Environment Officer - Conservation

Environment Officer - Conservation

Role ID: 200591

Location: Llandrindod Wells - County Hall

Grade/Salary range: 5: £37,594 - £41,428

Working pattern: Full time

Contract type: Permanent

Closing date: 22/03/2026

The role

We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our South Powys Environment Team 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'll work across Powys to ensure compliance with relative legislation and permits, give advice and help improve the environment. Whether conducting inspections alone or alongside colleagues, you will be at the forefront of environmental protection, helping to shape sustainable natural resources of Wales.

You will help deliver Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR) on the ground by bringing technical expertise to the team's varied work. A key part of the role involves managing protected sites through assessing activities, offering expert advice, developing management agreements and working closely with partners to secure positive outcomes.

Alongside this, you will contribute to NRW's biodiversity objectives by providing internal ecological advice and helping deliver or support mitigation schemes and projects that protect and enhance the natural environment. This is a chance to make a meaningful impact across some of Wales' most valued landscapes while working as part of a supportive, knowledgeable, and committed team.

As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to an NRW office within the place base / location above and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed on appointment. Any regular face to face meetings or training will be planned in advance.

Interviews will be face to face week commencing 13/04/2026 (details of 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.

About us

This role is based at Mid Wales Place and will support the delivery of a planned programme of work across South Powys. As part of our multidisciplinary Environment Team, you'll work alongside colleagues specialising in environmental regulation and the management of designated sites. Together, you will help achieve outcomes that contribute directly to NRW's corporate plan and our wider environmental ambitions.

Based in Llandrindod Wells, covering a stunning and diverse area from the south of Rhayader to Ystradgynlais, including Bannau Brycheiniog, the Brecon Beacons National Park, the Black Mountains, and important designated sites such as the River Wye and River Usk Sites of Special Scientific Interest.

What you will do

• Draft valid consents and assents for operations affecting protected sites. For all work areas produce required advice, investigations, documentation and reports to agreed quality standards to support operational and management decisions, protected site notification, public enquiries, court cases etc so that information, evidence and NRW interests are accurately and effectively presented.
• Within your area of expertise, provide professional local advice and responses to consultations from planning and permitting teams. Maintain working relationships with these teams through regular liaison.
• Monitor progress of work, which may include interpretation of data, contractor management, project delivery or compliance with management agreements or statutory legal notices. Identify and support any remedial actions to ensure outcome delivery.
• 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 through from concepts to implementation. These projects will deliver outcomes aligned with place priorities.
• Assess compliance with relevant legislation, permit or consent conditions. Where non-compliance is identified, determine and implement the most appropriate intervention option to ensure a return to compliance as quickly as possible. Take appropriate actions to collect evidence for enforcement purposes, in accordance with defined procedures.
• Play a role in a resilient NRW Incident Management Service that follows NRW process to ensure effective, timely and safe response to incidents.
• 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).
• Required to take part in incident response activities.
• 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.

1. A good working knowledge of environment management, agriculture, fisheries, conservation or biodiversity, with focused experience in one of these distinct areas of the team remit.
2. An understanding of how your role in a multi-functional team can contribute to the sustainable management of natural resources.
3. Ensure continuing professional and personal development, expertise and competence through formal and informal learning and certification.
4. Strong and effective self-management, organisational and IT skills, including the ability to use specialised IT systems, such as GIS or NRW customised applications.
5. The ability to influence, negotiate and gain cooperation of others including experience of dealing successfully with difficult people/situations and the ability to work well as part of a team.
6. Hold a current full UK valid licence to drive NRW fleet vehicles (cars and vans).

Welsh Language level requirements

• Essential: Level A1 - Entry level

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.