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Waste Regulation Officer (Producer Responsibility)

Closing date: 19 February 2023 | Salary: £32,876-£36,229 (Grade 5) | Location: Flexible but preferably in South Wales region

Contract type: Permanent

Work pattern: Full time, 37 hours. Part Time, Annualised Hours, Compressed Hours or Term Time Working considered - discussions at interview stage welcome

Post number: 202793

As an organisation we support flexible working. This role allows hybrid working (a mix of home and office working) and a working pattern suitable for you can be discussed on appointment if you are successful.

You will be contracted to the nearest NRW office to your home, of which you will be required to attend for regular meetings, training and for one-to-one meetings with your manager. These will be planned in advance.

Job description

The post holder will support environmental regulation, planning and investigation activities to support the Area Statements and guide our regulatory approach to SMNR and delivering Wellbeing outcomes.

Producer Responsibility (Pro Res) in the UK covers packaging, electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and batteries and ensures businesses that manufacture, import and sell these products are responsible for their end-of-life environmental impact.

As an officer you will have significant knowledge of Producer Responsibility Regulations gained through experience of delivering non-site based waste regulation. You will be required to assess compliance and deal with queries from both internal and external customers, as well as well as resolving any issues identified when delivering NRW’s statutory duties

Through application of our Regulatory Principles the post holder will ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, undertake proportionate enforcement action and achieve multiple benefits from our regulatory interventions.

Additionally, you will liaise with colleagues in Evidence Permitting & Policy, other UK Regulators, Industry Bodies and DEFRA to support policy development and the transition to extended producer responsibility (EPR).

Producer Responsibility knowledge and experience of either working in the waste industry or as a regulator is essential together with a working knowledge of the technologies used and the environmental protection methodologies relevant to the Producer Responsibility regime.

Additionally, a fundamental understanding of specific legislation and associated Directives and how they relate to the Producer Responsibility process.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities include:

Assess compliance for non-site-based waste regulation including international waste shipments, producer responsibility, hazardous waste and LAS/LARTs.
Take appropriate actions to collect evidence for enforcement purposes, in accordance with defined procedures.
Participate in the development of teamwork plans.
Produce required documentation to support legal action.
Seek to influence customers and establish local partnerships and collaborations as opportunities arise to deliver SMNR.
Required to take part in incident response activities.

Qualifications, experience and knowledge

Knowledge and experience of the following:

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.

Welsh language requirements

Essential Level 1 – Able to pronounce Welsh and use basic phrases

Please note if you do not meet the level 1 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.

Competencies

Applications to this role will be assessed based on the following competencies, both at shortlisting and interview. Please give examples of how you demonstrate these competencies when completing your application form.

Essential Knowledge and Skills	Expertise gained in a defined area or function, enabling the post holder to provide advice and guidance to others. Demonstrates a sound understanding and appreciation of the work of the wider function. Has good literacy, numeracy and communication skills including well developed customer facing skills. Experience of supervising others is desirable.
Evaluation of Information	Demonstrates the ability to understand information, procedure manuals, statutory codes and legislation and interpret and apply the requirements to undertake their role. Able to analyse and process non-routine technical information, containing a degree of complexity.
Decision Making and Autonomy Requirements	Ability to decide how best to achieve results, requiring some degree of judgment and creativity and the need to alter priorities where there are conflicting demands. Able to solve problems and make decisions of a technical nature; primarily around their own area of work but will also cross over with the work of others. Problems and decisions may contain a degree of complexity and require the need to apply different techniques or methods. Ability to undertake research to determine how best to resolve issues. Able to provide guidance to less experienced members, to resolve problems.
Communication and Relationships with Others	Demonstrates the ability to interact and communicate with people around their area of expertise, across a range of functions within NRW and external parties, adapting their approach and style appropriately. Well established inter-personal and communication skills with the ability to develop and sustain good working relationships, which may involve a degree of influencing.

Benefits of Working for Us

This role will offer a range of benefits, including:

Agile and Flexible Working (role dependent)
Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 26.6% to 30.3%
28 days Annual Leave, rising to 33 days
Generous Leave entitlements for all your life needs
Health and Wellbeing Benefits and Support
Weekly Well-being hour to use at your choice

See full details for all the employee benefits you will receive.

How to Apply

Please send a completed Application form to Applications@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk using the post number as the email reference

Before completing your application, please read our Guidance on completing a job application form

Application closing date 19 February 2023

Interviews will take place at a date to be confirmed through Microsoft Teams.

If you have any queries about the role, please contact Eleanor Davies at Eleanor.Davies@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk or John Rock at john.rock@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk

Natural Resources Wales embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunity. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition.

We welcome and encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented, including women, black and ethnic minority groups and people with a disability. We have a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

We put the principles of human rights, equality, fairness, dignity and respect at the heart of our values

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