About the role:

We are looking for an experienced Contract Supervisor to join our Resource Recovery & Waste team. Reporting to the Resource Recovery & Waste Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring Selwyn's resource recovery and waste services are delivered safely, efficiently, and to a high standard for our community. This is a varied role where you'll work closely with contractors, stakeholders, and Council teams to oversee service delivery, drive performance, and support strategic waste minimisation objectives.

• Lead the day-to-day management of the Pines Resource Recovery Park Operations Contract and Kerbside Collections Contract
• Monitor contractor performance, compliance, health and safety, and environmental standards
• Manage service requests and ensure timely resolution of customer and operational issues
• Maintain strong working relationships with contractors and key stakeholders
• Support the delivery of projects, budgeting, planning, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives across the Resource Recovery & Waste function

About you:

You are a driven and organised professional with strong relationship management and problem-solving skills. You enjoy working collaboratively, delivering results, and finding practical solutions. Customer-focused and committed to continuous improvement, you take pride in making a meaningful contribution to your community.

You will also have:

• Significant experience in contract management, ideally within local government, infrastructure, utilities, or a contractor environment
• Strong project management and contractor performance management skills
• Experience analysing, interpreting, and presenting operational data
• Proven ability to resolve issues and manage competing priorities effectively
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and relationship management skills
• A relevant tertiary qualification and a full New Zealand driver's licence, with waste and resource recovery sector experience highly regarded

What we can offer:

• Great work-life balance with flexibility
• 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 are committed to working with our Treaty partner to deliver on our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi

We value the safety of our community - this role requires a satisfactory safety check including police vetting and for you to pass a drug and alcohol test.

If you'd like to play a part in making Selwyn the best place to live, work and play, join us today!

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.

We value the safety of our community - this role requires a satisfactory safety check including police vetting and for you to pass a drug and alcohol test.

If you'd like to play a part in making Selwyn the best place to live, work and play, join us today!