Lead Operations Engineer

The role

Natural Resources Wales is seeking a Lead Operations Engineer to join our Mid Wales Integrated Engineering team.

As Lead Operations Engineer, you’ll take charge of technical planning and health & safety for the maintenance of flood risk management assets, ensuring communities remain safe and resilient against flooding. From embankments and reservoirs to drainage systems, your work will directly protect vital infrastructure and support wider environmental wellbeing.

In this role, you will provide subject matter expertise in flood risk management, reservoir safety, and drainage asset maintenance; lead on technical planning and health & safety, embedding best practice across all projects. You will also deliver and oversee projects that protect critical assets, ensuring compliance with NRW systems and procedures; and work closely with the team leader and colleagues, offering guidance and support to drive effective delivery

We’re a large, collaborative team with a broad remit, working together to deliver exceptional asset management and engineering excellence. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to share knowledge, support colleagues, and develop your own expertise, all while contributing to projects that make a real difference.

Join us and be part of a forward-thinking team that values collaboration, professional growth, and impact.

To make an informal enquiry about this role, please contact Nick Thompson at nicholas.thompson@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk

Interviews will be face to face (details of location will be shared in advance)

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.