Flood Risk Management Assets Technical Support

Team / Directorate: National Flood Risk Services / Evidence, Policy and Permitting

Starting salary:  £32,544 rising to £35,377 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: 15 September 2025

Post number: 204015 GDN

The role

Play a key role in protecting communities from flooding by helping us manage and improve critical asset data across Wales.

In this role, you’ll support the National Flood Risk Services Team in delivering a range of tasks including data improvement programmes that underpin the sustainable management of NRW’s flood risk assets. You’ll work closely with both the national FRM assets team and operational colleagues across Wales to ensure our data is accurate, reliable, and useful.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Organising and delivering work packages within the national asset management programme.
• Carrying out tactical tasks using the AMX Flood database, as well as maintaining and updating public facing GIS datasets such as the National Asset Database and FloodRisk Assessment Wales map.
• Supporting operational teams by providing high-quality data that enables informed decision-making during site evaluations and programme delivery.
• Contributing to technical advice, programme monitoring and reporting.
• Ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.

This is a data-and evidence-driven role that blends technical expertise with real-world impact — ideal for someone who wants to make a tangible difference in flood risk management across Wales.

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.

To make an informal enquiry about this role, please contact Wyn Davies

wyn.davies@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk  

Interviews will take place in person. Location to be confirmed.  

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

Natural Resources Wales is an evidenced based organisation depends on high-quality data to guide decision-making.The National Flood Risk Services team, a small, specialist team based across Wales,  supporting Operational teams with policy, systems, analysis and guidance.

We manage our flood risk assets using ‘AMX Flood’, a structured SQL-based database with a user-friendly interface that supports inspections, maintenance planning, investment decisions, and public safety risk management. Reliable data is essential for understanding the condition of our assets and planning future investment.This role plays a key part in identifying and delivering  data improvements, supporting our national data plans and ensuring we make informed, strategic decisions for flood risk management across Wales.

What you will do

• Deliver tactical work in flood risk asset management programmes, mainly using the FRM assets database ‘AMX Flood’.
• Maintain and improve GIS data and ensure operational teams have reliable data to carry out site evaluation in the delivery of operational programmes.
• Deliver technical advice for specific sector or technical issues, focussing on data improvement to our ‘AMX Flood’ database.
• Contribute to improving our flood asset data in spatial environments using GIS tools.
• Deliver work plans, and delivery of agreed actions to contribute to business planning.
• Participate in NRW technical groups in relation to the AMX Flood database.
• Interact with colleagues across NRW to promote consistent industry and specialist subject practices.
• 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.

1. Hold a recognised qualification in data management, computing or engineering or equivalent experience.
2. Experience of working with large data sets in data management environments.
3. Experience of interrogating linked SQL database tables to analyse data.
4. An understanding of asset management principles.
5. Analytical thinking skills, and experience of using data analysis tools e.g. Excel, Power BI and others.
6. Have a thorough understanding of computer systems and applications.

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. 

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