Senior Consents Planner - #310118

About us

The Horizons region extends over 22,200km2 – from Ruapehu in the north and Horowhenua in the south, to Whanganui in the west and Tararua in the east. It’s a landscape as vast and varied as the over 240,000 people who call it home. At Horizons Regional Council we work to make our region a great place to live, work and play.

The role

Horizons Regional Council manages the natural and physical resources of the Manawatū – Whanganui Region. A crucial part of the role is ensuring natural resources are used in a sustainable manner. Our Consents Team is fundamental to achieving this goal.

We are growing our team to meet increasing demand and are seeking to recruit a Senior Consent Planner to be part of our innovative, dynamic and high achieving team based in Palmerston North. In these roles you will have direct interaction with clients to give clear consenting advice as well as processing of resource consent applications.

About you

Our ideal candidates will be team players, self-starters who are customer and outcome focussed. As a Senior Consents Planner your experience will include processing and managing resource consents of a more technical and complex nature, finding pragmatic solutions to issues within a regulatory framework, and mentoring junior staff.

For consideration as a Senior Planner you must have at least 5 years consent planning experience, processed a number of notified applications and have experience in preparing for and giving evidence at hearings or before the Environment Court.

In addition to having a sound understanding of the resource consents process your excellent verbal and written communication skills will be supported in your proven ability to influence, and provide guidance through complex technical issues. You will enjoy building positive relationships and your exceptional problem solving skills will be what makes you stand out from the crowd. You will be tertiary qualified in planning or a related field. Previous experience in processing complex resource consent applications is desired.

So if you like the challenge of working in a dynamic and innovative team, then we would be interested in receiving your application.

Why should you apply?

When you join us, you can look forward to a rewarding career full of opportunities to develop in a positive and supportive work environment. We do this through:

• Positive focus on employee health and wellbeing.
• Providing you with your birthday off, an annual wellbeing day off, and an extra week leave after 2 years of service
• Flexible family friendly work environment
• Ongoing professional and functional development and opportunities across the organisation to grow, specialise or diversify your skills.
• A supportive and social work environment across the organisation
• Life insurance plus other wellbeing benefits for all permanent staff

Applications close 5pm Sunday 26 May 2024.

Horizons are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to ensuring we have a diverse and inclusive workplace so our people reflect the diversity of our region.

For a copy of the Job Description visit JD-Senior-Consents-Planner-May-2024.pdf