Planning Manager Resource Management

2 weeks ago


Hamilton, New Zealand Emprego NZ Full time

Leadership position with excellent advancement opportunity
- Flexible as to experience & background
- Returning to NZ & seeking a relaxed, rural lifestyle? Look no further

If you enjoy focusing the efforts of a team and enabling people to perform at their best, and are passionate to deliver outcomes for the community, then this position could be a good fit. This leadership position will enable you to have a meaningful, direct impact through your work, plus have the time and energy to do what you love outside of work.

South Waikato is a great choice whether you’re seeking a quieter, more rural environment, a greater sense of community, or the chance to get out and enjoy fantastic rural villages, river and bush walks, and water sports. We’re centrally located with Taupo, Rotorua, Cambridge, Hamilton and Tauranga on our doorstep.

There will be opportunity in this role to shape our district’s future through strategic policy and planning initiatives and decisions, and to advance your leadership career.
**The Challenge**
- Lead the planning function for Council across strategy, policy, consenting, and compliance.
- Lead and support the planning team, creating focus and structure, enabling the team to be agile and high performing, and instilling a culture of service and delivery.
- Ensure decision making on policy, district plans, consents and compliance strikes the right balance between the protection of the environment, community values, and economic drivers.
- Support delivery of key pieces of planning work operating as Project Manager or technical lead or contributor.
- Represent Council at Environment Court proceedings as required.
- Engage with the community and stakeholders, and form collaborative working relationships within Council and with consultants, legal advisors.

**Your Skills**
- Tertiary qualification related to Resource Management Planning and 7+ years of related experience that includes staff leadership and project management.
- Ideally be a member of NZPI and have District Plan review and/or plan change experience, although this is not essential.
- Strengths in decision making and delivery management.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills and highly collaborative in your approach.



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