Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales
Hydrogeologist
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The role
We are seeking a talented Hydrogeologist to join our Geoscience Team.
In this role, you will work alongside a team of hydrogeologists and contaminated land specialists across Wales, providing expert advice and support to colleagues across Natural Resources Wales (NRW). Your work will focus on development planning, groundwater resources, and groundwater quality.
You will play a key role in delivering specialist technical guidance, including contributing to pre-application discussions with developers, assessing permit applications with potential risks to groundwater, and supporting the sustainable management of groundwater resources. This includes evaluating new groundwater abstraction applications, as well as reviewing remediation strategies and environmental investigations.
You will also contribute to the ongoing development of NRW's geoscience regulatory approach. This will involve interpreting legislation, gathering evidence, and helping to develop operational policies, guidance, and practical tools to support staff across the organisation.
This position is based within the Strategy, Policy and Evidence Directorate, reporting to the Geoscience Team Leader. The role does not include line management responsibilities.
Driving is essential to this role as this role requires travel to remote locations with heavy equipment across Wales using NRW vehicles as part of their duties in the team. Public transport will not be appropriate and car sharing will not always be possible. You must hold a full and current UK driving license.
As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the nearest NRW office to your home 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 Trystan James at Trystan.James@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
Interviews will take place through Microsoft Teams
About Us
Within Natural Resources Wales, Geoscience encompasses groundwater resources, groundwater quality, land quality, and discharges from abandoned coal mines. The Geoscience Team provides both technical expertise and policy leadership on matters relating to land contamination and groundwater protection across Wales.
In this role, your expertise will directly contribute to shaping NRW's policies, programmes, plans, strategies, and guidance. You will also act in an advisory capacity to the Welsh Government, with opportunities to support the development of legislation and national guidance, as well as contribute to a range of UK and Wales-wide working groups.
What You Will Do
- Prepare technical assessments, drawing on a range of complex information and data.
- Manage the preparation of material to inform the development of NRW, WG and other Partners policy, advice and guidance documents;
- Manage the development of procedures, tools and guidance and lead the delivery of new ways of working.
- Liaise with external stakeholders such as Welsh Government, sector representatives and partners to ensure the timely and effective delivery of project, policy or strategy obligations.
- Advise on evidence needs and opportunities and project manage agreed evidence projects, in line with the agreed evidence programme.
- Support engagement with sectors and partners, WG, Water Users, Local Authorities, industry and those dependent on groundwater in Wales and the UK; and be the lead point of contact for customer queries.
- Maintain knowledge of Hydrogeological Science identifying the implications of legislative, technology and market changes for Natural Resources Wales and the related sectors.
- Contribute to task and finish groups, commissioned through the Business Boards, to prepare defined products as required.
- Collaborate with the Team Leader to develop and deliver an agreed Personal Development Plan.
- 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 through the effective use of your personal development plan (known as Sgwrs).
- Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.
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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 of Welsh, UK and EU legislation related to Hydrogeology and Water Resources; Welsh, UK and Welsh Government policy drivers in Hydrogeology; and the issues and opportunities in Wales
- Knowledge and practical understanding of the range of partners and stakeholders and industries involved with Hydrogeology in Wales.
- Experience of technical analysis and interpretation of a range of complex environmental information and data sources; analysing large data sets.
- Working with/in WG, water companies, local authorities, Sector & industries dependent on Groundwater, eNGOs, NRW Operations.
- Working in a programme and project management environment with Project Management experience and/or qualifications.
- You will be a member of a relevant professional institution and/or working towards membership.
- Share your knowledge and expertise to help solve problems, supporting all Heads of Business as required.
Welsh Language level requirements
Essential: Level A1 - Entry level
Welsh language levels
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.
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Additional Information
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.
Natural Resources Wales is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Although we hold a Skilled Worker visa sponsorship licence, it applies only to specific roles that meet both the eligibility criteria and salary requirements set out by the UK Government under the Skilled Worker visa route.
Benefits
This role will offer a range of benefits, including:
- Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 28.97% (successful internal staff will remain in their current pension scheme)
- 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.
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We're passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
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.
Unless otherwise stated in the 'Role' section of this advert, Natural Resources Wales is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Although we hold a Skilled Worker visa sponsorship licence, it applies only to specific roles that meet both the eligibility criteria and salary requirements set out by the UK Government under the Skilled Worker visa route.
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.
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