Tackling Waste Crime Officer
| Posting date: | 14 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £37,594 to £41,428 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 April 2026 |
| Location: | Buckley Office |
| Company: | Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 200431 |
Summary
The role
Natural Resources Wales is seeking a proactive Tackling Waste Crime Officer to support the delivery of our Tackling Waste Crime programme across the North East area. You will play a key part in preventing, disrupting and reducing waste crime, helping to protect local communities and the environment.
You will work closely with colleagues in regulation and enforcement, as well as partners such as the Police, Local Authorities and DVSA, to deliver intelligence-led interventions and respond to incidents and complaints. The role involves gathering and sharing intelligence on emerging risks, trialling new approaches, and contributing to national priorities through collaboration with the virtual tackling waste crime team.
You will have opportunities to lead or support investigations, analyse information, make recommendations for intervention and help develop tools and guidance that strengthen our approach to tackling waste crime. The role offers real scope to build your skills and experience in environmental enforcement while making a visible impact on the ground.
Some flexibility is required, including occasional out-of-hours or weekend work, and you may be asked to support priority work outside your immediate area when needed.
As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to an NRW office within the place base / location above 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@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
Interviews will be face to face week commencing the 20 April 2026 at the NRW office in Buckley.
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.
About us
The Waste Regulation Team - North East is a skilled, multi-disciplinary team made up of 14 dedicated officers who play a vital role in protecting our environment and communities. We deliver a wide range of regulatory functions, including Waste and Hazardous Waste Regulation, Waste Carrier, Broker and Dealer compliance, tackling waste crime, and supporting Fishers and Cockle Enforcement. Our work also provides essential enforcement support across the wider North East Operations department.
We operate on a hybrid model, balancing time between our Buckley office, home working and field-based activity across Flintshire, Wrexham and Denbighshire. This flexible approach ensures we can work efficiently while staying closely connected with the communities and environments we serve.
Joining our team means becoming part of a friendly, collaborative and purpose-driven group of professionals who are genuinely committed to safeguarding the natural environment and delivering high-quality regulatory services. If you're looking for a role where your work makes a meaningful impact, you will feel right at home with us.
What you will do
In your application and interview you will be asked to demonstrate the following skills and experience using the STAR method.Knowledge and experience of either working in a regulated industry or as a regulator. Good understanding of waste crime processes and pressures. Ability to communicate effectively with regulated business and the public, explaining issues and gaining support by influencing. UK Driving Licence. 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:
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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.
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.
Natural Resources Wales is seeking a proactive Tackling Waste Crime Officer to support the delivery of our Tackling Waste Crime programme across the North East area. You will play a key part in preventing, disrupting and reducing waste crime, helping to protect local communities and the environment.
You will work closely with colleagues in regulation and enforcement, as well as partners such as the Police, Local Authorities and DVSA, to deliver intelligence-led interventions and respond to incidents and complaints. The role involves gathering and sharing intelligence on emerging risks, trialling new approaches, and contributing to national priorities through collaboration with the virtual tackling waste crime team.
You will have opportunities to lead or support investigations, analyse information, make recommendations for intervention and help develop tools and guidance that strengthen our approach to tackling waste crime. The role offers real scope to build your skills and experience in environmental enforcement while making a visible impact on the ground.
Some flexibility is required, including occasional out-of-hours or weekend work, and you may be asked to support priority work outside your immediate area when needed.
As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to an NRW office within the place base / location above 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@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
Interviews will be face to face week commencing the 20 April 2026 at the NRW office in Buckley.
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.
About us
The Waste Regulation Team - North East is a skilled, multi-disciplinary team made up of 14 dedicated officers who play a vital role in protecting our environment and communities. We deliver a wide range of regulatory functions, including Waste and Hazardous Waste Regulation, Waste Carrier, Broker and Dealer compliance, tackling waste crime, and supporting Fishers and Cockle Enforcement. Our work also provides essential enforcement support across the wider North East Operations department.
We operate on a hybrid model, balancing time between our Buckley office, home working and field-based activity across Flintshire, Wrexham and Denbighshire. This flexible approach ensures we can work efficiently while staying closely connected with the communities and environments we serve.
Joining our team means becoming part of a friendly, collaborative and purpose-driven group of professionals who are genuinely committed to safeguarding the natural environment and delivering high-quality regulatory services. If you're looking for a role where your work makes a meaningful impact, you will feel right at home with us.
What you will do
- Take appropriate actions in place and working on agreed all Wales Priorities to deliver the Welsh Government Action Plan to tackle waste crime.
- Contribute to the delivery of the team's business plan, the Regulatory Service Plan and NRW's corporate plan.
- Developing and implementing innovative interventions and new and novel tools and methods to identify and tackle waste crime.
- Take appropriate actions to collect evidence for enforcement purposes, in accordance with defined procedures.
- Where non-compliance is identified, recommend the most appropriate intervention option to ensure operators return to compliance as quickly as possible, with minimum environmental impact and consideration of the economic impacts.
- Assist in the development of medium-term regulatory strategies to tackle waste crime.
- Take the initiative in solving complex and intractable problems.
- Maintain records and information in line with NRW requirements and agreed standards:
- Respond to incidents and complaints.
- Contribute to a positive health, safety and well-being culture.
- 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.Knowledge and experience of either working in a regulated industry or as a regulator. Good understanding of waste crime processes and pressures. Ability to communicate effectively with regulated business and the public, explaining issues and gaining support by influencing. UK Driving Licence. Welsh Language level requirements
- Essential: Level B1 - Intermediate 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
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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.
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.