- Strategic leadership of long-term natural hazard management
- Influence future environmental and economic sustainability
- Engage across the West Coast
About The Council:
The West Coast Regional Council (WCRC) is responsible for managing the natural resource of Te Tai Poutini – the West Coast. This includes regional planning, consenting and compliance activities to manage land use, water, soil, air quality and the coastal environment. The Council also responds to pollution events and takes an active role in minimising risks from natural hazards and supporting communities with the provision of flood and erosion protection.
WCRC’s vision is to work with the people of the West Coast to sustainably manage the environment for the social, cultural and economic well-being of present and future generations.
About the Role:
Reporting to the CEO, the Group Manager – Catchment Management plays a key role in the strategic leadership of the WCRC.
Leading a team of 10, the Group Manager is responsible for the comprehensive management of natural hazards including flood, coastal, and seismic risks.
About You:
You will be used to leading a successful team, utilising your positive people leadership experience by actively sharing knowledge, experience and skills enabling the professional and personal development of others.
As the ideal candidate you will have significant experience in, and a deep understanding of, engineering principles and environmental sciences and will be able to leverage those skills to shape the WCRC’s approach to natural hazard management.
You will be able to demonstrate you have successfully delivered innovative engineering solutions into hazard management, aligning both risk management plans and sustainability principles.
Familiar with the procurement lifecycle, you will ensure all processes are fair and transparent and adhere to regulatory and legal standards. You will also provide strategic direction and advice for large scale asset management including lifecycle strategies, budgeting and financial planning and reporting.
A confident communicator and negotiator, who is well versed in stakeholder management, you will be able to publicly advocate for the WCRC and the region’s interests forming productive and relationships of value with key local, regional and national stakeholders including government agencies, NGOs and community groups.
In addition, you will have:
- A degree in civil engineering and / or similar professional certification.
- Proven track record in managing large-scale infrastructure projects, ideally in areas related to flood, coastal, and seismic hazard mitigation/protection.
- Experience in risk assessment, environment compliance and sustainable development practices.