Environmental Monitoring Officer – Incident Response

(Permanent, full time position)Flexible work arrangements to suit your lifestyle.37.5 hour working week.Generous leave allowance.
We are the carers for Northland's environment and community. Are you one of us?
A few things you should know about Northland Regional Council…
Our work is ultimately about working together to care for our region's incredible environment and many communities, matching our skills and resources with the vision and aspirations of our people. From healthy waters, protecting our native taonga, developing meaningful relationships with tangata whenua, to creating resilient and adaptable communities in a changing climate. Here at the Northland Regional Council your work makes a difference to our community.
Toitu te whenua, toitu te moana, toitu te tangata.If the land is well, if the sea is well, the people will thrive.
The opportunity awaits…
Role Overview
The primary focus of this role is to carry out inspections and investigations, as a warranted enforcement officer (under the Resource Management Act 1991), in response to assigned environmental incidents. This covers a range of activity types, including land use activities, discharges, coastal activities and water takes. Incident response actions include:

Site inspections
Sample collection
Field measurements
Data recording
Interviews
Desk top investigations
Writing reports

It requires the interpretation of legislation and the practical application of regional rules.
Additional Responsibilities
The Environmental Monitoring Officer – Incident Response may also be required to help implement monitoring programmes for assigned resource consents, regional rules and other regulations.
Do you have what it takes?
We are looking for someone who can bring the following to our diverse talent pool:

Tertiary degree level qualification in a science based discipline
Ability to...

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