Team / Directorate: 13 / Operations
Starting salary: £45,367 rising to £50,877 per annum through annual increments being paid each year (pro rata for part time applicants)
Contract type: Permanent
Work pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week (Part time, annualised hours, compressed hours or term time working considered - discussions at interview stage welcome)
Interview Date: 01/09/2025
Post number: 200333
The role
Are you ready to lead one of the most unique and diverse land management teams in Wales?
We're looking for an inspiring and driven individual to take on the role of Land Management and Forest Operations Team Leader in beautiful North East Wales. This is your chance to make a real impact-overseeing a dynamic programme of forest operations and sustainable land management across 12,000 hectares of iconic landscapes including Clocaenog Forest, Y Berwyn National Nature Reserve, and recreation hotspots within the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB.
As Team Leader, you'll head up the only combined Land Management and Forest Ops team of its kind in Wales. You'll be responsible for coordinating a busy operational programme, managing a high-performing team, and delivering against SMNR (Sustainable Management of Natural Resources) and Wellbeing goals. Your remit will cover everything from health and safety to budget control, while ensuring we meet the highest standards in environmental stewardship.
You'll bring strong communication and leadership skills, a collaborative mindset, and the confidence to engage with partners, stakeholders and the wider public to embed best practice and deliver measurable environmental and community outcomes.
In return, we offer flexible hybrid working, access to stunning work environments, and the opportunity to lead meaningful projects that protect and enhance the natural beauty and biodiversity of 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 Paula Harley
[email protected]
Interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams
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 responsible for land management decisions and operational delivery' at place level, ensuring adherence to the industry standards to adhere to all relevant legislation and certification schemes.
- Develop and implement local work plans to deliver our programmes and legal liability compliance.
- Lead and develop staff and plan, monitor and manage resources to deliver workplan to budget and timescale.
- Ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of team members by implementing and monitoring safe working practices and risk assessments.
- Provide technical advice and guidance to enhance risk-based decision making.
- Have budgetary control of team spending.
- 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.
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 .
- Professional membership (required, or to be attained within an agreed and reasonable timescale). Typically, MICEEM, MICFor, or MRICS.
- Experience of line management.
- Experience of a relevant scientific or technical subject to at least one of the programmes and staff group managed.
- Coaching and mentoring skills.
- Experience of community liaison and public engagement activities.
- Good understanding of commercial business processes and pressures.
- Extensive knowledge and experience of at least one of the following; conservation scientific subjects, land management, forest practise and forest operations.
- Ability to communicate effectively with regulated business and the public, explaining complex issues and gaining support by influencing.
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 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.
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.
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.
