Land Drainage and Flood Risk Management Officer
Team / Directorate: Integrated Engineering / Operations
Starting salary: £32,544 rising to £35,377 per annum through annual increments being paid each year (pro rata for part time applicants)
Contract type: Permanent
Work pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week (Part time, annualised hours, compressed hours or term time working considered - discussions at interview stage welcome)
Post number: 200496
The role
As the Land Drainage and Flood Risk Management Officer, the successful candidate will provide a technical and health and safety planning service supporting our field teams in the delivery of flood risk asset maintenance and Capital improvements. In addition, the postholder will be responsible for supervising the Powys IDD (Internal Drainage Districts) land drainage programme. In this role, the successful candidate will contribute to the forward planning processes and is essential in the delivery of the asset management maintenance and capital works programmes and incident response.
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 Nick Thompson at nicholas.thompson@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams.
Successful external applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check. We aim to make offers of appointment within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date.
What you will do
* Support and assist in the delivery of the Land Drainage Act and water level management across Powys IDD.
* Responsible for supervising the Powys IDD maintenance programme to ensure effective delivery of the planned works for water level management.
* Attend the IDD Advisory Group.
* Contribute to and monitor the delivery and planning of flood defence maintenance programme, including individual projects.
* Undertake utility searches and gather other technical, environmental and H&S information for individual works and input into the risk management planning of the work.
* Provide financial and technical data, including estimating, to enable accurate costing to ensure efficient and effective delivery of works to meet cost, quality, and deadlines.
* Assist in the support of contract management and the undertaking of active monitoring to deliver the flood risk maintenance programme.
* Effective use of GIS systems to produce critical documents, used in the delivery of FRM maintenance and projects.
* 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 *and that of your staff 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.
1. Qualifications; HND/HNC in Civil Engineering or equivalent is desirable with a minimum advanced level (A levels or equivalent) and related experience.
2. In this role you will be expected to support H&S best practice by actively promoting awareness and ensuring the provision of safe working practices to comply with NRW policy and standards.
3. Participation in cross-team working and stakeholder engagement to establish partnerships in the delivery of NRW flood risk objectives is an essential component of the role.
4. Good ICT, organisational and records management skills.
5. Full UK driving licence.
6. Participation in the NRW's incident response duty roster.
Welsh language level requirements
Essential: Level B2 - Upper intermediate level (able to discuss work matters) with an expectation to develop language Welsh language skills to Level C1 - Proficiency level (fluent Welsh speaker) following an agreed training programme.
Desirable: Level C1 - Proficiency level (fluent Welsh speaker)
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%
* 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.
Please keep reading
If you think you have what it takes to do this role, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch and we will be happy to discuss the role with you in more detail.
We're passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of disability, neurodivergence, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, gender expression and gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, culture, or religion. We put the principles of human rights, equality, fairness, dignity and respect at the heart of our values.
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.