Position Description
Our Co-operative Te Matapuna toa takitini Fonterra's strength is in the collective. We are a Co-operative created and owned by Aotearoa New Zealand dairy farmers. Our rich history is built on farming families working together to share the natural goodness of our dairy with the world. Collaboration, innovation, and passion was the cornerstone of our creation and something we continue to value today through our commitment to care for the land, our animals, and every drop of milk. Our milk creates goodness through nutritious food with safe, quality ingredients that are loved here in New Zealand and around the world.
About the opportunity
A key pillar of Fonterra's 2030 strategy is a commitment to be a leader in sustainability. As part of that journey, we are looking to appoint a new created, National Environmental Resources Manager to provide strategic oversight for environmental management for Fonterra's manufacturing operations. In this role, you will be reporting to the GM of Water and Environment and will have 1 direct report at this stage who will be an Environmental Program Lead. Overseeing national programs of work, you'll ensure Fonterra is focused on current and future environmental requirements and aligned to specific water and wastewater strategies that you will be responsible for creating.
The ideal candidate will be based at our offices either in Auckland, Hamilton, or Christchurch. The key purpose of this role is to:
Development of Water & Wastewater Strategies for NZM sites for Fonterra including aligning others to the strategy and ensuring business buy-in.
Ensuring programs of work within the team are aligned to strategy and are delivered within scope, time, and budget.
Open reviews with the Water & Environment team to guarantee correct technologies and innovations are being selected to enable capital solutions to be future fit.
Actively participate, build and grow proactive relationships with iwi and community on programs of work.
About you
To make this role a success you will have an extensive technical background in the Environmental or Sustainability space at a leadership level, having previously led high-performing teams. In addition, you will have:
Post Graduate Tertiary Qualification in Science or Engineering.
Strong experience working for Council.
Demonstrable experience in having led large programmes or projects, including managing change.
Strong leadership in proactive community and iwi engagement at a national level as well as deep experience in managing external environmental agencies.
Proven robust stakeholder management on large scale projects, with conflict resolution skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and attention to detail in producing reports.
An understanding of environmental data reporting and its usage with the ability to innovate enhancements to meet Fonterra's needs.
Our Story
Whanaungatanga, our Co-operative spirit gives us all a common strength and purpose. Manaakitanga is how we care for all our people who are at the heart of what we do; we want our farmers, employees, customers, and communities to thrive. Kaitiakitanga ensures we take care of the land. We are committed to farming in a way that regenerates our farms and environment for future generations. Whakaohooho constantly inspires ourselves and each other with great career development opportunities and benefits. We enable flexibility and balance to suit everyone's lifestyles and choices. Our Co-operative is a place where everyone can be themselves, feel empowered to do their best.
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