Marine Licensing Officer
Closing Date: 04 June 2026
Location: Flexible
Natural Resources Wales reserves the right to close this vacancy before the advertised closing date
Team / Directorate: Marine Licensing Team / Evidence, Policy & Permitting
Starting salary: £36,246 rising to £39,942 per annum through annual increments being paid each year (pro rata for part time applicants)
Contract type: Permanent
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: To be confirmed
Post number: 201610
The role
As a marine licensing officer you will lead on complex licence determination and decision making under marine permitting legislation by carrying out appropriate technical assessment in accordance with NRW policies and procedures where available, and issue, refuse or vary permits within measured timescales.
You will analyse and interpret a wide range of complex information, extracting key points and communicating this to others, at all levels. As well as represent the permitting team in your area of expertise on relevant internal technical groups, and internal/external stakeholder meetings.
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.
Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams.
Successful external applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check. We aim to make offers of appointment within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date.
About us
As the principal environmental regulator for Wales, NRW’s role is significant and wide ranging. Regulation underpins much of what we do to protect, maintain, and enhance our natural resources now and for the future, so that people can live better and healthier lives and our wildlife can thrive.
The Permitting Service contributes to this by reducing the risk of harm to the environment and the people of Wales, supporting sustainable economic growth, and promoting responsible behaviour, through our robust assessment of applications for a wide range of activities and permissions.
The Permitting Service is a relatively small department comprising eight teams, working together to share knowledge, best practice, and experience.
