Senior Engineer

Team / Directorate: Team Leader, Integrated Engineering / Operations 

Starting salary:   £41,132 rising to £44,988 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: To be confirmed

Post number: 200346

The role

Join Natural Resources Wales as a Senior Engineer in the North East Integrated Engineering team and play a vital role in the planning and delivery of flood risk asset maintenance, capital improvement schemes, and sustainable engineering projects within a multi-functional Engineering team.

You will lead on technical and health & safety planning, support flood incident response, and act as a key project manager and advisor for a range of civil engineering works, whilst supporting and mentoring the more junior members of the team.

This is a varied and impactful role, involving the design, procurement, and delivery of flood risk maintenance projects across North East Wales. You’ll work with contractors, manage allocated budgets, support IT system development, and apply your specialist knowledge to improve infrastructure resilience and support our sustainable management goals.

We’re looking for someone with a strong background in Civil Engineering, ideally with a relevant degree (or HND/HNC and extensive experience), and working toward Chartered status. You’ll bring a deep understanding of CDM regulations, as the team is appointed as Principle Designer and for the annual maintenance programme whilst supporting the Client with their duties. You’ll have strong project management skills (Prince2 desirable), and the ability to collaborate across teams and with external partners.

As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the NRW office at the 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. A full UK driving licence is essential.

You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to make decisions on complex matters and convey these decisions to our internal and external customers and stakeholders. If you’re passionate about delivering engineering solutions that support communities and the environment, and want to be part of a forward-thinking design team within a great organisation, we’d love to hear from you.

For informal enquiries, please contact Craig Davies who is the Team Leader for the North East Integrated Engineering team - craig.davies@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk

Interviews will be face to face (details of time and location will be shared in advance) 

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

• Lead on the production of the annual flood risk asset maintenance programme.  
• React to failing assets, plan the work into the annual programme or plan for repairs.
• Lead on the production and on-going review of flood incident response.
• Contingency and operating plans, ensuring regular incident response exercises are undertaken. 
• Sponsor and/or undertake the role of Project Manager for small to medium scale civil engineering projects identified by Operations and ASM Providing expert opinion and advice on engineering and technical issues. 
• Deliver projects for other internal departments such as H&T and FRB to generate re-charge to fund the revenue maintenance program. 
• Undertake financial reporting, to enable accurate estimating of programmed cost targets and budgets.  
• Work with procurement to establish Contractor Frameworks.  
• Carry out tenders and evaluations. 
• Provide advice and assist with the integration of Reservoir Safety maintenance, Internal Drainage District (IDD) activities and asset maintenance programmes. 
• Undertake the formal roles of Client and, or Designer/Principal Designer to comply with the Construction Design & Management (CDM) Regulations.  
• Lead on the development and input into new IT systems such as AMX to improve efficiency of NRW. Act as a point of contact and super user for these systems. 
• 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 *and that of your staff 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.

1.  Qualifications; Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent is desirable together with a NEBOSH construction certificate.  A HND/HNC in civils or equivalent is the minimum requirement, together with significant related experience. The candidate should also be working towards Chartered Engineer status or other appropriate professional designation.
2. A broad knowledge of civil engineering design and construction practices together with a fundamental knowledge of channel hydraulics.  An ability to develop and apply innovative solutions to problems.
3. In this role you will be expected to support H&S best practice by actively promoting awareness and ensuring the provision of safe working practices to comply with NRW policy and standards.  
4. Project Management; Prince2 practitioner qualification would be desirable. 
5. Competent surveying skills. AutoCAD skills. 
6. Participation in cross-team working and stakeholder engagement to establish partnerships in the delivery of NRW flood risk objectives is an essential component of the role. 
7. Participation in the NRW’s incident response duty roster.  
8. The ability to undertake the ‘Client and Designer Role’ to comply with CDM 2015.
9. Good ICT/GIS and organisation skills.
10. 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)
• Desirable: Level C1 - Proficiency level (fluent Welsh speaker) 

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.

Please keep reading

If you think you have what it takes to do this role, but don’t necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch and we will be happy to discuss the role with you in more detail.

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. 

Apply for this role