Specialist Officer (National Peatland Action Programme) x6
Natural Resources Wales
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: 31/07/2025
The role
Make a difference where it matters most. Join Natural Resources Wales as a Specialist Officer in the National Peatland Action Programme and take the lead in restoring Wales’s vital peatland ecosystems.
We currently have six open positions with flexible locations across Wales. Three of these roles require fluency in both spoken and written Welsh. For the remaining three positions, a basic understanding of Welsh is desirable, though conversational Welsh is not required.
You’ll coordinate and deliver complex restoration projects—working at the intersection of science, land management, and sustainability. From developing technical specifications and supervising contractors on the ground to securing necessary consents and managing project budgets, you’ll drive impactful change at every stage of delivery.
Your day-to-day will involve providing expert guidance to colleagues and partners, liaising with landowners and stakeholders, and ensuring projects meet environmental, legal, and health & safety standards. You’ll also help shape best practice by contributing to monitoring, reporting, and knowledge sharing across the programme.
If you have a strong background in habitat restoration, contract and project management, and thrive on delivering high-quality work in diverse environments, we want to hear from you. This is your chance to play a key role in tackling the climate and nature emergencies—while working with a passionate team, across some of Wales’s most precious landscapes.
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 Jake White at [email protected]
Interviews will take place through Microsoft Teams
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.
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.
About Natural Resources Wales
Natural Resources Wales is the largest Welsh Government Sponsored Body - employing 1,900 staff across Wales with a budget of £180 million. We were formed in April 2013, largely taking over the functions of the Countryside Council for Wales, Forestry Commission Wales and the Environment Agency in Wales, as well as certain Welsh Government functions.
We receive a Remit Letter at the start of each financial year setting out what the Welsh Government wants us to achieve during that year.
Natural Resources Wales is the largest Welsh Government Sponsored Body - employing 1,900 staff across Wales with a budget of £180 million. We were formed in April 2013, largely taking over the functions of the Countryside Council for Wales, Forestry Commission Wales and the Environment Agency in Wales, as well as certain Welsh Government functions. We receive a Remit Letter at the start of each financial year setting out what the Welsh Government wants us to achieve during that year.
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