Surveyor Graduate Placement

Company Description

The role

This is a placement role for individuals who have recently (within the last 18 months) gained a post graduate qualification in an RICS accredited qualification in rural estate management or a similar discipline.

The role will provide support to NRW across Land Management, Forest Operations and wider operational teams. The purpose of the graduate trainee programme is to develop the practical experience, knowledge and skills to establish your career in the land management sector.

You will work closely with and be mentored by the Senior Specialist Surveyor, Land Management Team Leader and their Specialist Advisors.

As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to an NRW office within the place base / 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.

To make an informal enquiry about this role, please contact Ieuan Williams at Ieuan.Williams@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk  

Interviews will be face to face (details of time and 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. 

About us

This is an opportunity to join NRW’s Land Management team for Mid-South working primarily from Llandovery. The team area extends from Cardigan up to Aberystwyth in the west and over to Hay on Wye in the east. The area covers most of Ceredigion and South Powys, including Bannau Brycheiniog National Park.

The NRW estate in Mid-South ranges from up to 30,000Ha of productive forest blocks to National Nature Reserves covering in excess of 3,000Ha to numerous flood risk management assets, plus other various rural assets.

What you will do

• Apply your professional training in real world situations.
• Develop good working relationships internally and externally, participating in external meetings with other members of the team.
• Deliver work plans, and agreed actions to contribute to business planning.
• Participate in NRW technical groups.
• Contribute towards the teams delegated responsibility for delivery of work programmes such as:
  • Assisting in the management and supervision of operational contracts.
  • Assisting in the management of financial, legal and operational matters arising from the management of land and assets.
  • Maintaining GIS data.
  • Carrying out site visits and surveys.
  • Assisting with the creation of documents of a technical nature.
  • Plan and deliver work related to forest regulations.
• Have responsibility for direct delivery of delegated aspects of programmes.
• Interact with peers in NRW to promote consistent industry and specialist subject practices.
• Shadow more senior members of staff, both within and outside your direct team, to understand the breadth of work undertaken by NRW
• Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post
• Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy, together with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post
• Be committed to your own development through the effective use of your personal development plan (known as Sgwrs).
• Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.

Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills

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

1. A graduate qualification (completed within 18 months of the job advert) in an RICS accredited qualification in a rural estate management related course (essential).
2. Good understanding of working in rural land management disciplines.
3. Good written and verbal skills and the ability to communicate confidently, with excellent customer service skills.
4. Good inter-personal skills with the ability to work under pressure using your own initiative in order to meet tight deadlines.
5. Strong ICT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
6. Full UK driving licence

Welsh Language level requirements 

• Essential: Level A1 – Entry level 

Welsh language levels

Please note if you do not meet the A1 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.

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.

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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.  

We are committed to equal opportunities, and we guarantee interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

We want to attract and retain talented and highly skilled staff, so we make sure that our pay scales remain competitive. We advertise the full pay scale on our job descriptions. Appointed candidates start at the first point of the pay scale and annual increments are paid each year.

We want our staff to grow professionally and personally. From leadership development to access to further and higher education courses, our staff have opportunities to expand their knowledge on variety of topics, stay current in their field and continue to learn as their career progresses.  

We are a Bilingual organisation which complies with the Welsh Language Standards.  Welsh language skills are considered an asset to NRW, and we encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills.