COMPANY DESCRIPTION

This role sits within the Strategy, Growth and Planning Group who ensure we have long-term guardianship of strategic planning and development. They make decisions in the best interests of our city.

OO PUUMANAWA ME OO WHEAKO | YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 7 years’ experience in Planning and Resource Management.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of the relevant legislation relating to Local Government Act and Resource Management Act.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Planning or Resource Management.
• A knowledge of related practices, including resource planning, transport planning, economic and community development, landscape/ecological design, and sustainable environment issues.
• Ability to interpret legislation to determine planning and enforcement processes.
• Member of the NZ Planning Institute.
• The capability to exercise good judgement when negotiating solutions to complex problems.
• Experience in managing high level risk.
• An enabling and customer focused mindset.
• A proven track record of thinking differently, acting with integrity, working together, and making it happen.
• Self-awareness that mindset is the foundation of performance and an ability to develop self and others in this regard.
• Proven relationship building skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

• Processing of complex and city forming resource consent applications.
• Mentoring, supporting, and providing of technical guidance to other planners within the unit.
• Undertaking and assisting the Team Leader in monitoring the technical quality of complex or major resource consent application.
• Exceptional customer service delivery and satisfaction through the delivery of solutions to technically complex consent applications.
• Providing robust technical views to business units, external customers/stakeholders, and elected members.
• Provide key direction to internal customers and stakeholders on District Plan/RMA interpretation and application.
• Peer reviewing s42A and s95 reports as well as sign off as per delegations.
• Ensuring planning applications and certificates are processed within statutory timeframes.
• Preparing written evidence and affidavits where required and representation in the Environment Court when necessary.
• The participation in and where appropriate the leading of cross organisational projects.
• General cover and support for the Planning Team Leaders when and where required