Digital Solutions & Architecture Manager

Posted : 07 / 11 / 2025

Closing Date : 16 / 11 / 2025

Job Type : Permanent | Full Time

Job Category : IT

• Shape and align digital architecture, applications, and integration
• Work for a values-driven organisation committed to environmental stewardship
• Enjoy flexible working and a supportive, inclusive culture

Waitaha - our Canterbury region - is like no other and we are proud to call it home. We have the privilege of working with Papatipu Rūnanga, stakeholders and our wider community to protect our environment, including water, land and air through regulation and planning. As a Regional Council we're responsible for flood protection, public transport, civil defence, and more.

Together we're taking action to shape a thriving and resilient Canterbury, now and for future generations. Toitū te marae o Tāne, toitū te marae o Tangaroa, toitū te tangata | if the land is well and the sea is well, the people will thrive.

This is a strategic leadership role responsible for aligning and overseeing three specialist digital functions : Digital Architecture, Applications & Delivery, and Integration.

This role leads leaders and has responsibility for enterprise-level prioritisation, governance, and strategic alignment across multiple digital functions. It requires experience influencing at senior organisational levels and providing guidance to Team Leaders rather than delivering technical work directly.

Reporting to the General Manager Digital, you’ll translate strategy into coordinated plans, ensure delivery across functions, and put in place the governance that ensures our systems, services, and platforms are designed, integrated, and evolved in alignment with our digital strategy. You’ll lead three Team Leaders, foster collaboration, and ensure digital solutions support both operational delivery and long-term strategic outcomes. You will champion cyber security and drive future-focused digital solutions, ensuring resilience and innovation are embedded across our digital environment.

Key responsibilities include :

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

You’re a seasoned digital leader who has operated across complex environments. To be successful in this role, you'll bring prior experience leading other leaders and operating at a strategic, cross-organisation level. You are comfortable stepping back from operational delivery to focus on alignment, governance, prioritisation, coaching, and influencing direction.

You bring :

Our mahi is underpinned by our values :

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.

Applications close on Sunday, 16 November. 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.

Hours of work

Permanent full-time position 40 hours per week - From time to time, as required, the role may require work outside of normal work hours for emergency and flood response and to represent Environment Canterbury at meetings and events with partners, other agencies, and the community.

Location

This position is predominantly based at 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch

Salary

The indictive salary range for role is $141,734 to $175,083 per annum depending on skills and experience.The specific salary will be discussed at interview stage.

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