Environmental Planning Expert Lead

5 days ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Transport Agency Full time

About the Role:

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This is a key leadership opportunity to shape and deliver environmental planning excellence within our Transport Services team.

As an experienced leader, you will be responsible for maintaining the Environmental Planning Team as a high-performing 'Centre of Excellence' function. This includes managing Waka Kotahi involvement in RMA (or equivalent) statutory planning processes, other environmental approvals, and the Government Roading Powers Act limited access road functions.

You will also act as the Business Owner of the CS-Vue compliance database.

Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Leading and contributing to accelerating a significant work programme of continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Understanding and aligning with our business operations and the importance of delivery.
  • Fostering strong environmental planning within the team and across the organisation.
  • Influencing and connecting with key stakeholders throughout the business.

Key Skills and Qualifications:

We are seeking an individual with demonstrated people leadership, including experience in leading high-performing teams of professionals and designing, shaping, and leading enterprise change. The ideal candidate will have:

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strategic thinking abilities, able to grasp complex information and distil it for various stakeholders.
  • A robust understanding of New Zealand land transport and environmental legislation relevant to Waka Kotahi functions.
  • Proven experience in leading a 'shared resource/service' function.
  • An understanding of environmental planning and its role in transport infrastructure projects and transport network operation.

About Us:

The Environmental Planning team is known for its strong planning experience and influence throughout the business. We are passionate about environmental planning and strive to make a positive impact through our work.



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