Natural Environment & Assets Advisor

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Te Tūranga | About the role

Help protect and enhance Tauranga’s natural environment through professional, city-wide ecological work.

Tauranga is home to a diverse network of reserves, wetlands, dunes and areas of significant ecological value. We’re looking for an experienced environmental professional to help manage existing programmes while developing and implementing new programmes for these spaces and improve biodiversity outcomes across the city.

As our Advisor - Natural Environment and Assets, you’ll oversee environmental restoration, vegetation management and pest animal control activities on Council-managed land. Working with our in-house delivery team and external contractors, you’ll coordinate work programmes, budgets and projects, provide trusted technical advice, and support delivery of our Environment Strategy and Nature and Biodiversity Action and Investment Plan.

This varied role combines environmental expertise with practical project and contract management. You’ll work across Council and alongside our delivery partners, tangata whenua, community groups, volunteers and other stakeholders to achieve sustainable outcomes for Tauranga.

What you’ll be doing

• Planning and coordinating environmental maintenance, ecological restoration, pest animal control activities across Council reserves, including Special Ecological Areas
• Developing and implementing Smart AI programmes to achieve baseline information for long term biodiversity monitoring across the city
• Working with our in-house delivery team and managing external contractors to ensure work is safe, high quality, cost-effective and delivered to agreed specifications
• Managing projects, work programmes, budgets and reporting, while identifying opportunities to integrate rapidly evolving technology to improve priority biodiversity outcomes for the city
• Providing specialist advice on ecology, biodiversity, agrichemical use and environmental management
• Building strong relationships with tangata whenua, community groups, volunteers and other stakeholders, and ensuring cultural, heritage and archaeological values inform decisions

Ngā Pukenga | What you’ll need to succeed

You’ll be someone who can balance sound ecological practice with effective delivery. You’ll be comfortable, managing contractors and budgets working in the field, and communicating technical information clearly to a range of audiences.

You’ll also bring:

• A tertiary qualification in Environmental Science, Ecology or a comparable field
• Three to five years’ experience in environmental project management
• At least three years’ experience in pest animal management
• Strong contract, project and stakeholder management skills
• Sound knowledge of ecological restoration and environmental best practice
• The ability to prepare clear plans, scopes, reports and technical advice
• A practical, collaborative approach and a commitment to achieving positive outcomes for the community

Tō Tātou Kaunihera | About Tauranga City Council

At Tauranga City Council, our work has a direct impact on the city and the people who call it home. From planning for growth to delivering everyday services, our teams help shape a city we can all be proud of.

If you’re collaborative, forward-thinking, and community minded, you’ll find meaningful work and opportunity here.

We offer a supportive and flexible workplace, with benefits including 5 weeks’ annual leave, flexible hours and career development opportunities.

You can find out more about working at Tauranga City Council here.

Te Tukanga | How to apply

To submit your application, please apply online, as we are unable to accept applications via email.

Applications will close Sunday 8th November

We’re committed to building a diverse team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those living with disabilities.
If you need any support or adjustments to take part in our recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruitment@tauranga.govt.nz

• You must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this role.
• Tauranga City Council does not accept unsolicited contact or applications from recruitment agencies. We will not pay fees or commissions related to unsolicited contact.

Job Description: Natural Environment & Assets Advisor