Principal Advisor Technical

Mo matou | About Us

Our Vision : Preventing Harm.

Saving Lives.

Securing our Future

We play a key role in the guardianship of New Zealand waterways.

We're bringing together our aroha, work and skills to achieve our outcomes of sustainable supply chains and sectors, safe people and operations, secure ports and ships, and clean seas and waterways.

Our values are about who we are as individuals and the behaviours we expect from each other at Maritime NZ.

Care | Kia Tika - We care for each other and do the right thing

Connect | Kotahitanga - We unite in a common purpose

Courage | Kia Maia - We are brave, capable and confident

Mo to matou Ropu | About the team

The Operations and Ship Technical Support team provides advice and support on matters relating to the design, construction and equipment of ships from a technical and functional perspective.

The team provides its stakeholders with a tangible link between the standards of regulation and the physical realities of ships in service.

Te tunga | The role

As Principal Advisor Technical you will play a key role providing thought leadership of specialist technical maritime advisory services and outputs.

This role will give you the opportunity to apply your in-depth knowledge of ship operations and related maritime systems to support a number of high profile engagement programmes, establishing connections across our organisation and with a broad range of stakeholders.

You will be responsible for :

• Providing expert technical advice to support positive regulatory outcomes;
• Actively investigating and leading complex technical issues; and
• Leading the input of technical advice to support the development of policy proposals.

As a confident communicator you will be skilled at building and maintaining effective relationships, both within Maritime NZ and with our external stakeholders and agency partners.

Nou te rourou | What you bring

Mou | For you

Maritime NZ recognises and respects te Tiriti o Waitangi and we are committed to working with Maori to build strong, meaningful and enduring relationships to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.

We aim to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported with a sense of belonging.

We encourage our people to actively contribute to our workplace culture where we all thrive and authentically live our MNZ values.

Upon joining us you'll receive a full range of benefits including Income Protection and Life Insurance so check out our full range on our careers page to find out more about why we love working here.

We're committed to ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone.

Please reach out to our recruitment team below if there is any support we can provide to ensure the process is accessible to you.

Salary range $140,735 - $171,945 depending on skills and experience plus up to 4% kiwisaver contributions.

Me pehea te tuku tono | How to apply

We are unable to accept applications via email.

Please click the apply button to submit your application at .

Applications for this role close Friday 14th November

Please also note that you must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand to be considered for this role.

If you have any questions please e-mail Jo Attewell at