Environment Officer - Water Quality

The role Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR) is at the core of NRW's purpose, and everyone here plays a part in ensuring resilient ecosystems and supporting wellbeing across Wales. This role sits within the South Powys Environment Team, 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.

You will support wider environmental management, including incident response, regulatory work, and compliance relating to water resources, agriculture, land, and water quality. This includes contributing to projects and partnership approaches that deliver practical environmental improvements, including those linked to the Water Framework Directive. 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 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 Jenny Phillips at Interviews will be face to face week commencing the 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.

What you will do 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. 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. 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. 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.

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…