Development Engineering Officer
- Choose your favourite location to live and work - Richmond, Motueka, or Takaka!
- Competitive salary plus benefits (including medical insurance, extra Super, birthday leave, extra leave, cash payments and the list goes on!)
- Flexible working arrangements (hours and location) available
Are you a Development Engineering Officer looking for a role where you can really make an impact?
Join us as a Development Engineering Officer and immerse yourself in the beauty of the Tasman region. We are a unitary authority, providing a unique opportunity for engineers to be directly involved on a variety of housing projects and decisions, working within the Resource Consents team.
About the Role
As a Development Engineering Officer, you will leverage your expertise to assist positive Construction outcomes for the Tasman region including providing recommendations/signoff for a number of internal and external parties and activities, in compliance with Engineering standards and the RMA.
Skills and experience
- Ensure all aspects of development-related infrastructure meet Council requirements and New Zealand Engineering Standards - includes carrying out site inspections and reviewing designs, such that infrastructure assets meet their design lives.
- Engage with Developers and their Engineers to understand the development objectives, their design process and assumptions, the design outputs, and provide feedback and comment, influence direction.
- Work closely with Council's Community Infrastructure teams and Building Consents to ensure development-related infrastructure assets are covered in the Resource Consent process.
- Contribute to the wider activities of the Projects team and work across Council, with stakeholders, iwi and the community.
- Experience working with Local Government and applying the associated legislation.
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have a Degree in Engineering or Level 6 Diploma in Engineering or equivalent.
- Be able to think logically, analytically, practically and laterally.
- Be a great communicator with a wide spectrum of people.
- Have a competent level of computer skills encompassing Microsoft Office products, geographic information systems, and ability and willingness to learn new/enhanced applications.
- Hold a current and valid NZ driver's licence.
Discover the Tasman Region
We are a region with a growing economy with picture-postcard landscapes, beaches and National Parks that offer those with a love of the outdoors a quality-of-life others can only imagine. We're highly connected, surprisingly diverse, and blessed with vibrant arts, artisans, abundant wineries, craft breweries, world-class mountain biking, and much, much more!
Building great communities through employing great people. Will you be one of them?