Full timeSalary + Income Protection and Life InsuranceKi te ora te wai, ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tangataWhen the water is healthy, the land and the people are healthyWatercare is the largest water and wastewater utility in New Zealand delivering more than 400 million litres of water to Auckland every day. Now is an exciting time to join Watercare, we're planning to spend $18.5 billion over the next 20 years to ensure we can continue to support our growing city in a climate-resilient way. When you average that out, that's an investment of $2.5 million every day.It doesn't just stop there; we ensure that sustainability lies at the heart of everything that we do to help protect our water resources for future generations. This means that we are continuously focused on how we can reduce our carbon footprint with initiatives like solar panels, electric cars, revegetation programmes and much, much more. We really are a company that wants to make a positive difference.This is your opportunity to join Watercare's Strategy and Planning division! In a newly created role, you will be leading a team of planners to deliver Resource Consent Applications, including Strategic and Construction consents. Lead the drive towards excellence across Watercare's consenting functions.Responsibilities include:Managing the programme of works for Strategic Consents.Ensuring effective project management practices.Improving consent delivery processes with consultant partners and regulators.Driving continuous improvement, best practice and innovation and grow technical excellence across Resource Consent delivery.Overseeing Watercare's Kaitiaki Engagement process to strengthen relationships and enhance collaboration with Kaitiaki groups.To be successful in this role, you will have:A strong work ethic and enjoy working in a team environment.Excellent communication skills.Your skills and background must include:A relevant tertiary qualification.Extensive experience in the discipline of resource management/consent planning (10 + years).A proven track record of managing teams or project managing complex resource consent projects and obtaining resource consents and other statutory approvals.Full membership of the New Zealand Planning Institute.Experience in the delivery of strategic and construction consent applications, Notices of Requirement.Experience in water or utilities is desirable but not essential.We offer a competitive salary and staff benefits package including:Training and development opportunities.Life and income protection insurance plans.Generous parental leave policy.Employee discounts at a range of large retailers.Modern offices in the heart of Newmarket with easy access to public transport.Discounted Wilson parking.On site free gym.Me pehea te tono mai | How to ApplyCome and join our team! If you are looking for an exciting career opportunity with a fantastic team then please apply online today - www.careers.watercare.co.nz.
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