• Champion safety culture and wellbeing initiatives
• Opportunities for professional development and cultural capability growth
• Flexible working arrangements and wellbeing initiatives

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

As our Health, Safety & Wellbeing Partner, you willl champion a strong safety culture and lead initiatives that make a real difference. You will partner with leaders and teams to embed best practice, manage risk, and deliver training that builds capability across the organisation. This is a role where your expertise will shape systems, influence behaviours, and keep our people safe and well.

Key responsibilities include:

• Driving continuous improvement in health, safety & wellbeing practices
• Supporting leaders and teams to build safety capability
• Leading risk assessments, audits, and incident investigations
• Developing and delivering HSW training and resources
• Contributing to policy, strategy, and cultural capability initiatives

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 highly experienced Health Safety & Wellbeing Partner who will assist to drive continuous improvement, deliver practical solutions that keep our kaimahi safe while ensuring health safety & wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do. You are pragmatic, solutions-focused, and confident influencing at all levels. Strong knowledge of legislation, risk management, and safety systems is essential, along with exceptional communication skills.

Mātau ā-Wheako | Experience  

Ideally, you will have a relevant Occupational Health and Safety tertiary qualification or equivalent experience along with:

5 years in a similar role within a complex or high-risk environment.

• Strategic and future thinking, positive, enquiring mindset, ability to work autonomously and deliver quality time framed results
• Sound knowledge of health safety and wellbeing management systems
• Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written
• Experience of internal auditing and ICAM Investigation skills
• A current full class 1 driver’s licence with a clean driving record.

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

Applications close on Sunday, 1 February.  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. 

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