The role
As a
Senior Marine Licensing Officer, you'll be responsible for assessing
complex and high-profile marine licence applications.
You'll carry out detailed technical assessments, consult with experts, and ensure decisions are
robust, defensible, and well-documented. You may also act as an
expert witness in public inquiries, supporting evidence-based, transparent regulation.
This is a
busy, desk-based role where you'll manage multiple cases simultaneously-balancing deadlines, problem-solving, and applying risk-based decision making under tight statutory timescales. You'll also play a key role in
mentoring and supporting the wider team, helping to maintain high technical standards in marine permitting.
If you're looking for a role that combines technical challenge, environmental impact, and decision making in a supportive team setting -this is it.
To make an informal enquiry about this role, please contact Emmer Litt,
[email protected]As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the nearest NRW office to your home and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed on appointment. Any regular face to face meetings or training will be planned in advance.
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.
About Us
As the
principal environmental regulator for Wales, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) plays a critical role in protecting, maintaining, and enhancing our natural resources-helping ensure a healthy environment for people and wildlife, now and in the future.
Our
Permitting Service is central to this mission. By robustly assessing applications for a wide range of regulated activities, we reduce environmental risks, support sustainable economic growth, and promote responsible behaviour across Wales.
Though Small In Size, Our Department Has a Broad Reach, Made Up Of Eight Expert Teams Working Collaboratively To Share Knowledge And Drive Best Practice
- Water Resources
- Water Quality
- Waste
- Installations & Radioactive Substances
- Marine Licensing
- Species Licensing
- Forestry
- Permit Delivery
Your role will sit within the
Marine Licensing Team, where you'll help regulate some of the most complex and environmentally significant activities taking place in Welsh marine waters.
What You Will Do
- Lead on complex licence determination and decision making under marine permitting legislation by carrying out appropriate technical assessment in accordance with NRW policies and procedures where available, and issue, refuse or vary permits within timescales.
- Lead on influencing and implementing mentoring and coaching frameworks to aid technical development of other permitting officers within Marine Licensing and where applicable throughout the permitting service, ensuring consistency in approach.
- Extensive experience of permitting decision making using a range of technical guidance as required by the Marine Licensing regime.
- Lead on supporting operational teams by providing specialist expertise in pre-application discussions and post licence work for a range of application types within the field of Marine Licensing.
- Identify and deliver opportunities for process and procedural changes.
- Deliver an efficient and effective service by co-ordinating change that leads to improved internal and external stakeholder experience of the Permitting Service.
- Co-ordinate and lead in preparing defence in relation to legal challenges against licence decisions for your assigned area of work.
- Represent the Permitting Service on relevant internal technical groups and relevant external stakeholder events.
- 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.
- Education to degree level or equivalent in a relevant scientific discipline.
- An in-depth understanding of the Marine Licensing process and how to apply relevant legislation.
- Strong customer focussed approach to delivery.
- Track record of delivering timely optimal solutions by effective information analysis and applying risk-based decisions.
- Effective planning and organisation skills when dealing with competing workloads.
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.
