Integrated Workforce Team Member
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 01 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 17 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Monmouth |
| Cwmni: | Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 201049 |
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The role
Want to make a real difference to communities and the environment across Wales? Join us as an Integrated Workforce Team Member, where your hands-on work will help protect homes, businesses, and nature from the impacts of flooding and environmental change.
In this active, outdoor role, you'll be part of a dedicated team maintaining flood defence assets and managing land across rivers, nature reserves, and forestry sites. From clearing watercourses and managing vegetation to operating tools and machinery like strimmers, chainsaws, tractors, and excavators-you'll be at the heart of our efforts to keep Wales safe and resilient.
You'll also support incident response activities and work in line with health and safety and environmental standards. Whether you're using hand tools or heavy plant equipment, your work will directly contribute to safeguarding our natural resources.
Due to the nature of this role, regular on-site presence is essential. Therefore, candidates should either reside within a one-hour commute of the depot or be willing to relocate to meet this requirement.
If you enjoy practical work, being outdoors, and working as part of a supportive team, this is a fantastic opportunity to build a meaningful career with Natural Resources Wales.
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 Rob Lane at Robert.Lane@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk.
Interviews will be face to face (details of time and location will be shared in advance)
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.
What you will do
Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills
Applications to this role will be assessed based on the following criteria both at shortlisting and interview. In your job application please demonstrate, using the STAR method, how you meet the requirements outlined below.
Relevant Operators licences for tools, machinery and plant or work towards achieving. IOSH Working Safely. ICT competence. (basic level) Emergency First Aid +F. Previous forestry, construction, agricultural, environmental or plant operators experience is desirable. This is a physically demanding role so reasonable levels of fitness are required. Confident working in and near water. Basic literacy and numeracy skills are required for the role. GCSE grade C (or equivalent) in English and Maths are essential. Full UK driving licence ideally to include cat B + E. (trailer tow)
Welsh Language Level requirements:
Please note if you do not meet the level 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.
Please keep reading
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.
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.
You are welcome to apply for any vacancy in Welsh or English and any application submitted will be treated equally. Applications are welcome from individuals who work part time, as part of a job share or who work full time.
Want to make a real difference to communities and the environment across Wales? Join us as an Integrated Workforce Team Member, where your hands-on work will help protect homes, businesses, and nature from the impacts of flooding and environmental change.
In this active, outdoor role, you'll be part of a dedicated team maintaining flood defence assets and managing land across rivers, nature reserves, and forestry sites. From clearing watercourses and managing vegetation to operating tools and machinery like strimmers, chainsaws, tractors, and excavators-you'll be at the heart of our efforts to keep Wales safe and resilient.
You'll also support incident response activities and work in line with health and safety and environmental standards. Whether you're using hand tools or heavy plant equipment, your work will directly contribute to safeguarding our natural resources.
Due to the nature of this role, regular on-site presence is essential. Therefore, candidates should either reside within a one-hour commute of the depot or be willing to relocate to meet this requirement.
If you enjoy practical work, being outdoors, and working as part of a supportive team, this is a fantastic opportunity to build a meaningful career with Natural Resources Wales.
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 Rob Lane at Robert.Lane@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk.
Interviews will be face to face (details of time and location will be shared in advance)
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.
What you will do
- You will provide a manual labour service for the maintenance of NRW assets which include flood risk assets and NRW managed land.
- You will have the ability to operate equipment such as hand-held tools which may include chainsaws.
- You will have the ability to operate as a banksman and slinger/signaller.
- You will have the ability to understand technical and utility plans and operate in compliance with the Construction Design and Management Regulations.
- You will be a user of small plant and machinery i.e. Aebi/Reform, pedestrian mowers, woodchippers etc.
- You will be part of an incident response team. 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.
- Required to take part in incident response activities.
Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills
Applications to this role will be assessed based on the following criteria both at shortlisting and interview. In your job application please demonstrate, using the STAR method, how you meet the requirements outlined below.
Relevant Operators licences for tools, machinery and plant or work towards achieving. IOSH Working Safely. ICT competence. (basic level) Emergency First Aid +F. Previous forestry, construction, agricultural, environmental or plant operators experience is desirable. This is a physically demanding role so reasonable levels of fitness are required. Confident working in and near water. Basic literacy and numeracy skills are required for the role. GCSE grade C (or equivalent) in English and Maths are essential. Full UK driving licence ideally to include cat B + E. (trailer tow)
Welsh Language Level requirements:
- Essential: Level A1 - Entry level (able to use and understand simple, basic phrases and greetings, no conversational Welsh)
Please note if you do not meet the level 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.
Please keep reading
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.
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.
You are welcome to apply for any vacancy in Welsh or English and any application submitted will be treated equally. Applications are welcome from individuals who work part time, as part of a job share or who work full time.