Senior Parks Resource Consents Planner - Urgent

We are looking to hire a remarkable Senior Parks Resource Consents Planner to join our growing team at Auckland Council in Auckland.
Growing your career as a Full Time Senior Parks Resource Consents Planner is a great opportunity to develop exceptional skills.
If you are strong in cooperation, problem-solving and have the right experience for the job, then apply for the position of Senior Parks Resource Consents Planner at Auckland Council today!

Senior Parks Resource Consents Planner

Date: 27-Jan-2023

Location:Central Auckland, NZ, 1010

Company: Auckland Council

 

• Help secure, protect and enhance Auckland's parks and open space network 
• Lead the planning for Auckland's parks and open spaces 
• Full-time, permanent role based in Auckland

 

In the Parks Planning unit, we’re proud of our supportive team environment. We have a high-performing workplace culture, enabling an enjoyable atmosphere where we get the job done. This is a great opportunity to join an enthusiastic, professional team and make a positive difference to the future of Auckland as you contribute in the consenting process to secure, enhance and protect its parks and green spaces.

 

There are over 4,000 local parks across the city. Our parks network is diverse and ranges from coastal and beach reserves to neighbourhood parks and bush reserves. Responding to growth is a key focus area to ensure that Council caters for the increased demand on open space.

 

He angitūtanga: The opportunity  

 

This is not your everyday type of planning job and if you have the passion to make a difference as to how Auckland’s park and open space network are shaped, this position will spark your interest. 

 

We’re seeking a Senior Parks Resource Consents Planner for an exciting opportunity where you will use your resource consents experience to provide specialist input into proposed developments and represent the Parks and Community Facilities (PCF) view of parks, open space, recreation and sport when assessing master plan, resource consent and plan change processes against statutory requirements. 

 

You will be based in Auckland and provide leadership in project managing an area to build strategic relationships by delivering high quality open space outcomes within RMA processes that relate to growth and development and provide a mentoring and coaching role to other team members. This is an excellent opportunity for someone to showcase their leadership in delivering high quality open space outcomes in a complex, fast paced and challenging environment whilst having an exceptional customer focus.

 

He kōrero mōu: About you

 

You’ll bring with you an extensive period of planning and resource management experience, to demonstrate your technical leadership skills in order to secure, protect and enhance a unique, accessible and diverse parks and open spaces network.  Here you will have proven experience in project management disciplines delivering results and innovation in a high public profile environment where you can also demonstrate your experience in the Reserves Act and the Resource Management Act. 

 

We value our customers and resulting from your customer focus you will have an excellent track record of customer delivery and have a good understanding of Māori responsiveness and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
You will have proven experience supporting the Team Leader to ensure continual development of others in capability and risk minimisation.  Here it will also be essential that you have a positive attitude toward problem solving and motivating others.

 

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer

 

Take the lead and be a part of creating the world's most liveable city and be involved in developments that are shaping Auckland's future. Auckland's parks and open spaces are our community's most treasured resource and are fundamental to Auckland becoming the world's most liveable city. 

 

This is a unique opportunity to further your planning career by working on major development projects across Auckland, have a degree of independence and responsibility, and to develop your leadership and mentoring skills. You will be client facing, leading several projects with various subject matter experts and will have the opportunity to work with various Local Boards.

 

The role will provide enough variety to challenge you, but the rewards of your work will shape the open space of Auckland and wellbeing of its people for generations to come. If you've got the expertise and qualities we're looking for, apply now!

 

Please use the following to view a copy of the position description – bit.ly/3R8XiHy

Please note, formal title is Senior Parks Planner

 

Applications close Sunday, 12th February 2023

 

Auckland Council is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and we are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application to assist you through the recruitment process.

 

Auckland Council strongly encourages our employees to be fully vaccinated.

Benefits of working as a Senior Parks Resource Consents Planner in Auckland:

● Excellent benefits
● Opportunities to grow
● Attractive package