Heritage Arborist

Help protect Tāmaki Makaurau’s historic trees
- Take the lead in delivering heritage projects
- Flexible working and option to purchase an extra week of leave

**He angitūtanga: The opportunity**

Joining the Plans and Places Heritage unit, as a Heritage Arborist you’ll play a vital role in protecting Tāmaki Makaurau’s rich historic heritage for future generations. This role will see you provide specialist advice to help protect notable trees across the region, and ensure Council’s strategic and policy development continues the sustainable management of our heritage trees and landscapes. You’ll take the lead in providing arboriculture expertise in areas such as resource consents, plan changes, funding, environmental court disputes and local events. In addition to working collaboratively with other specialists at Auckland Council, you’ll also engage with Aucklanders and local communities to provide further consultation and education on how we can protect our historic trees. As a proven expert, you’ll lead aspects of the delivery of unit’s projects, and coach and support Council staff and contractors to support positive outcomes.

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**He kōrero mōu: About you**

You will hold a qualification in arboriculture or another relevant discipline and bring with you around ten years’ experience in the arboriculture industry. You’ll also have strong working knowledge of the Resource Management Act, the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014, the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Act 2008 and other relevant legislation. Previous experience with planning and resource consenting processes would be highly regarded. Prior hearings experience is desirable, though not essential. Critically, you’ll be a reliable and supportive coach to your peers and be able to demonstrate a customer-driven and solutions-based approach from your previous work. As this role may require you to travel around the region using Council vehicles, you’ll also hold a full, clean New Zealand driver’s license.

**Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer**

You’ll be at the forefront of shaping Auckland as a world class city by working with likeminded visionaries in the Plans and Places Department and across the Chief Planning Office. You will be working for an organisation that embraces flexible working; we can offer Work from Home days and flexible hours to suit your lifestyle. We offer a competitive salary, and varied learning and career progression opportunities across the wider Council group. You’ll be working collaboratively with dedicated and respected experts across the region to contribute to Auckland’s growth and development. We are committed to diversity, have a culture built on trust and valuing individual contributions, and are driven to provide the right outcomes for our customers and our environment.

Applications close on Wednesday 16th October 2024 at 11:59pm.

This role is deemed safety sensitive and in line with Auckland Council policy, you will be required to complete pre-employment drug and alcohol testing.

Salary range will be $90,000 to $100,00 (depending on experience)
- Our employer Kiwisaver contribution is additional to base salary offered._
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