The role
At Natural Resources Wales (NRW), our Flood Risk Analysis team plays a vital role in protecting communities by producing and managing the flood risk mapping and modelling evidence that underpins all our flood risk management work.
As an Advisor, you’ll be responsible for managing NRW’s extensive catalogue of flood risk data—providing hydraulic models and technical advice both internally and to external customers, including other Risk Management Authorities. This is an excellent opportunity to build on your existing knowledge of flood risk management, with NRW offering support to help you develop hydraulic modelling skills and contribute to our ongoing programme of mapping and modelling.
Your role will involve maintaining and enhancing flood risk datasets and archives, ensuring our evidence base remains complete, accurate, and accessible. You’ll help improve our understanding of flood risk by undertaking modelling work and reviewing third-party models submitted in support of new developments.
You’ll also contribute to the Wales Flood Map—a key public resource accessed via our website—which plays a vital role in communicating flood risk to affected communities. Providing accurate, up-to-date data and evidence to stakeholders will be central to your work, supporting projects and schemes in flood-prone areas.
In addition, you’ll capture and analyse flood incident data to inform future modelling and deepen our understanding of flood mechanisms. You’ll advise partners and stakeholders, helping them interpret and apply our data effectively to support decision-making and resilience planning.
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.
To make an informal enquiry about this role, please contact Neil Taunt at Neil.Taunt@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
Interviews will be face to face (details of time and location will be shared in advance)
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.
What you will do
- Assist with post flood analysis & post flood data collection.
- Input data to the Community Risk Register.
- Take a lead role within Flood Risk Management (FRM) for managing the catalogue of existing data.
- Prepare and maintain public facing flood maps.
- Deal with customer enquiries and requests for flood risk management data in accordance with customer charter.
- Undertake basic flood modelling work to provide the evidence that underpins key FRM decision making.
- Support internal teams and external stakeholders (Lead Local Flood Authorities etc.) to provide a co-ordinated response to flooding from all sources.
- Support the team in providing technical input to all relevant national, regional and area strategies and plans (To include European Flood Risk Regulations and Flood & Water management Act).
- Assist with Internal flood risk modelling studies for communities identified at risk (hydraulic modelling of flood risk areas to identify and refine knowledge on flood extents, depths, velocities etc).
- 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.
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.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in a scientific or engineering subject.
- Basic Project management experience.
- Basic knowledge of river hydraulics and hydrology.
- Basic knowledge of river modelling packages (1D, 1D/2D, etc).
- Good knowledge & experience of GIS systems and mapping (ARCGIS or MAPINFO).
- Data management experience.
- Good inter-personal skills and able to communicate technical issues, successfully with NRW teams, external consultants and the public.
- Must have a full UK Driving Licence.
Welsh Language level requirements
- Essential: Level A1 – Entry level (able to use and understand simple, basic phrases and greetings, no conversational Welsh)
Please note if you do not meet the 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.
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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.
