Senior Environmental Monitoring Scientist

7 days ago

Hamilton, New Zealand Waikato Regional Council Full time

This role would suit an experienced monitoring scientist looking for an opportunity to step up. This is a 15-month fixed term to cover for parental leave until early January 2026. This is a role in the Water Quality Monitoring team who: measure, analyse, and report on the health of rivers, lakes, and groundwater to meet council’s responsibilities under s35 of the RMA.

The Waikato Regional Council has 164 long-term surface water quality and hundreds of groundwater monitoring sites. Come and be part of this innovative team and add to the legacy of this 40-year dataset.

**Mō te tūranga | About the role**
- mentoring and developing a team of monitoring scientists
- leading and overseeing all aspects of water quality monitoring from data collection (lots of time in the field) to data processing and reporting
- overseeing the contracting deliverables and liaising with laboratories
- overseeing data management and quality assurance of water quality information
- provision of information and advice to internal and external customers
- project management for process improvements

This role also oversees summer contractors, and includes updating and maintaining monitoring manuals and quality assurance methods and protocols. A lot of your time will be spent travelling around the Waikato region and working in the field.

**Mō ngā pūkenga | Qualifications and experience**
- Full Drivers Licence, ability to drive manual
- Degree in natural, physical, or environmental sciences
- Ideally 5 years' relevant experience
- Physically fit, able to work full days in the field.

**Mō mātou | About us**
- We work hard to care for the mighty Waikato, so current and future generations will benefit from a healthy environment, strong economy, and vibrant communities.
- Our mahi is as diverse as the region we care for and the people who share it. Our work helps look after our region's water, soil, air, geothermal areas and coasts - so we can all enjoy these precious resources for generations to come.
- Customers sit at the heart of everything we do, and all staff have an important role to play in the delivery of exceptional customer service.
- If you’d like to understand more about what we do please click here The work we do | Waikato Regional Council.
- By partnering with iwi and working with many others in our communities, our collective kaitiakitanga will make the Waikato region even better.
- Together, we’ll create a sustainable future that will make a positive difference to people’s lives.

**Mō te tuku tono | How to apply**
- Applications will be reviewed as they come in, and this role will close on Sunday 1 September 2024.
- For a copy of the role description, please click here.

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