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Natural Resources Wales

We employ around 1,900 people in locations throughout Wales. Our employees include scientists, engineers, foresters, environmental managers and recreation and education experts.

We work with local communities and organisations to improve and protect the natural environment in Wales.

If you are interested in working for us, you can see a list of all opportunities on the current vacancies and apprenticeship scheme pages.

What we can offer

  • a competitive salary
  • a generous career-average pension scheme
  • 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days over five years
  • special leave entitlements in exceptional circumstances
  • maternity, paternity or adoption leave
  • a range of flexible working options, including flexitime – these will depend on business needs but we aim to help you achieve a positive work/life balance
  • occupational health benefits, including counselling and advisory services and eye care services
  • tax-free childcare

Equal opportunities for all

All of us at Natural Resources Wales are committed to delivering great public services to everyone in Wales.  Respecting and valuing difference helps ensure that we provide services that reflect the needs and experiences of both our staff and of the people we serve.

To achieve this, we need a workforce with the very best possible mix of existing and future talent. By ‘best possible mix’, we mean that we need people who come from all backgrounds, be that black, Asian or minority ethnic, LGB, transgender or non-binary, young, old and those with impairments to name a few.

People perform better when they can be themselves and we know that this benefits the individual and our organisation and therefore we have staff network support groups, policies that are inclusive of everyone and all protected characteristics as well as senior managers and Board members who champion equality, diversity and inclusion.

Find out more about our staff networks here.

26 Mar, 2025
Full time
Environmental Engineer
£28,932 yearly
Natural Resources Wales Talybont-on-Usk, UK
Environmental Engineer Team / Directorate:  Integrated Workforce / Operations  Starting salary:   £28,932 rising to 30,955 per annum through annual increments being paid each year (pro rata for part time applicants) Contract type:  Permanent  Work pattern:  Full time with a 9 day fortnight work pattern (alternative 33 & 41 hours a week)  Post number:  200504 The role The post holder will provide a maintenance service and deliver a capital work programme for NRW assets which will include Flood risk assets and NRW managed Land. This will include activities associated with all aspects of asset maintenance from electronically recording general inspections to grass cutting, chainsaw work, tractor driving, fencing, to small scale construction projects, keeping Natural Resources Wales assets at their present target condition. Working within a small team in all weather conditions throughout mid Wales, the...