Environment Officer (Agriculture) in Cross Hands

The role offers an exciting opportunity to join our Control of Agricultural Pollution Team (South West Wales) on a permanent basis as an Environment Officer. We are looking for a confident and motivated individual with strong communication and influencing skills who can make a real impact.

As part of this team, you will work across Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire & Ceredigion to ensure farms are meeting the Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations. Whether conducting inspections solo or alongside colleagues, you will be at the forefront of environmental protection, helping to shape sustainable agricultural practices. This is more than a compliance role; it is about building trust and driving change. You will engage with farmers and land managers, offering practical guidance and taking proportionate enforcement action when needed. Your ability to influence and communicate effectively will be key to fostering collaboration and long-term improvements.

If you are curious by nature, thrive on problem-solving, and want a career where no two days are the same, this is your chance to be part of something meaningful. Join us and help shape a cleaner, safer, and more resilient environment for Wales.

Driving is essential to this role as you will cover a large geographical area and will be expected to attend remote sites that aren’t accessible via public transport. You must hold a full and current UK driving licence.

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

What you will do:

• Work with a wide range of internal and external customers including permit holders, landowners, businesses, public bodies, recreation groups, volunteers and third-sector organisations to enable others to achieve SMNR.
• Establish, maintain and advise partners to support the development of partnership projects and plans from concepts to implementation.
• Assess compliance with relevant legislation, permit or consent conditions. Where non-compliance is identified, determine and implement the most appropriate intervention option.
• Draft valid consents and assents for operations affecting protected sites.
• Provide professional local advice and responses to consultations from planning and permitting teams.
• Monitor progress of work, which may include interpretation of data, contractor management, project delivery or compliance with management agreements.
• Play a role in a resilient NRW Incident Management Service.
• Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post.
• Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy.
• Participate in incident response activities.
• Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.

Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills:

• A good working knowledge of environment management, agriculture, fisheries, conservation or biodiversity.
• An understanding of how your role in a multi-functional team can contribute to the sustainable management of natural resources.
• Strong and effective self-management, organisational and IT skills.
• The ability to influence, negotiate and gain cooperation of others.
• Hold a current full UK valid licence to drive NRW fleet vehicles.
• Welsh Language level requirements: Essential: Level A1 – Entry level.

Please note: if you do not meet the A1 requirement, 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:

• Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 28.97%.
• 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.

We are 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. Appointed candidates start at the first point of the pay scale and annual increments are paid each year.

Unless otherwise stated, Natural Resources Wales is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

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 a variety of topics.

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.