Intermediate Development Planner

Auckland or Wellington location
- Flexible working arrangements
- Salary $104,859 + 5 weeks' annual leave and a suite of additional benefits

Mō mātou - Our Organisation
At Kāinga Ora, ours is the important responsibility of transforming New Zealand's housing choices, outcomes and the entire housing sector by creating homes and communities that allow New Zealanders to thrive.
What is exciting about working for Kāinga Ora is getting the chance to make a real and positive impact on New Zealanders' lives. With skills, planning and purposeful action, our people are creating the homes and neighbourhoods that will build the future of Aotearoa.
We are passionate about transforming New Zealand for the better. That includes being a trusted partner for Māori and iwi, protecting and enabling their rights, interests and aspirations under the guidance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Ko tā mātou mahi - Our Role
Urban Planning and Design The Urban Planning and Design group provides strategic leadership on urban planning, provides best practice urban design and planning advice. The Group leads the management of Kāinga Ora's large scale strategic national urban programmes and facilitates sustainable urban development opportunities through working collaboratively with the wider organisation, and particularly, the place based groups, iwi, local and central government agencies and the private sector. This role is within the Groups' National Planning Team which provides dedicated resource to lead the work Kāinga Ora does in developing area specific development strategies alongside leading spatial, development and regulatory planning activities.
The National Planning Team also leads the assessment of opportunities, provides advise on and implements interventions in the national planning system that Kāinga Ora can make to enable sustainable and thriving communities. The National Planning Team is also responsible for supporting and guiding the place-based planning and investment teams to ensure consistent methodology, provision of expert advice and to facilitate cross regional learning.
The Intermediate Development Planner provides development planning expertise and advice at a range of scales (from single sites through to neighbourhood, city and regional geographies) and includes contributing to development planning assessments for local operational strategies that direct Kāinga Ora's housing and urban development activities. You will support the identification, investigation and process implementation of development planning outcomes within Kāinga Ora's delivery programmes. The role also provides best practice development planning advice and support to Kāinga Ora's public housing delivery teams, planning and investment managers and across the wider business.

Ngā pūmanawatanga ōu - What you will bring
A New Zealand Planning Institute recognised tertiary qualification in planning or resource management together with demonstrated experience as a senior professional in the industry
- Experience working in a multi-faceted and demanding environment
- Experience managing competing priorities and balancing day to day workflow
- Demonstrated ability to lead and provide urban planning input into multidisciplinary projects
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective networks and key relationships
- Experience in prioritising demands, meeting deadlines and delivering desired results by taking ownership and using effective self and time management
- Sound interpersonal and relationship management skills
- The behavioural characteristics and skills required to work in a matrixed environment
- Understanding of partnership obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi
- A sound understanding of the public sector structure, governance, processes and systems
- Awareness of the commercial drivers and implications of external systems / processes that affect delivery urban and residential development
- Sound knowledge of the legislation influencing urban and residential development, including The Resource Management Act, The Local Government Act, The Urban Development Act and other associated legislation
- Demonstrated analytical ability to clearly and concisely convey information and ideas, based on sound reasoning and evidence, through both oral and written communication
- Ability to prepare and present planning evidence and planning assessments
- Demonstrated experience in research and evaluation, problem solving and decision making skills associated with complex programmes and projects

Nōu te rourou - What's in it for you?
As a Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities employee, we want to make sure that you have all the tools and support you need. We want to ensure you are healthy and have work-life balance. We also want to support and grow your personal and career development through on-the-job learning, training courses, secondments and study opportunities.
Ō Tātou Uara - Our Values
Our values were developed by us, for us. The