Product Owner - Environmental Applications

Richmond, New Zealand

Reference: 6763358

  • Join a hands on, passionate and collaborative team
  • Base salary + benefits + health insurance
  • More than a job…it's an adventure in innovation

Are you an experienced IT practitioner who wants to see your skills work towards the betterment of our community and environment?

About the role:

This is a new, unique role created in our Environmental Science section where you could make a practical difference to the councils' goals across this area.

As a key member of the Environmental Data & Monitoring section, the role provides support to a team of environmental science practitioners working across land, water, and air domains as well as in Biodiversity and Natural Hazards. The position purpose is to streamline the maintenance of our current applications and to work with our IT team to drive a roadmap and create a pipeline of improvements to steadily enhance the digital tools available to our scientists and data managers.

We are looking for an experienced product owner who can provide the link between our science group needs and the organisations IT development pathway. You will be gathering and collating the requirements of science stakeholders and actively participating with the IT development team to build applications to support our science staff. The outcome will be to create efficiencies and enhance delivery of accurate information to our community in an effective manner.

About you:

The successful applicant will have the ability to converse with a wide range of people and listen effectively to ensure outcomes are fit for purpose. Excellent relationship and stakeholder management skills are also required. You will have an agile mindset and demonstrable experience in product ownership and/or the development process.

Our ideal candidate will come to us with a tertiary qualification in computer science or information technology. Alternatively, a science qualification coupled with applicable IT related work experience would also suit. This would encompass experience with defining requirements, assisting with implementation and managing and prioritising the backlog.

The perks:

At Tasman District Council we value the free-thinkers; those with the courage to look at things in new and interesting ways, and make their voices heard. We're after team members brave enough to think outside the box to constantly strive towards improvement in our practices and strategies. If you're not afraid to bring new perspectives and challenge the status quo, you'll fit right in.

Sound interested? Apply today!

Applications Close: 15 Jun 2025

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What to expect after you apply

Once the vacancy closes you'll be contacted within 7 days as to whether or not your application has been successful.  If you've been shortlisted for an interview, you'll be contacted by one of the People & Wellbeing team to arrange a time to come in and meet with some of the team. 

We typically only do one interview, however depending on the seniority of the role or the role itself, we sometimes require two interviews.  For mid-senior level and team leader/manager roles, you may also be required to undertake psychometric testing.

In your interview, there will be a member of the People & Wellbeing team, the Hiring Manager and either their Manager or one of the senior member's of their team.  Our interview questions are predominantly behavioural and skills-based.

Summer Student Internships

Every year we employ a number of Summer Students across the Council to work for a period of 12-16 weeks over the summer months (mid-November to February). This is a great opportunity to gain work experience in your field of study. Recruitment begins in mid June. All applications must be submitted online via our Vacancies page between mid-June and mid-July each year.

We typically have vacancies in Engineering, Environmental Information (Hydrology, Resource Science and Biosecurity), Information Services and Regulatory (Compliance Monitoring).

If you're an Engineering student interested in a Rivers Engineering career/Summer Student position, check out this website for more information - Careers | Resilient River Communities - Careers | Resilient River Communities (resilientrivers.nz).