Waste Minimisation Specialist

4 months ago

Auckland City, New Zealand University of Auckland Full time

**Job Description**:
**Waipapa Taumata Rau** **| The University of Auckland**

The University of Auckland is New Zealand’s leading university. We employ more than 5400 academic and professional staff to support over 45,000 students, making us one of NZ’s largest employers.

The role of Property Services is to provide a leading-edge facilities management, planning, and development service that contributes to the success of Waipapa Taumata Rau as a vibrant and progressive University.

**Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity**

As our **Waste Minimisation Specialist**, you will have a unique opportunity to use your professional experience to help drive us to fulfil our sustainability and Net Zero carbon commitments through forward-thinking waste prevention and resource recovery operations.

You will be presented with dynamic opportunities to make impactful changes that few other management positions can offer.

Your ability to deliver goals effectively, sound professional judgement, and decision-making will be fundamental to your success in this highly visible position in the delivery of forward-thinking waste prevention and resource recovery operations that fulfil the University’s commitments and provide excellent service to the University community.

**The key focus areas for this role are**:

- Deliver plans and initiatives and contribute to waste policy and guidelines.
- Provide technical advice on waste operations and system design in a manner that leads to meeting best practices and innovation and meets relevant standards.
- Ongoing monitoring and reporting aligns with best practice, national and international standards and the University’s internal and external requirements under the Net Zero target of 50% reduction in waste by 2030.
- Supply chain and stakeholder engagement and education.
- Contract management of waste and resource recovery services.

For more detailed information, please refer to the Position Description.

**Mō tō mātou rōpū | About the team**

You will be line managed by our Campus Operations Manager and work closely with other direct members of the wider property team, but you will work with autonomy and be the main driver of operations for waste management.

Your office is located in our city centre campus on Symonds Street. Most of your work will be done from there, but with that said you will still travel around Auckland (occasionally including our satellite campuses) for meetings and inspections.

Our vision is to co-create with our partners, innovative University campuses as sustainable ecosystems that are distinctive, welcoming, accessible, equitable, resilient and capable as part of a holistic environment which supports and activates student learning and well-being within a world-class research-intensive university in Aotearoa.

One of our key areas of focus is to support a sustainable estate and operations and work towards Net Zero Carbon. You will play an essential part in this.

**He kōrero mōu | About you**

We are seeking someone who strives for excellence in what they do, understands the value in the service they provide and who approaches challenges with respect and integrity.

Your ability to deliver goals effectively, show sound professional judgement, and decisive decision-making will be fundamental to your success in this highly visible and critical sustainability position.

**E rapua ana mātou | We are seeking**
- Relevant Higher Education qualification or professional experience.
- Understanding of New Zealand waste regulatory frameworks.
- Understanding of Health and Safety Standards and Worksafe practices.
- Waste assessment and/or Auditing experience.
- Strong negotiation skills and contract management experience.
- Comfortable with Microsoft Windows-based computer systems.
- Ability to maintain databases, interpret statistics and write clear reports.

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

We offer you more than just a job. We provide you the opportunity to be part of a dynamic, world class educational institution.

We are proud of providing an environment that enables your natural abilities and rewards hard work. We provide benefits and support throughout your career that allow you to develop and grow.

We are committed to providing a supportive working environment through:

- A **37.5** hour work week
- The option to have your **superannuation matched at 6.75%** via our two pension schemes
- A competitive salary with **five weeks annual leave**. With the option to buy and sell additional leave
- ** Flexible employment practices**. Including partial working from home and adaptive working hours
- A leading **parental leave** policy
- An established **internal mobility programme **(Internal First) which offers our staff real options to change their career and try out new ways of working

In addition, we offer career development programmes, discounted car parking, on site childcare options, leisure and recreation facilities, and a numbe

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