Senior Compliance Officer

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Compliance Officer to join our team in Safer Drivers to investigate commercial driver licence and endorsement holders; and produce reports and recommendations to improve driver behaviour to achieve compliance through engagement, monitoring and drivers licence sanctions to reduce risk.

This Is a Great Opportunity To Join a Supportive Team Where You Will Learn From Each Other And Build On Each Other’s Strengths To Work Towards Our Team Purpose. As a Senior Compliance Officer You Will

• Manage a case load using data and insights and regulatory tools to assess commercial driver risk
• Address identified risk through deployment of appropriate compliance tools
• Make robust regulatory decisions or recommendations using experience, knowledge and high-quality decision making to hold people to account or to prevent harm from occurring
• Develop and manage effective relationships with relevant key stakeholders
• Deliver safety education and advice when required

You will find out more about the role here .

We are seeking to appoint at a salary between $91,328 to $111,622 commensurate to skills and experience.

Ko koe | About you

Skills

Qualifications

Mō mātou |About Us

The Safer Drivers team are the gatekeepers for assessing safety and harm of driver licence holders and course providers into the Land Transport system. We audit, monitor and if required exit any unsafe drivers or providers from the system to keep our roads safe.

Rā Katinga | Applications close

26 October 2025

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To be considered for this position you must have a legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

Waka Kotahi is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We recognise the importance of diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing a working environment that embraces these values. Please let us know if you need any support or have any access requirements that will help you through the recruitment process.

Please note that we may begin shortlisting as we receive applications. We encourage early applications as we may withdraw the advertising at any time.

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