Integrated Engineering Site Supervisor
| Posting date: | 06 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £33,755 to £36,693 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 March 2026 |
| Location: | Llandrindod Wells - County Hall |
| Company: | Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 200497 |
Summary
The role
We are looking for someone who enjoys practical outdoor work, has an interest in environmental or civil engineering projects, and wants to develop their skills within a supportive team committed to protecting and enhancing Wales' natural environment, to join us at Natural Resources Wales (NRW) as an Integrated Engineering Site Supervisor.
You will play a hands-on role in supporting the safe and effective delivery of civil engineering operations across Wales. Working alongside engineers, project leads and operational teams, you'll help plan, coordinate and supervise work on the ground, ensuring activities are well prepared, compliant and aligned with programme needs.
A key part of your work will involve visiting sites to collect and record accurate information, carrying out surveys, and supporting inspections of quarries, bridges, culverts and harvesting coupes. You'll produce clear sketches, plans and GPS-based records to support design and delivery decisions, contributing directly to the Forest Engineering Design & Delivery Plan.
You'll monitor construction activity through NRW's civil engineering framework, helping to keep projects on track and ensuring contractors meet required safety, environmental and quality standards. You'll maintain a comprehensive site diary and support the ongoing monitoring of infrastructure to ensure forest operations remain safe, clean and commercially viable.
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 face to face at our Llandrindod Wells office on the 14/04/26.
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
In your application and interview you will be asked to demonstrate the following skills and experience using the STAR method.Relevant experience in site-based Civil Engineering and ground works operations. Knowledge and understanding of CDM2015. Knowledge of NEC ECC form of contract. Experience in using GIS based computer packages. Experience in MS Office suite of applications. E.g. Word, Excel, Outlook. Knowledge of mobile GPS, to be used in planning works, providing principal setting-out points and general surveying. Ability to legally drive in the UK Welsh Language level requirements
Please Note: If you do not meet the Welsh language level requirements for this role your application will not be shortlisted.
Benefits
This role will offer a range of benefits, including:
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.
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.
We are looking for someone who enjoys practical outdoor work, has an interest in environmental or civil engineering projects, and wants to develop their skills within a supportive team committed to protecting and enhancing Wales' natural environment, to join us at Natural Resources Wales (NRW) as an Integrated Engineering Site Supervisor.
You will play a hands-on role in supporting the safe and effective delivery of civil engineering operations across Wales. Working alongside engineers, project leads and operational teams, you'll help plan, coordinate and supervise work on the ground, ensuring activities are well prepared, compliant and aligned with programme needs.
A key part of your work will involve visiting sites to collect and record accurate information, carrying out surveys, and supporting inspections of quarries, bridges, culverts and harvesting coupes. You'll produce clear sketches, plans and GPS-based records to support design and delivery decisions, contributing directly to the Forest Engineering Design & Delivery Plan.
You'll monitor construction activity through NRW's civil engineering framework, helping to keep projects on track and ensuring contractors meet required safety, environmental and quality standards. You'll maintain a comprehensive site diary and support the ongoing monitoring of infrastructure to ensure forest operations remain safe, clean and commercially viable.
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 face to face at our Llandrindod Wells office on the 14/04/26.
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
- Be familiar with the requirements of managing health and safety on construction sites.
- Visit harvesting coupes and provide advice and support regarding facilities required during the coupe planning exercise.
- Aid the Engineering team with quarry, bridge and culvert inspections when required, and other site surveys as necessary.
- Collect, measure and record all the relevant information about a prospective site and its environs, with a view to providing information required under the Forest Engineering Design & Delivery Plan.
- Produce simple graphical plans and sketches to communicate features and proposals, backed up by GPS location recording.
- Monitor construction of all civil engineering projects, ensuring compliance with contract procedure, specification and all relevant health and safety, and environmental legislation.
- Produce a valid and comprehensive site diary, to act as contemporary record of progress and events.
- Monitor infrastructure conditions in order to sustain safe, clean and commercially advantageous forest operations.
- 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).
- Required to take part in incident response activities.
- Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.
In your application and interview you will be asked to demonstrate the following skills and experience using the STAR method.Relevant experience in site-based Civil Engineering and ground works operations. Knowledge and understanding of CDM2015. Knowledge of NEC ECC form of contract. Experience in using GIS based computer packages. Experience in MS Office suite of applications. E.g. Word, Excel, Outlook. Knowledge of mobile GPS, to be used in planning works, providing principal setting-out points and general surveying. Ability to legally drive in the UK Welsh Language level requirements
- Essential: Level A2 - Elementary level
Please Note: If you do not meet the Welsh language level requirements for this role your application will not be shortlisted.
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
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.
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.