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September 23, 2024
LGJobs
Christchurch
FULL TIME & OTHER
Team Leader - Groundwater and Air Quality Monitoring
- People leader with technical expertise
- Embrace new instruments and technologies to improve data collection
- Join us at a time of change
Kaunihera Taiao ki Waitaha About Environment Canterbury
Waitaha - our Canterbury region - is like no other and we are proud to call it home. We are privileged to be working with Ngā Papatipu Rūnanga, stakeholders, and our wider community to protect our environment, including water, land, and air through regulation and planning. As a Regional Council we're responsible for flood protection, public transport, civil defence, and more.
Together we're taking action to shape a thriving and resilient Canterbury, now and for future generations. Toitū te marae o Tāne, toitū te marae o Tangaroa, toitū te tangata, If the land is well and the sea is well, the people will thrive.
Kōrero mō te Tūranga | About the Role
The Science Group undertakes environmental monitoring, data insights and data integrity, and provides research and advice to internal and external customers. The Science Group plays a key role in informing decision making across most of the organisation including informing organisational strategic intent, processing of consents, our approach to compliance, responding to incidents, the development of plans, and measuring our progress towards regional and national environmental targets.
Reporting to the Manager - Environmental Monitoring, this role will lead a team in the robust collection, processing and management of groundwater and air quality data to support environmental management in Canterbury.
As a technical people leader, you’ll bring a combination of the following:
- An excellent knowledge of environmental monitoring techniques, instruments and equipment.
- A thorough understanding of data processing and quality assurance methods.
- Experience planning and delivering monitoring networks and programmes.
- Ensuring data collection and quality assurance methods are in line with relevant national and international standards. Participate in the development of national standards.
- Ensuring advice, communications and enquiries on groundwater and air quality monitoring matters are managed in a timely and professional manner.
- Maintaining an overview of workload to ensure resources are effectively assigned and sufficient to deliver on agreed programmes of work.
- Experience in managing budgets, e.g. project budgets and the delivery of work to budget.
- Ensuring the ongoing development and growth of kaimahi capability by leading and developing your people.
- Commitment to and an understanding of te ao Māori, awareness of the evolving obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi, together with experience of applying this in a workplace setting.
- Understanding of the Resource Management Act requirements in relation to groundwater and air quality, including obligations on Regional Councils.
Based at our Kainga depot near Christchurch, the indicative annual salary range is $93000 - $102000 for a 40-hour week, Monday to Friday inclusive.
Mōu About You
As a competent leader of people, you’ll bring a thorough technical understanding of data collection, data processing and quality assurance procedures related to environmental data, along with demonstrated experience in leading a team over the scope of operational planning, resource allocation, and coordination of people and resources.
You’ll ideally bring a combination of the following:
- Demonstrated experience in planning and setting up environmental monitoring field work, plus resolving issues that occur in the field including designing and leading monitoring programmes addressing groundwater and air quality problems.
- A degree or diploma in a relevant field, with at least 7 years professional experience in a relevant field.
- Full class 1 drivers licence.
- Demonstrated experience in leading a team over the scope of operational planning, resource allocation, and coordination of people and resources.
Ngā hua o te Mahi i te Kaunihera Taiao ki Waitaha | Working at Environment Canterbury
Our values underpin everything we do. We understand and embrace a diverse workforce; this diversity will enable us to better serve our people, our community, and our greatest taonga, the environment. We value everyone’s contribution, diverse thinking, and skills.
We're on a journey to become a treaty partner of excellence, including incorporating te ao Māori into our work. We offer supportive opportunities to develop capability in this area and encourage our people to use kaupapa Māori, mātauranga Māori, and te reo Māori in our daily work. We welcome you with an open heart & mind, wherever you are on your personal te ao Māori journey.
For a confidential chat about this role, please contact Davina Mc Nickel on 027 549 7718
Applications close on 13 October 2024. We encourage you to apply early, we will be reviewing applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close the advertising early.
Short-listed candidates will be required to complete an interview process, reference checks and a criminal check. Further background checking will be required when relevant to the role.
Me mahi tahi tātou - Together we can
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