• Focus on effective regulatory relationships 
• Critical leadership role - inspire and empower teams 
• True people leadership in a technical environment

Kōrero mō te Tūranga | About the Role

Our Consents team delivers a significant part of our regulatory function, through the consideration of applications for resource consents.

We are looking for an exceptional people leader to fill a critical leadership role in our consents delivery team. Working with our Consents Senior leadership team, the role leads a team of regulatory professionals to deliver environmental outcomes through consenting decisions for our customers across the Waitaha /Canterbury region.

With a keen eye for ensuring consistency of service, enabling strategic objectives to become operational deliveries, and a focus on effective regulatory relationships, this role encourages a continuous improvement outlook, whilst delivering our regulatory obligations for our community

More about the role:

• Responsibility for day-to-day delivery of consent outcomes through people leadership and guidance within the consents section.
• Developing and growing a team of innovators with a mandate to improve and shape new ideas
• Ensuring processes and decisions within the Consents section are outcome-focused
• Reviewing processes and systems to ensure efficiencies in service delivery
• Identifying and empowering capability and embedding professional development
• Understanding/previous training in Te Tiritī o Waitangi and the obligations and requirements of local government to Te Tiriti.

For more information on this role, please refer to the job description at the bottom of the advert.

Mōu │ About You

You will be a team player and a people person who is passionate about leading and developing, and engaging people, maintaining standards and ensuring consistency of services.  Partnering and collaborating comes easily to you and you operate with integrity and respect. 

Mātau ā-Wheako | Experience  

• 5 years’ experience in leading people
• A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent
• An understanding of resource management legislation and implementation
• An understanding of te ao Māori and mātaraunga Māori
• Set and manage clear objectives
• Delivery of regular financial and reporting
• A strong focus on systems, processes, Quality Assurance and a focus on delivering outcomes
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and changing legislative landscape

If you're excited about this opportunity but you feel your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage your application.

 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 Henry Winchester on 0273629501.

Applications close on Sunday 2 November 2025.  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.  

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. 

Me mahi tahi tātou - Together we can