Introduction Kaunihera Taiao ki Waitaha ¦ About Environment Canterbury 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.
Korero mo te Turanga | About the Role The work of the Science Group at Environment Canterbury consists of providing environmental monitoring and data; and research and advice to internal and external customers.
The Science Group plays a key role in informing decision making across most of the organisation including informing organisational strategic intent, processing of consents, our approach to compliance, responding to incidents, the development of plans, and measuring our progress towards regional and national environmental targets.
Reporting to the Manager – Environmental Data, this newly created role will lead a team to ensure environmental data collected are of high quality, available and fit for purpose.
As a people leader you'll lead, coach, mentor, and develop direct reports, while supporting them to create a high performing and engaged workforce, creating a clear vision, direction, and priorities, harnessing the energy, commitment, and creativity of direct reports to deliver business outcomes.
You'll bring skills and experience in the following areas: Service improvement of processes, systems improvements, standards and templates.
Procure, manage and negotiate service contracts and deliverables.
As the environmental domain data owner, you'll be responsible for decision-making over data access, security, and usage for environmental data.
Ensuring that environmental data collected, and/or stored by Environment Canterbury are accurate, accessible and fit for purpose considering a variety of end users.
Manage workload and resources ensuring delivery of programmes of work.
Develop and maintain strategies, annual plans and work programmes to deliver a fit for purpose function.
From time to time, as required, the role may require work outside normal work hours for emergency and flood response and to represent Environment Canterbury at meetings and events with partners, other agencies, and the community.
The indicative annual salary range is $114000-$126000 per annum.
This is a 40 hour a week position.
Hours will be worked Monday to Friday inclusive.
The location is 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch.
Mou ¦ About You Whilst you have a strong technical capability, you're a natural connector of people and comfortable to collaborate with leaders and kaimahi to ensure alignment of projects, policies, processes, and systems to deliver the best results.
You'll bring skills and experience in the following: A MSc degree (preferred) or a BSc degree in a relevant environmental science field with significant data analysis.
Five years professional experience in data analysis work with a Master's degree, or 10 years professional experience in data analysis work with a Bachelor's degree.
Experience in: data governance; good data practices, working with scientific data, including quality coding of environmental data and familiarity with National Environmental Monitoring Standards (NEMS).
Understanding of the Resource Management Act requirements in relation to environmental data quality assurance including obligations on Regional Councils.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and proficiency in Python or similar would be advantageous.
Quality assurance methods and experience with automating quality control of large datasets across different environmental science disciplines.
Experience leading teams and budgets including planning, resource allocation, and coordination of resources.
Commitment to and an understanding of te ao Maori, awareness of the evolving obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi, together with experience of applying this in a workplace setting.
Membership and active participation in industry networks and special interest groups related to environmental data quality assurance, including national data quality standards.
Nga hua o te Mahi i te Kaunihera Taiao ki Waitaha | Working at Environment Canterbury 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.
For a confidential chat about this role, please contact Shaun Thomsen on 0275497673.
Applications close on 6 October 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.
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.
Me mahi tahi tatou - Together we can #J-18808-Ljbffr