Consents Planning Manager

Job title: Consents Planning Manager

Company: Taituarā


Job description:

• Provide engaging and dynamic leadership driving performance
• Align your mahi with positive environmental outcomes for the future
• Develop & maintain collaborative relationships whilst becoming a treaty partner of excellence

Kaunihera Taiao ki Waitaha │ About Environment CanterburyWaitaha – our Canterbury region – is like no other and we are proud to call it home. We are privileged to be working with Ngā 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.Kōrero mō te Tūranga | About the RoleReporting to the General Manager – Regulatory Implementation, the purpose of this role is to lead the functions accountable for the management of Consents Planning and Building Consents Authority, providing leadership advice and operational oversight in the auditing and decision making of resource management consents, building consent applications and associated resource management obligations including provision of advice on policy and plan development.More about the role:As a people leader, this role will provide engaging and dynamic leadership, integrating operational and functional alignment to drive high performance and outcomes that ensure quality services are delivered to our communities in accordance with our values, strategies, ways of working and Long-Term/Annual Plan commitments.

• Lead operational implementation of Consents Planning and Building Consents Authority service deliverables.
• Provide and oversee strategic guidance for complex regulatory functions including the implementation of changing legislation in a complex environment with limited resourcing and timeframes.
• Provide strategic oversight and governance of the Building Consent Authority’s operations, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Implement and oversee consenting and compliance responses for building control authority consents.
• Design, implement, and monitor annual sectional work programmes including shaping and influencing of the regulatory framework and strategic plans for regulatory implementation.
• Implement and oversee consenting and compliance responses for building control authority consents. This includes ensuring that Environment Canterbury maintains Building Control Authority Accreditation in accordance with regulation 17(3) of the Building (Accreditation of Building Consent Authorities) Regulations 2006.
• Lead the development of budgets, project, and resource plans, including managing expenditure.

Mōu │ About YouYou’ll be a confident engaging leader, with a proven ability to develop and nurture strong relationships with kaimahi /staff, stakeholders and tangata whenua, and influence senior leaders across the organisation.As a strategic and big picture thinker, you’ll demonstrate experience in the alignment of strategy, projects, policies, processes, and systems to deliver results.Your technical capability will ensure Environment Canterbury is fulfilling its Resource Management Act duties and functions relating to our Consents Planning and Building Consents Authority management, including providing technical advice on resource consents, enforcement matters, and plan changes.Mātau ā-Wheako | Experience

• Bachelor’s degree qualification (or higher) in a related speciality (e.g. Resource Management, Environmental Planning, Natural Resource Management, Water Science and Management, Civil Engineering, Natural Resources Engineering) that has relevance to the role.
• At least 10 years’ experience working in the delivery of the Resource Management Act and other associated legislation, preferably within a regional council.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience and demonstrated knowledge of, and experience in, business and management practices, including operational planning, resource allocation, and coordination of people, projects and resources.
• At least 5 years’ experience leading and managing large, multifunctional teams, including recruiting, motivating and developing staff.
• Advanced level of knowledge of NZ Resource Management legislative requirements and rules.
• Financial management and a proven ability to oversee the management of project activities and budgets including all phases of contract management for the provision of services including risk management, budgets, fiscal plans and forecasting skills.
• A commitment to and an understanding of te ao Māori, awareness of the evolving obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi, together with experience of applying this in a workplace setting.

Ngā hua o te Mahi i te Kaunihera Taiao ki Waitaha | Working at Environment CanterburyOur values underpin everything we 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. 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.For a confidential chat about this role, please contact Paul Hulse 0275350549.Applications close on Wednesday, 2 April. We encourage you to apply early, we will be reviewing applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close the 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.Me mahi tahi tātou – Together we can

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Location: Hauraki, Auckland

Job date: Fri, 21 Mar 2025 01:13:34 GMT

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