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Fly Tipping Action Officer

Natural Resources Wales

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Overview

Natural Resources Wales is the biggest Welsh Government Sponsored Body and our work to protect and enhance Wales’ natural environment impacts everything that matters most - our communities, our wildlife, and our future.
£37,594 to £41,428
per year
Full time, Permanent, Hybrid
(37 hours per week)
Wales / Hybrid

Key information

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key part in tackling environmental crime across Wales. As the post holder, you will support the delivery of Fly-tipping Action Wales’s work and engagement, helping us reduce the impact of fly‑tipping on communities and the environment.

You will lead the development and rollout of FlyMapper — our innovative The Global Positioning System (GPS) based system designed to capture accurate, real‑time data on fly‑tipping incidents, including their number, type, and location across Wales. Your work will directly contribute to smarter decision‑making, better targeting of resources, and improving the way fly‑tipping is managed nationally.

As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to an Natural Resources Wales office within the place base and 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 with an expectation to attend in person team meetings each quarter that are held in turn in Cardiff, Mid-Wales and North Wales. 

Interviews will take place through Microsoft Teams week commencing 27/04/26.

About the role

In this varied and rewarding role, you will:

  • Oversee ongoing system support, development, and enhancements
  • Deliver training and guidance to users across Wales
  • Manage supplier contracts and maintain productive working relationships
  • Promote wider adoption of FlyMapper to strengthen data consistency and reporting
  • Provide guidance in relation to compliance with environmental and regulatory standards
  • Liaise with stakeholders and develop partnerships to deliver initiatives based on placed based requirements
  • Take appropriate actions to collect evidence for enforcement purposes, in accordance with defined procedures


For the full job description, including the key areas of responsibilities and accountabilities, please click the 'apply now' button.


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. 

Requirements

In your application and interview you will be asked to demonstrate the following skills and experience using the STAR method.

  • Relevant knowledge and experience of working as a regulator
  • Understanding of commercial business processes and pressures
  • Ability to communicate effectively with regulated business and the public, explaining issues and gaining support by influencing
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent in a scientific subject
  • The ability to use specialised IT systems.
  • Welsh Language level requirements, Level A1 - Entry level