Hazardous Waste Regulation Officer Team / Directorate: Waste Regulation / Operations Starting salary: £36,246 Contract type: Permanent Work pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week Interview date: 14/04/2025 Post numbers: 200434 The role You will be working as a member of the North-East Waste Regulation Team as the hazardous waste lead for your place. Primarily the role will be assessing compliance of waste producers with the Hazardous Waste Regulations including the correct classification of waste, record keeping and consignment note completion. In addition, you will be expected to assist other officers with assessment of compliance at permitted sites. You will be working as part of an all-Wales virtual team including data officers and will help design and carry out compliance campaigns and other projects. For many of Wales s hazardous waste producers this will be their only contact with NRW, and it will give a chance to advise and influence them on issues such as waste prevention and pollution prevention to help deliver Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR) principles. 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 Carys Williams at Carys.Williams(at)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 Assess compliance for non-site based hazardous waste regulation. Strategically use waste data to inform interventions/campaigns. Deliver and record hazardous waste compliance work. Take appropriate actions to collect evidence for enforcement purposes, in accordance with defined procedures. Participate in the development of team work plans. Produce required documentation to support legal action. Seek to influence customers and establish local partnerships and collaborations as opportunities arise to deliver SMNR. Respond to incidents and complaints. 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. Knowledge and experience of working as a regulator. Understanding of commercial business processes and pressures. Ability to communicate effectively with regulated business and the public, explaining issues and gaining support by influencing. Welsh language level requirements Essential: Level A1 - Entry level (able to use and understand simple, basic phrases and greetings, no conversational Welsh) Desirable: Level 2 - Upper intermediate level (able to discuss work matters) 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. TO APPLY PLEASE CLICK THE "APPLY NOW" BUTTON AND YOU WILL BE REDIRECTED TO BEGIN THE APPLICATION PROCES