Job Category: Administration and Office, Consulting and Strategy, Government, Defence & Emergency
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.
As a Consents Planner, you'll have responsibility for the processing of resource consent applications. You'll bring knowledge of relevant legislation and regional and local Council planning frameworks.
The benefit of office based and field based work ensures you get the best of both worlds. We encourage our team to get out onsite to engage with applicants and this also enables staff to have a clear understanding of the site and any further information that may be required to assess the environmental effects of an application.
More about the role:
Provide sound advice to community & stakeholders on the consenting process
Interpret data and legislation to finalise consent recommendations
Investigate, advise, and report on resource consents applications
Respond to internal and external resource consent inquiries and issues
We are seeking to fill 2 roles for Fixed Term - Parental Leave periods, 40 hours per week based in Christchurch.
1 x Commence ASAP – January 2026
1 x Commence ASAP – March 2026
Indicative salary range $70,000 - $80,000
Ideally, you'll be tertiary qualified in Planning, Natural Resources, Environmental Management or other relevant discipline. You'll be a strong communicator, someone that connects easily with the community, customers, members of your team, and key stakeholders. You'll be a natural collaborator drawing people together, listening to their issues, and building trust as you respond to consent inquiries and issues.
More about you:
Experience in Planning and/or local government
Excellent working knowledge of the national direction and an interest in the government's review of the Resource Management Act
An interest in Maori Rights in the Resource Management Framework
An understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the obligations and requirements of local government to Te Tiriti
Manage expectations and build relationships with our Papatipu Runanga partners, territorial authorities, communities, and stakeholders
Critical thinking, solutions focused, and a love of resolving tricky resource management issues
If you're excited about this opportunity but you feel your experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage your application.
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.
Applications close on Friday 13th December 2024. We encourage you to apply early, we will be reviewing applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close the advertising early. For any enquiries please contact Anna Stewart on 027 269 2485 or Tavisha Fernando on 027 252 9062.
Short-listed candidates will be required to complete an interview process, reference checks, and a criminal check. Further background checking will be required when relevant to the role.
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