Environmental Health Support Officer

Richmond, New Zealand

Reference: 6897425

  • Permanent, full-time opportunity
  • Base salary + benefits package + health insurance + Birthday leave
  • Exciting role with "no typical day"

Ready for a challenge?

We have a permanent opportunity to contribute across a broad range of Environmental Health functions, including alcohol licensing, fulfilling District Licensing Committee (DLC) Secretary responsibilities, noise administration and compliance, food safety, and wider public health activities.

About the job

Based in Richmond, Tasman District Council is seeking an experienced and highly organised administrator to join the Environmental Health team. The team works closely together to support regulatory activities that protect public health, safety and community wellbeing.

Duties include:

  • Coordinating alcohol licensing applications and supporting DLC processes, including acting as DLC Secretary
  • Assisting with noise control administration and responding to service requests
  • Preparing documentation, managing workflows and maintaining accurate records across all areas of Environmental Health
  • Liaising with internal teams, external agencies and members of the public

This role is primarily office-based, with some field work, and is focused on delivering reliable, timely support to ensure regulatory processes operate smoothly and efficiently.

About you

You will have excellent customer service skills and the ability to learn fast. While the role involves supporting Environmental Health Officers, we are looking for someone who can also work independently, take ownership and demonstrate a high level of accountability.

The work is varied, and we don't expect you to be an expert from day one, full on-the-job training and support will be provided to help you develop and grow in the role.

The perks:

At Council we offer flexible working arrangements, group health insurance, a paid day off on your birthday and benefits package suited to your preferences.

If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you!

For more information contact the People and Wellbeing Team on 03 543 8988.

Applications Close: 12 Jun 2026

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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, advertising begins early July, All applications are to be submitted via our website in July.

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).