Landscape Development Advisor

1 day ago

Christchurch, New Zealand LGJobs Full time

**About the role**:
The key responsibility of this role is to ensure that works undertaken, and assets being vested, meet Councils expectations and the relevant legislation

The Landscape Development Advisor is responsible for ensuring that the open spaces components of all developments meet the appropriate construction standards. We do this by:

- Imposing landscaping conditions on resource consents
- Approving all landscaping design plans
- Managing the construction phase of developments and ensuring all vested landscaping asset installation meets expected standards.
- Reviewing all landscaping quality assurance documentation and issuing final acceptance of vested assets
- Monitoring during the defect's liability period
- Approving the release of uncompleted works and maintenance bonds
- Regularly reviewing the Engineering Code of Practice
- Managing and growing strong working relationships with developers and contractors
- Communicating with customers

**About you**

This role would suit someone down to earth, who likes a challenge and is prepared to go the extra mile to achieve a good outcome. The role would be well suited to someone who is happy being self-directed but is also comfortable working as part of a team. This role has so much room for growth and opportunity.

The successful applicant should tick most of the following:

- Experience with landscaping designs and reports
- Skilled in landscaping design/construction standards and specifications
- Excellent relationship management skills with a variety or stakeholders (consultants, developers, customers, contractors)
- Landscaping design and/or construction experience, ideally you have experience working with landscaping on Public Parks/Reserves, streetscapes and stormwater management areas.
- Experience working with resource consents.
- Experience with document management and process documentation
- You will be comfortable with changing dynamics and have the natural ability to roll with changes that occur in a dynamic environment.

**About us**

For several years Selwyn has been experiencing rapid and sustained economic and population growth. With this growth comes a vibrant community, fantastic facilities, and exciting career opportunities

Our main offices are based in Rolleston, centrally located within the district and an easy commute from Christchurch. There's parking nearby, flexible working options and a great range of benefits for permanent staff including:

- Great work-life balance with the flexibility to work in with your commitments.
- Life insurance
- Wellbeing and volunteer leave
- Free parking
- Three days paid leave between Christmas and New Year
- Discounts with local and national businesses
- Career coaching and development

Our values are important to all of us and represent the way we work: - Be a good human - Be brave - Think differently - Better together. Make it Happen for Selwyn

Selwyn District Council honours Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We are committed to working with our Treaty partner to deliver on our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

We value the safety of our community - this role requires a satisfactory safety check including police vetting and for you to pass a drug and alcohol test.

If you are driven to join a fun and vibrant team and do an exceptional job which contributes meaningfully to the lives of people in Selwyn, we'd love to hear from you.

**_

Applications close 01 November 2024

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