Senior Resource Management Planner Consents Location: 15 Forth Street, Invercargill Employment type: Permanent Full Time About Council With assets including Fiordland National Park and Stewart Island, Council not only encompasses the management and improvement of physical assets such as roads, bridges, water supply, cemeteries and parks but also the Southland communities' social, economic, cultural and environmental wellbeing. Our 200+ staff are diverse in their backgrounds, skillset and location, spread across three Invercargill offices (Forth Street, 20 and 42 Don Street) and seven area offices situated at Riverton, Otautau, Te Anau, Winton, Oban, Lumsden and Wyndham. Southland District Council offers scope for a rewarding and interesting career in local government under excellent working conditions, in a part of the country which is ideally suited to family life and the pursuit of a wide variety of activities. Aboutthe role We have an opportunity for a senior resource management planner – consents tojoin our consenting team. The senior resource management planner -consents is responsible for processing resource management applications incompliance with associated legislation including the RMA. They also providesupport and direction to our junior planners and administrators. Yourresponsibilities include (but are not limited to): provide best practice advice on the processing of resource and buildingconsents applications process resource consent applications, variations, alterations/requirementsfor designations, creation/cancellation of easements and various certificates make decisions on applications in accordance with the relevantdelegations liaise and negotiate with applicants and submitters, mediate and conductpre-hearing meetings quality assurance and authorisation of draft resource consent decisionsfrom consultants and team members and supporting junior team members in theirprofessional development Tobe successful in this role you will: have an appropriate tertiary qualification in planning, resourcemanagement or environmental management have at least four years post-qualification experience as a planner possess strong drive to succeed and are motivated by continuousimprovement possess high attention to detail, organisation and communicationskills be passionate about developing and supporting others in their planning career What's in it for you? This is an excellent opportunity for an planner who is ready to take the next step up in their career to Senior Planner, or a Senior Planner looking for a diverse role where you can contribute to the development of Junior team members. We recognise that staff are our most valuable asset. We believe in supporting them in their training and development, having competitive remuneration packages which are benchmarked against market rates, and an environment which enables personal growth. We're also a flexible workplace that believes in work/life balance. We offer flexible and hybrid working models. If you're up for the challenge then please follow the link to download ajob description and apply online today. Applications close Monday 24th June at 5pm File Name #J-18808-Ljbffr
