About the role:

Selwyn is growing and developing at a rapid pace; with a large rural area spanning the high country to the plains, as well as fast urban growth, this role offers a huge variety of planning work covering a range of issues.

As a Senior Resource Management Planner, you will have a focus on leadership, supporting the Team Leader through supervising and mentoring team members, leading continuous improvement projects and making resource consent decisions as well as independently managing complex resource consent related processes and advising other Council teams on resource consent related matters.

About you:

As an experienced Resource Management Planner, you will hold a tertiary qualification in Urban/Regional Planning, Resource Management or a related discipline which is recognised by the NZPI.

Experience in managing complex resource consent related processes and mentoring and coaching others is desirable.

You will also have:

• At least 5 years practical experience in planning or resource management
• Full NZ Drivers Licence
• High organisational skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent digital literacy
• Great verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills

What we can offer:

• Support with CPD to gain and retain membership with the NZPI
• Great work-life balance with the flexibility to work in with your lifestyle
• Career coaching and development
• Life insurance
• Wellbeing and volunteer leave
• Three days paid leave between Christmas and New Year
• Two weeks paid Partners Leave
• Sick leave from day one
• Continued KiwiSaver contributions during savings suspension
• Discounts with local and national businesses

About us:

Selwyn is one of the fastest-growing districts in New Zealand. We have a fantastic quality of life, great communities, and a thriving economy. Our Council works actively with residents to provide the services and facilities that help our communities to thrive and grow.

Our head office is based in Rolleston (only 25km from Christchurch), which offers an enviable family lifestyle, outstanding local facilities and an easy drive to the ski fields, rivers and hills that make up Canterbury's stunning landscape.

Our values are important to us and represent the way we work: · Be a good human · Be brave - Think differently · Better together- Make it happen for Selwyn.

We honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and we are committed to working with our Treaty partner to deliver on our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.