Job Category: Administration and Office, Environmental Services
Opportunity to hone your developing skills in facilities management
Work for an inclusive and exciting organisation that values you
Fixed Term 12 Months | Full Time
Waitaha - our Canterbury region - is like no other and we are proud to call it home. We are privileged to be working with Nga Papatipu Runanga, stakeholders, and our wider community to protect our environment, including water, land, and air through regulation and planning. As a Regional Council we're responsible for flood protection, public transport, civil defence, and more.
Together we're taking action to shape a thriving and resilient Canterbury, now and for future generations. Toitu te marae o Tane, toitu te marae o Tangaroa, toitu te tangata, If the land is well and the sea is well, the people will thrive.
The role's key focus is to assist the Asset Services Manager to support the wider organisation across all our locations by providing safe and comfortable office accommodation and fit for purpose vehicles. The Asset Services Team is the single point of contact for people using our facilities and our aim is to ensure a standardised level of service throughout the organisation.
More about the role:
Develop & maintain strong relationships with outsourced suppliers & contractors
Respond to staff requests & resolve issues, raising & monitoring progress of work orders
Participate in a wide variety of activities associated with the optimal, safe and cost-effective management of the building environment
Keep accurate records that feed into our long-term planning processes
Get out & about to participate in property & vehicle inspections
This role is an opportunity to utilise your skills in organisation, administration and multi-tasking. You'll be someone who thrives on tackling a number of different tasks on any given day; a people person who delights in building relationships and helping others. You'll have a desire to develop your career in facilities management and have a full, clean driver's licence and the ability to drive both manual and automatic vehicles.
To enjoy this role, you'll ideally have:
Experience in a facilities or contract management environment
Experience working with Maintenance Management, Asset Management or equivalent computer systems
Our values underpin everything we do. We understand and embrace a diverse workforce; this diversity will enable us to better serve our people, our community, and our greatest taonga, the environment. We value everyone's contribution, diverse thinking, and skills.
We're on a journey to become a treaty partner of excellence, including incorporating te ao Maori into our work. We offer supportive opportunities to develop capability in this area and encourage our people to use kaupapa Maori, matauranga Maori, and te reo Maori in our daily work. We welcome you with an open heart & mind, wherever you are on your personal te ao Maori journey.
For a confidential chat about this role, please contact Viv Hardie on 027 276 1339.
Applications close on Sunday 8 December. We encourage you to apply early; we will be reviewing applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close the advertising early. Please note that interviews may not be held until January 2025.
Short-listed candidates will be required to complete an interview process, reference checks and a criminal record check. Further background checking will be required when relevant to the role.
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