• Provide structure to support the PT work programme
• Work with a people-centric team and organisation
• Fixed-Term | 12 Months Parental Leave Cover

Kaunihera Taiao ki Waitaha │ About Environment Canterbury

As a regional council, we are responsible for managing natural resources including air, soil, water and land. We work in partnership with mana whenua Ngāi Tahu to protect the health of our environment to ensure a sustainable and prosperous future for our region.

The region’s evolving environmental and political context means we will continue to be agile and adaptive, as we respond to regulatory and environmental changes.

Our mahi (work) is organised around the delivery of our three core services:

• Environmental Regulation and Protection
• Community Preparedness and Response to Hazards
• Public Transport

Kōrero mō te Tūranga | About the Role

Working In our Public Transport team, you’ll help refine and coordinate our current processes for project management, whilst following best practice in our organisation. You’ll engage with staff and stakeholders to optimise our work and add value to our community. Internally you will ensure our systems and processes make it easy to do business and provide direct support to Public Transport projects, this will give you great exposure across all aspects of Public Transport work.

Mōu │ About You

You may have recently graduated with a formal qualification, or you may already be working in a similar role.  Coordination is key, as this role will have you multitasking across different projects, building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders whilst learning from experts.

You’ll have a keen eye for detail and be capable of working to deadlines to ensure the projects are in scope, on schedule, and in budget.  As a natural team player – you will be confident to work independently and equally, work well within a team collaborating easily with key colleagues. 

We can teach you how we do things here at Environment Canterbury, what’s important is:

• Ability to develop strong effective relationships within your team and across the organisation.
• Role model accountability for processes and documentation management.
• Comfortable facilitating training environments.
• Able to lead conversations with PT leaders and team members in your subject area.
• Work collaboratively across multiple projects with dynamic timescales.
• Drive to enhance project management skills and knowledge for yourself and those you support. 
• Passion for providing exceptional customer delivery.
• Positive attitude, ready to deliver amazing outcomes for Canterbury.

Ngā hua o te Mahi i te Kaunihera Taiao ki Waitaha | Working at Environment Canterbury  

Our mahi is underpinned by our values:

• Kaitiakitanga (stewardship)
• Pononga (integrity)
• Manaakitanga (people first)
• Whanaungatanga (collaboration)
• Māiatanga (can do)

We understand and embrace a diverse workforce; this diversity will enable us to better serve our people, our community, and our greatest taonga, the environment. We value everyone’s contribution, diverse thinking, and skills.

We're on a journey to become a treaty partner of excellence, including incorporating te ao Māori into our work. We offer supportive opportunities to develop capability in this area and encourage our people to use kaupapa Māori, mātauranga Māori, and te reo Māori in our daily work. We welcome you with an open heart & mind, wherever you are on your personal te ao Māori journey

Ko ētahi atu kōrero | Additional Information

For a confidential chat about this role, please contact Dan Daly, Team Leader – Public Transport Business Services & Improvement on 027 278 0857

Applications close on Sunday, 11 May.  Applications will be reviewed as we receive them, and interviews may take place before the close date. We reserve the right to close advertising early.  

If applying under a work visa, please specify the criteria under which you are legally entitled to work.

Short-listed candidates will be required to complete an interview process, reference checks, and a criminal check. Further background checking will be required when relevant to the role. 

We are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role but don't meet every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.

Me mahi tahi tātou - Together we can