Location
Flexible in South Wales

Hours
Full time, 37 hours per week (Part time, annualised hours, compressed hours or term time working considered - discussions at interview stage welcome)

Salary
Grade 9: £59,547 - £65,004 per annum

About the Role
As an Operations Manager at Natural Resources Wales (NRW), you will play a pivotal leadership role overseeing diverse teams and functions responsible for delivering regulatory, evidence, and advisory services within a specific geographical area. Your work will directly support the sustainable management of Wales’ natural resources, making a tangible difference to people, nature, and climate.

In this senior leadership role, you will champion NRW’s mission and values by providing effective, inclusive leadership that motivates and inspires your teams. You will be accountable for the successful implementation of place-based regulatory, advisory, and evidence functions in your area (excluding Flood Risk Management) and oversee incident response capabilities across your departments, ensuring robust readiness and coordination.

You will manage key local and national stakeholder partnerships, including working with Public Service Boards, to shape and deliver integrated environmental outcomes. Collaboration with colleagues across NRW and external partners will be essential to support joined-up delivery aligned with the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources.

Additionally, you will lead the development of ways of working and performance reporting that support continuous improvement and long-term impact. You will contribute to NRW’s strategies and priorities that deliver wellbeing goals for current and future generations and take ownership of one or more functional areas across Wales, translating strategy into actionable delivery plans and coordinating their implementation across the Directorate.

This is a unique opportunity to influence and deliver integrated, place-based environmental outcomes, helping to build a more resilient and sustainable Wales. NRW supports flexible working with a suitable hybrid working pattern agreed upon appointment. Regular face-to-face meetings or training will be planned in advance.

Interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams during the week commencing 08/10/2025. Successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Appointments are normally made within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date.

About Us
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is the largest Welsh Government Sponsored Body, established in 2013 to bring together the work of the former Countryside Council for Wales, Forestry Commission Wales, Environment Agency Wales, and certain functions of the Welsh Government. Our vision is for nature and people to thrive together.

We focus our energy and expertise on restoring nature, building resilience to climate change, and reducing pollution, ensuring that Wales’ natural resources are managed sustainably for future generations. We are proud to serve the people and communities of Wales by being connected to the land, bold in our actions, caring in our approach, and resourceful in how we work.

At NRW, you’ll join a passionate team committed to making a real, lasting difference for Wales and its environment.

Experience
- Proven experience of leading, managing and developing staff.
- Substantial experience and knowledge relevant to the role.
- Financial and project/programme management skills and experience enabling management of capital and revenue projects and programmes.
- Experience of developing and delivering plans for the implementation of strategies relevant to the role.
- IT literate with the ability to use GIS, databases, spreadsheets and word processing packages.
- Proven track record of collaboration, partnership development and effective stakeholder management.

About You
- Committed to Natural Resources Wales’ Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post.
- Committed to your own development and that of your staff through effective use of personal development plans.
- Willingness to take part in incident response activities.
- Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively to deliver integrated environmental outcomes.
- Welsh Language Level requirements: Essential A1 (Entry level) - ability to understand basic phrases and pronounce Welsh names correctly. Desirable C1 (Proficiency level). NRW offers learning support to meet these requirements during employment.

Qualifications
Not explicitly stated; however, relevant experience and skills as outlined above are essential.

Additional Information
NRW is passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourages 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 guarantee interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. We offer competitive pay scales with annual increments and support professional and personal growth through leadership development and access to further education.

NRW is a bilingual organisation complying with Welsh Language Standards. Welsh language skills are considered an asset and staff are encouraged and supported to learn and use Welsh. Applications are welcome in Welsh or English and treated equally. Part-time, job share, and full-time applications are all welcomed.