Flood Hazard Analyst

Plenty of variety with a mix of investigation, analysis & operational response
- Flexibility & work life balance plus a great team
- Enjoy the mountains, trails, lakes, rivers & surf beaches on your doorstep

**Location**: Otago, ideally Dunedin**

Whether your preference is rugged coastlines, alpine lakes, spectacular mountains, or urban environments with character, you can enjoy an incredible lifestyle in Otago. Also on offer is flexibility, work life balance and career challenge.

Otago Regional Council manages the land, air and water resources, and provides flood and natural hazard protection and response on behalf of communities across Central Otago, Clutha, Waitaki, Queenstown Lakes and Dunedin. Otago covers a vast area (it’s the third largest region in New Zealand) with diverse and complex alpine to coastal geological and hydrological environments.

We’re on the lookout of an Engineer or Scientist with experience in flood hydrology, flood forecasting, flood risk management to join our Natural Hazards team. You’ll enjoy plenty of variety. From designing approaches for flood forecasting to real time flood response, this role has it all

**The Challenge**:

- Contribute to delivery of multi-year work programmes to improve understanding of flood hazard and risk in the Otago region.
- Deliver flood analysis and flood hazard investigations, includes overseeing consultants.
- Contribute to the development, improvement and operation of hydrological monitoring and flood forecast systems.
- Provide expert advice on flood hazard and risk, including to territorial authorities.
- Support real time flood responses as a member of the Flood Management Team or Emergency Co-ordination Centre.
- Engage with community and project stakeholders, and form collaborative working relationships internally and with District and City Councils, Emergency Management Otago, consultants, and contractors.

**Your Skills**:

- Tertiary qualification in the field of hydrology, river hydraulics, fluvial geomorphology, or civil/environmental/water resources engineering.
- 3+ years of related experience in hydrological processes, water resources, or river hydraulics, including knowledge of flood forecasting models and techniques.
- Scientific curiosity combined with a strong practical bent.
- Highly collaborative team member.

We are committed to protecting and enhancing the environment and building resilient communities and we need the right people in the right roles to help us get there.

This is a full-time permanent position with a starting salary of $85,000 to $100,000 per annum dependent on skills and experience.