September 4, 2024

Nelson City Councill

Nelson

FULL TIME

Senior Environmental Technician | Pūkenga Taiao

Description

$84K - $94K p.a + Rā Oranga Wellbeing days + Generous Leave Provisions
Work-life balance + lifestyle + career development
Relocation assistance for those outside of the region

We are Wakatū Nelson, a city where creativity, prosperity, and innovation thrive. Our vision is to foster a community that is inclusive, resilient, and deeply connected. Here we prioritize caring for one another and our taio environment, building a vibrant and supportive place for everyone.
Always striving to protect and enhance our environment, we are seeking an experienced Senior Environmental Technician to take lead on the collection, processing and archiving of environmental data, and to support the team on best practices for our environmental data programmes.
Kō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
To help achieve the environmental data programmes, we are seeking a highly skilled technician to collaborate on maintaining time series databases, telemetry systems and data monitoring equipment, to troubleshoot and develop procedures that are fit for purpose and in line with best practice and a senior who is passionate about mentoring and supporting junior technicians.
Ko ngā pūmanawa ōu | About you
Your degree or equivalent qualification in environmental science, hydrology or your solid experience in this field will form the foundation of your abilities in environmental monitoring fieldwork and data handling and lend to your demonstrated experience in using of a broad range of equipment and software. You will also bring:

Experience and knowledge of quality assurance and data handling systems, ideally confident using Hilltop software.
A pragmatic nature, you will be comfortable in the outdoors, able and willing to undertake regular and occasionally on-call field work.
High level of communication and relationship management skills.
Good general computer skills including spreadsheet and database management.
Experience working with community groups and research organisations.
A forward thinking, self starter attitude with a strong customer service ethic.

Ko ngā painga mōu | what we offer
As part of Te Kaunihera o Wakatū | Nelson City Council, you will be working in an environment that values mahi tahi with a Manager who is committed to supporting the team to grow and thrive. We offer the chance to join a passionate and values-based team who enjoy making a positive contribution to the community, who place high value on team culture and who are aspiring to be experts in their field by adapting insights and innovations from outside the region to modernise best practices in caring for our region.
If this sound like you Apply now!
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Applications close: | Rā whakakapi: Wednesday 18 September 2024
For further enquiries: | Ina he pātai anō, whakapā mai: For more information about this role please contact Stefan Beaumont - Team Leader Water/Air via stefan.beaumont@ncc.govt.nz . Please ensure that you submit your application via the link to ensure that it is received.