Senior Installations and RSR Permitting Officer

Team / Directorate: Installations and RSR Permitting Team, Evidence, Policy and Permitting

Starting salary:  £41,132 rising to £44,988 per annum through annual increments being paid each year (pro rata for part time applicants)

Contract type: Permanent

Work pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week (Part time, annualised hours, compressed hours or term time working considered - discussions at interview stage welcome)

Post number: 202849

The role

You will be a senior member of the Installations and Radioactive Substances Regulations Permitting Team, using your scientific and technical skills to assess complex environmental permit applications and fulfil NRW’s duties to make sound decisions to issue, refuse or vary environmental permits, to time and budget.

You will use environmental permitting processes, scientific technical guidance, and your understanding of wider legal requirements, across a broad range of large industrial sectors; including refineries, waste incineration, treatment and landfilling, paper and pulp, food and drink, metals processing, intensive farming, combustion, chemicals, and activities that use radioactive substances.

The role sits within a close working team, you will nurture strong connections and be responsible for mentoring and training of peers, sharing knowledge, experience, and best practice, to facilitate risk-based decision making and produce robust enforceable permits; protecting human health and the environment, and encourage best practice in the operation of regulated facilities.

You will use your specialist expertise across several industrial sectors from either regulatory or operational experience, and respond to permitting queries from both internal and external customers, working with team members and the wider Industry Regulation community to resolve complex issues that arise within your specialist area.

In addition to the core permitting responsibilities, you will contribute to work planning, risk and resource management, instigate process improvements, and participate in industrial cluster groups to deliver outcomes and embed SMNR within current regulatory frameworks.

The role suits hybrid working, as the team is responsible for assessing environmental permit applications from large industry across all of Wales. As with many roles, there is great benefit from face-to-face team meetings and general desk-side training and support, so you will be required to attend the Cardiff office regularly to participate in certain activities and fulfil specific tasks. 

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.

To make an informal enquiry about this role, please contact Holly Noble at Holly.Noble@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk

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.