You will collaborate with colleagues across Evidence, Policy, and Permitting, as well as other UK regulators, industry partners, and DEFRA, to shape decisions and influence future policy. This is an opportunity to make a real difference protecting our environment while driving innovation and sustainability.

As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the nearest NRW office to your home with a suitable hybrid pattern agreed on appointment. Any regular face-to-face meetings or training will be planned in advance.

What You Will Do:

• Act as technical mentor and advisor to team members.
• Provide expert guidance in relation to compliance with environmental and regulatory standards.
• Take appropriate actions for enforcement purposes, in accordance with defined procedures.
• Identify and implement new ways of working to improve efficiency of outcome delivery.
• Identify opportunities for partnership working with both internal and external parties.
• Develop work plans for team members that reflect wider priorities (e.g. Waste Steer).
• Co-ordinate the technical development of team members.
• Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post.
• Commit to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy and understand how it operates within the responsibilities of the post.
• Commit to your own development through the effective use of your personal development plan (Sgwrs).
• Participate in incident response activities as required.
• Undertake other reasonable duties 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:

• Knowledge and experience of either working in the waste industry or as a regulator.
• Strong knowledge of International Waste Shipments.
• Good understanding of commercial business processes and pressures.
• Ability to communicate effectively with regulated businesses and the public, explaining issues and gaining support by influencing.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills for complex regulatory cases.
• A full and valid UK driving licence.

Welsh Language level requirements:

• Essential: Level A1 - Entry level

Benefits:

• 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 life needs.
• Commitment to professional development.
• Health and wellbeing benefits and support.
• Weekly wellbeing hour to use as you choose.

We are a bilingual organisation that complies with the Welsh Language Standards; Welsh language skills are considered an asset and support is provided to learn and develop. We are committed to equal opportunities and guarantee interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. Appointed candidates start at the first point of the pay scale, with annual increments. We encourage applications from under-represented communities and support career growth through leadership development and access to further and higher education opportunities.