Consents Planner

Permanent
Gisborne District Council is working together with our communities to make our aspirations happen. Tairawhiti is the first place to see the light and we’re working to transform our region to be the first choice for people and lifestyle, the first place for environment, economy and culture.
We are currently seeking an experienced Consent Planner to join our Regional Consents Team. The purpose of this role is to assist the sustainable management of natural and physical resources by supporting the Team Leader to provide a responsive and efficient service processing resource consents for Council.
This includes providing a high standard of customer service to both internal and external customers, to process a wide range of resource consent applications, to assist with compliance with plan rules and other relevant legislation. The position may assist with developing and reviewing Council’s Resource Management Act Plans, Policy Statements and other environmental strategies, as well as assisting the monitoring and compliance team where necessary.
Ultimately we are about delivering on our vision of Piritahi Tairawhiti – making our people proud.
To be successful in this role you will have
a relevant tertiary degree with predominant content in planning, environmental sciences, resource management or equivalent
excellent written and oral communication skills, particularly report writing
time and project management skills
sound knowledge of resource management legislation
sound knowledge of resource management theory and best practice principles
You must have a basic knowledge of working with tangata whenua as a prerequisite for this role or at least a willingness to learn.
If this sounds like you, please click and apply now! For further information or a confidential conversation please contact Dionne Hartley.
Applications close: 10am Tuesday 13 October 2020.