Head of RMA

• Improve environmental outcomes for our communities.
• Permanent Position based in Petone.
• Lead a highly engaged team.
  

The opportunity

As the Head of RMA & Environment you will lead the overarching consenting strategy for Wellington Water and partner with our capital programme leads, and network management group to maintain oversight of all RMA-related consent and environmental activities. With strong leadership, technical and relationship management skills, you will:

• Work closely with our client councils to influence district plans and policies to ensure alignment with the region's Three Waters Strategy and ambitions towards achieving te mana ō te wai.
• Build best practice frameworks relating to WWL consenting processes and activities that meet governance and legislative needs.
• Partner with mana whenua to incorporate a collective approach to three water strategies relating to environmental sustainability and compliance measures.
• Support policy and framework development and amendments to ensure they are consistent and in-line with current legislation and organisational goals.
• Work closely with regulators, client councils, and Iwi partners to ensure planned activities relating to RMA & Environment activities are well managed and work is not impeded.
• Provide people leadership to the RMA Consents & Environmental team.

About you

To be successful in this role you will bring:

• Excellent planning and analysis to identify and support future programmes of work and their individual needs.
• Excellent written communication skills to assist with the creation of organisational policy and frameworks.
• A good understanding of te mana ō te wai and the ability to effectively partner with mana whenua for holistic and te ao Māori approaches to work within the environment.
• A strong understanding of environmental protection and environmental planning for three waters or other similar infrastructure.
• Great relationship skills with the ability to partner effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
• An intimate understanding of resource management legislation and practices carried out locally, regionally and nationally.
• Leadership experience, with the ability to coach, mentor and develop a high performance team of technical experts.

Benefits

At Wellington Water, our purpose extends beyond delivering great water services for the region; we foster a thriving community, support a diverse workforce, and offer supportive development opportunities. We genuinely care about your safety and wellbeing.

Our benefits include:

• Flexible working arrangements including up to 2 days working from home.
• Comprehensive wellbeing programme, including one paid wellbeing day annually.
• Formal and informal professional development opportunities.
• 5 weeks annual leave accrual will be available following 2 years of continual service.

About us

Wellington Water is the professional water services provider across Greater Wellington and South Wairarapa. Our job is to provide safe and healthy drinking water, collect and treat wastewater, and ensure the stormwater network is well managed. We're a multi-council owned entity, tasked to manage the infrastructure and deliver water services to our communities.

The value of water (a precious taonga) sits at our organisational heart. Our people are passionate about providing waters services for our communities and environment which is reflective in our values; Tangata Tiaki, Whānau and Mana.

Applications close: 29th November 2024

How to apply

To view a copy of the position description: click here.

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Applicants will be required to undergo drug and alcohol testing prior to commencing employment with Wellington Water. You must also be legally entitled to work long-term in New Zealand.