Senior Officer - River Wye Restoration
| Posting date: | 18 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £41,132 to £44,988 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 November 2025 |
| Location: | Flexible in Mid Wales |
| Company: | Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 203597 |
Summary
The role
The Upper Wye Catchment Restoration Team was created to deliver improvements that address a range of pressures affecting the Upper Wye Special Area of Conservation (SAC). The project aims to reach agreements with farmers and landowners to carry out fully funded work on their land to:
You will report to the Upper Wye Catchment Restoration Team Leader and work alongside two other senior officers in the team, each leading on your own area of expertise.
Your role will include office working and site working in mid Wales. You will plan, deliver and supervise farm advisory visits, seeking to identify areas where works could be carried out to further the project aims. Good communication skills are essential for collaborating with landowners and other organisations to carry out our work on their land. You will also plan, deliver and supervise river restoration works and programmes of survey and treatment of invasive non native plant species (INNS). You will provide advice and guidance to team members on Environmental Policy and Regulations, Protected Species, and on river restoration and conservation best practice. Where improvement works are appropriate, you will be responsible for applying for environmental consents and making formal agreements with landowners. You will require excellent project management skills, including procuring and managing NRW framework contractors to deliver the recommended works on time and to budget.
Together with other team members, you will support the Team Leader in ensuring delivery of the project objectives and targets and in reporting progress according to agreed milestones. You will ensure good governance of the project, including strict adherence to NRW's procurement and wellbeing, health and safety practices
About us
The Upper Wye Catchment Restoration Team is part of Strategic Projects, within the Operations Directorate. This team works across the river Wye covering the two operation environment teams, North and South Powys. The team works collaboratively both within NRW and with external stakeholders to deliver improvements to restore the condition of the upper Wye SAC. The team ensures that we understand the challenges and pressures within the area which may impact the environment and our communities. The work is funded through Welsh Government's Nature and Climate Emergency Fund, under the Water Quality Programme.
The Upper Wye Catchment Restoration Team was created to deliver improvements that address a range of pressures affecting the Upper Wye Special Area of Conservation (SAC). The project aims to reach agreements with farmers and landowners to carry out fully funded work on their land to:
- restore and improve habitat in the river, on the river banks and in the wider catchment
- reduce sediment and pollutants entering the rivers
- improve the resilience of the river to extreme weather events and warmer temperatures resulting from climate change.
You will report to the Upper Wye Catchment Restoration Team Leader and work alongside two other senior officers in the team, each leading on your own area of expertise.
Your role will include office working and site working in mid Wales. You will plan, deliver and supervise farm advisory visits, seeking to identify areas where works could be carried out to further the project aims. Good communication skills are essential for collaborating with landowners and other organisations to carry out our work on their land. You will also plan, deliver and supervise river restoration works and programmes of survey and treatment of invasive non native plant species (INNS). You will provide advice and guidance to team members on Environmental Policy and Regulations, Protected Species, and on river restoration and conservation best practice. Where improvement works are appropriate, you will be responsible for applying for environmental consents and making formal agreements with landowners. You will require excellent project management skills, including procuring and managing NRW framework contractors to deliver the recommended works on time and to budget.
Together with other team members, you will support the Team Leader in ensuring delivery of the project objectives and targets and in reporting progress according to agreed milestones. You will ensure good governance of the project, including strict adherence to NRW's procurement and wellbeing, health and safety practices
About us
The Upper Wye Catchment Restoration Team is part of Strategic Projects, within the Operations Directorate. This team works across the river Wye covering the two operation environment teams, North and South Powys. The team works collaboratively both within NRW and with external stakeholders to deliver improvements to restore the condition of the upper Wye SAC. The team ensures that we understand the challenges and pressures within the area which may impact the environment and our communities. The work is funded through Welsh Government's Nature and Climate Emergency Fund, under the Water Quality Programme.