The role
This is a rare and exciting opportunity to play an instrumental role in the Landfill Emissions Reduction Project (LERP) at Natural Resources Wales. As part of a dedicated team, you will help deliver the Welsh Government’s Net Zero Carbon Budget 2 (2025–2027) by tackling the environmental impacts of both closed and operational landfill sites.
This is a fixed term role until 31 March 2027.
In this role, you’ll plan and deliver detailed landfill gas audits to improve gas capture, destruction and utilisation, while advancing our understanding of flaring performance across sites. Your work will directly enhance the accuracy of national emissions modelling and inform strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from changing waste streams.
Collaboration is central to the role—you’ll work closely with DEFRA, other UK regulators, and colleagues across NRW to share expertise and drive consistent regulatory approaches. You’ll also respond to environmental incidents, undertake investigations, and apply our Regulatory Principles to secure compliance, take proportionate enforcement action, and deliver measurable environmental benefits.
This is a dynamic position where your technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and commitment to sustainability will make a tangible difference to Wales’ journey towards net zero.
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 Regina Simmons at Regina.Simmons@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.
What you will do
- Contribute to the delivery of Welsh Government’s Net Zero Carbon Budget 2 (2021–2025) through the Landfill Emissions Reduction Project (LERP), focusing on the environmental impact of both closed and operational landfill sites.
- Analyse and interpret complex information, undertake research to maintain the landfill database and visualize landfill gas data; produce documents that inform regulatory decisions and business planning and on the progress of the LERP project to Welsh Government and NRW.
- Lead and manage significant programmes of work, including responsibility for the LERP gas database and successful delivery of landfill gas audits and reports.
- Contribute to the wider NRW landfill sector and represent NRW in technical and strategic groups, including UK sector forums by providing specialist expertise, acting as a local expert or sector lead in regulation and environmental monitoring, and influencing operational decisions and to promote consistent regulatory approaches and best practice.
- Identify and address non-compliance through targeted interventions that minimize environmental impacts, while collaborating with operators and senior company representatives to develop regulatory strategies.
- Coach and mentor team members.
- 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.
- Extensive knowledge and experience of either working in a regulated industry or as a regulator.
- Good understanding of commercial business processes and pressures.
- Ability to communicate effectively with regulated business and the public, explaining complex issues and gaining support by influencing.
Welsh Language level requirements
- Essential: Level A1 - Entry level
Welsh language levels
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.
