Team / Directorate: Warning & Informing Team / Operations
Starting salary: £36,246 rising to £39,942 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)
Post number: 200874
The role
The role will manage and deliver the local flood warning service alongside incident preparedness for all incidents within the Operation Directorate., and as a member of the Warning & Informing Team They will manage and coordinate our response to river and coastal flooding.
Contribute to the Flood Event Management Team by participating in the identification and development of work plans in order to reduce and manage flood risk.
Participate in cross team working and seek to influence customers and establish local partnerships to deliver common NRW's objective.
Contribute to the development and delivery of the flood warning service so that the directorate, it's partners and the public are prepared to respond to flood events.
Provide input to incident plans and procedures with external partners and test through exercise in order to ensure the directorate is prepared for flood events.
Co-ordinate and administer internal procedures to ensure that the directorate is capable of responding effectively during a flood event.
Support delivery of responsibilities under the Civil Contingencies Act working with partners as part of the Local Resilience Forum.
The Warning & Informing Team
The post holder will be working as part of the team in the delivery of our flood warning service. They will be responsible for improving, maintaining and providing new service to communities identified at risk across South Wales. They will be responsible in preparing, planning and manage our response to flood incidents by ensuring local procedures are kept up to date. They will also be able to prepare and contribute to our incident management training and exercise plan to enable our duty officers and external partners to be better prepared for floods as part of their response in South West Wales. This role does not have any line management responsibility
As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to an NRW office within South Wales and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed on appointment. Any regular face to face meetings or training will be planned in advance.
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 Regina Simmons at
[email protected]
Interviews will be conducted via
Microsoft Teams.
Successful external applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check. We aim to make offers of appointment within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date.
About Us
We live, work and play in our environment; it is part of our culture, and key to our economic prosperity and sense of community.
The role of Natural Resources Wales is to ensure that the environment and natural resources of Wales are sustainably maintained, sustainably enhanced, and sustainably used, now and in the future.
As the largest Government Sponsored Body in Wales, we employ some 1900 staff and have an annual budget of around £180 million. We use this money in a variety of ways to benefit the people, environment and economy of Wales. Our vision is that we will be 'proud to be leading the way to a better future for Wales by managing the environment and natural resources sustainably'.
The role will be working as part of the Warning & Informing team in the delivery of our flood warning service. They will be responsible for improving, maintaining and providing new service to communities identified at risk across South Wales. They will be responsible in preparing, planning and manage our response to flood incidents by ensuring local procedures are kept up to date. They will also be able to prepare and contribute to our incident management training and exercise plan to enable our duty officers and external partners to be better prepared for floods as part of their response. The post holder will be required to undertake a role on the flood warning duty rota and may be required to work out of hours during flood incidents.
What you will do
- Contribute to the Flood Event Management Team by participating in the identification and development of business/work plans in order to reduce and manage flood risk.
- Support Health & Safety best practice by actively promoting awareness and ensuring the provision of safe working practices to comply with NRW's policy and standards.
- Promote the efficient and effective use of resources in order to ensure activities are completed to time and the cost and quality targets.
- Participate in cross team working and seek to influence customers and establish local partnerships to deliver common NRW's objective.
- Contribute to the development and delivery of the flood warning service so that the directorate, it's partners and the public are prepared to respond to flood events.
- Provide input to incident plans and procedures with external partners and test through exercise in order to ensure the directorate is prepared for flood events.
- Co-ordinate and administer internal procedures to ensure that the directorate is capable of responding effectively during a flood event.
- Support delivery of responsibilities under the Civil Contingencies Act working with partners as part of the Local Resilience Forum.
- 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 f 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 .
- Degree in relevant scientific subject (e.g. physical geography, environment science or civil engineering). (Desirable)
- Graduate member of appropriate professional body (e.g. CIWEM, ICE or IRM) and working towards becoming chartered in the near future.
- Operational Flood Incident Management experience gained over a number of years.
- Demonstrable experience in technical report writing.
- Computer literate.
- Experience of coaching/mentoring people and the development of "junior" members of staff.
- Must have a full UK driving licence..
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 disability, neurodivergence, ethnic origin,colour, nationality, gender expression and gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation,culture,or religion. We put the principles of human rights, equality, fairness, dignity and respect at the heart of
our values .
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.
