Team Lead Environmental Planning

2 weeks ago


Auckland City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Build, enhance and maintain NZTA presence, performance and reputation
- People leadership opportunity, help lead and shape a national team
- Auckland opportunity

**Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity**

We have an opportunity for passionate people leaders to join us as team leaders in our national Environmental Planning team of 60. This Auckland-based role leading a high-performing team of Planners across Auckland and Northland.

This is a vital leadership role where you will build and support your high performing team. The wider team's work crosses the full spectrum of NZ statutory environmental planning processes - from district plan reviews through to designations and consenting for projects. You will be a key member of the national Environmental Planning Leadership Team and the broader leadership cohort for the System Design part of NZTA.

Championing Waka Kotahi values and behaviours, you'll be an authentic people leader who leads a team to provide:

- Support the broader Environmental Planning team's focus on continuous improvement and being a national centre of excellence of environmental planning
- Professional relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and customers, and being able to influence effectively across the NZTA business, key stakeholders and industry
- Building and maintaining a team who provide high quality technical expertise in all facets of RMA planning and other statutory processes related to the necessary consenting and permissions required for Waka Kotahi works across design, delivery and maintenance
- Building and maintaining a team who influence local government processes through both formal and informal means to ensure effects of third-party activities and growth on the transport network are taken into account in decision making
- Staying connected to relevant legislative and policy changes and proactively ensuring NZTA is ready to deliver successfully in response to that rapidly changing context.

**Ko koe tenei | About you**

You'll be a genuine and proven people leader, with experience leading engaged, high performing teams. You'll also bring:

- Experience in successfully driving, delivering and embedding improvement initiatives, continuous improvement programmes and broader change initiatives
- Sound leadership attributes
- Experience with remote people leadership is desirable
- Experience in creating high performing teams, including growing and developing team members
- A good understanding of policy and legislation as it relates to infrastructure and transport, including an understanding of the changing nature of this work
- Ability to work strategically within a national context
- Ability to influence effectively across a wide range of stakeholder

This is an exceptional opportunity to showcase your people leadership capability, further support and develop a team who is focused on contributing to positive changes to Aotearoa New Zealand.

To view the position description, click here

**Ko wai matou | About us**

Transport Services is an end-to-end business group that focuses on our transport system - from policy and planning, through design and delivery, to maintenance and operations. We have some of the most capable and motivated people in the industry providing a transport system that enhances the way New Zealanders live, travel work, and connect.
- We build a world class transport network that delivers maximum value to New Zealand
- We drive excellence in our construction programmes, building efficiently and leveraging innovative ways of working to optimise delivery
- We oversee the build workforce to keep them safe while they work
- We manage relationships with our contractors, suppliers and local partners to effectively meet construction budgets, timeframes and ensure delivery
- We work regionally and across the sector to manage the impact of what we deliver to the community.

**Me pehea te tuku tono - How to apply**'

**Ra Katinga | Applications close**:
Thursday 5th December 2024

To be considered for this position you must have a legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

NZTA| Waka Kotahi is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We recognise the importance of diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing a working environment that embraces these values. Please let us know if you need any support or have any access requirements that will help you through the recruitment process.



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