Lead Water Resources Specialist
Natural Resources Wales
Salary: G7 £47,055 – £53,770
Hours: 37 per week
Closing date: 08/03/2026
Fixed term role until 31 March 2027
Are you an experienced water resources professional looking to make a real impact? Natural Resources Wales is recruiting a Lead Water Resources Specialist to help shape the future of sustainable water management in Wales.
In this pivotal role, you will lead the development and delivery of NRW’s new Water Resources Availability Model, working closely with technical specialists, consultants, senior users, regulators and water companies. You’ll guide requirements, oversee testing, produce training and guidance, and ensure the model supports robust, evidence‑based decisions on water abstraction and environmental protection.
We’re looking for someone with:
What we offer:
Join a knowledgeable, supportive Water Resources team making a positive difference to Wales’s environment.
Informal enquiries: Caroline.Harris@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
Apply now via the NRW careers site.
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.
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.