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Senior Resource Management Officer

Senior Resource Management Officer

Environment CanterburyTimaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
30+ days ago
Job description

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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.

Job Details

Job Type : Permanent | Full Time

Location : Timaru

Job Category : Environmental Services

  • Compliance Focus
  • An inclusive organisation that values you and the communities we serve
  • Champion positive environmental outcomes

About the Role

The Senior Resource Management Officer sits within our South Canterbury team and consists of a mix of both office and field-based work. This role has a focus on proactively engaging with communities and customers, resource users, rūnanga, and stakeholders to support real change in the on-the-ground management of natural resources.

  • Build and maintain relationships with key customers, partners and stakeholders
  • Ability to interpret legal information and be confident to apply this within a structured legal framework.
  • Apply a continuous improvement and solutions mindset
  • Collaborate and engage with other projects, teams and colleagues
  • Report writing
  • Provide input and support the development of colleagues and others

    • About You

    You’ll have a relevant tertiary qualification and a minimum of five years of experience in a relevant compliance, legal administration or account management related field.

  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to positively engage with people
  • Capable of collaborating shared learnings with team members
  • Work independently and proactively
  • Community focussed
  • Support continuous improvement mindset
  • Proven experience in applying legal regulations and frameworks OR compliance related functions

    • What We Offer

  • 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.

    Additional Information

    For a confidential chat about this role, please contact Chris Dyson on .

    Applications close on Wednesday, 15 October 2025. Applications will be reviewed as we receive them, and interviews may take place before the close date.

    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.

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