Careers
Three Waters Technical Administrator
Are you ready to make a difference to your local community? Be a part of shaping the future while enjoying competitive salary, professional growth, free parking, and a fun and supportive work environment.
We are currently seeking a highly motivated and experienced, technically minded administration person to join our Asset Group to assist and support the day-to-day delivery of service levels and regulatory compliance requirements for the District’s Three Water infrastructure network.
Waimate District has a thriving and welcoming community that's growing! Waimate offers affordable housing, great schools and an amazing array of outdoor recreational activities including a host of events throughout the year. We are ideally centrally located between Dunedin and Christchurch. In the picture-perfect setting of South Canterbury, we have Aoraki/Mt Cook, the Waitaki Lakes and the Ocean all within close proximity.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Overseeing implementation of compliance, asset management, and water meter software solutions.
- Monitoring and ensuring recorded data is accurate for compliance purposes.
- Assisting in the development and implementation of Water Safety Plans, and standard operating procedures.
- Coordination of Three Waters monitoring, ensuring compliance requirements are met (calendar and audits).
- Assisting in the taking of Three Waters monitoring samples.
- Coordinating and assisting with responses to breaches.
- Ensuring compliance requirements are being met and recorded for consent condition monitoring.
- Ensuring field data collected by Three Waters field staff is accurate.
- Maintaining familiarity with current performance measures (both financial and non-financial).
- Health and Safety administration for the Three Waters team.
- Assisting in populating and assigning service requests, monitoring response times to ensure performance targets are met.
- Monitoring of SCADA trends and alarms and advising field staff of issues.
- Other administrative duties such as invoicing and purchase orders.
Our ideal candidate for this role will have experience in compliance – especially the ability to interpret and apply Three Waters Legislation, standards and guidelines.
Other ‘must haves’ are a good understanding of HSWA, the ability to work independently, problem solve and analyse complex information, the ability to create plain English procedures and reports, excellent communication skills and good Microsoft Office skills.
The icing on the cake would be Local Government experience and New Zealand qualifications in Drinking Water and Waste Water, operational knowledge of water or wastewater and storm water treatment and network systems, and working knowledge of IT solutions used in Three Waters e.g. Univerus, Lutra ID, and SCADA to aid management of assets, levels of service and compliance requirements.
If you are ready to join a vibrant, team-driven Council as our Three Waters Technical Administrator, then apply now!
Please note: you will need to have the legal right to work in New Zealand and a full, current driver's licence to apply for this role.
For all enquiries, please contact Human Resources Manager rachel.holleydellow@waimatedc.govt.nz, DDI 03 689 0023 or M: 0278 076 383. To download the job description, click HERE.
To apply for this job, click HERE and enter ref code: 6286682.
Applications must be received by 5pm, Thursday 6 April 2023.
Planner - Regulatory and Compliance Group
Join our team to help plan for the future of our community!
About the role:
As part of the Regulatory and Compliance Group, the Planner is responsible for administering and meeting statutory requirements of the Resource Management Act 1991 and the Local Government Act 1974.
If resource management, district plans, compliance and policy are words that spin your wheels - then this could be the role for you!
Key responsibilities include:
- Land use and subdivision consents.
- Environmental effects assessments.
- Compliance monitoring of resource consents and the effectiveness of the District Plan.
- Project information memorandum (PIM's) and Land information memorandum (LIM's) planning components.
- Liquor licencing as it relates to planning.
- Forestry notification as it relates to planning.
- Receive Resource Management enquiries/complaints and assist in the satisfactory resolution/response.
- Provide advice on relevant legislation, plans, policy statements and standards, and ensure the planning activity is conducted in accordance with legal and best practice requirements.
- District Plan reviews and changes.
- Submissions and other planning instruments e.g. Regional Policy Statements, Regional Plans, and Government environmental plans.
- Annual Environment reporting and surveys.
To succeed in this role, you will need:
We are looking for someone with a minimum two years' experience as either a Planner or Graduate Planner
- Excellent computer, administration and report writing skills
- Fantastic time management and communication skills
- To be a go-getter, ready to hit the ground running
In return, we'll offer you a competitive salary, professional development opportunities, free onsite parking and a great working culture. Waimate District has a thriving and welcoming community that's growing! Waimate offers affordable housing, great schools and an amazing array of outdoor recreational activities including a host of events throughout the year.
We are ideally centrally located between Dunedin and Christchurch. In the picture-perfect setting of South Canterbury, we have Aoraki/Mt Cook, the Waitaki Lakes and the Ocean all within close proximity.
If you are ready to join a vibrant, team-driven Council as our Planner, then apply now!
Previous applicants need not apply.
Please note: You will need to have the legal right to work in New Zealand and a full, current driver's licence to apply for this role.
For all enquiries, please contact Human Resources Manager rachel.holleydellow@waimatedc.govt.nz, DDI 03 689 0023 or M: 0278 076 383. To view a copy of the Position Description, click HERE.
To apply for this job, click HERE and enter ref code: 6284825
If you’re interested, then apply now!
Applications must be received by 5pm, Monday 3 April 2023.
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Building Control Officer
- Great remuneration package
- Located in beautiful South Canterbury
- Making a positive contribution to our growing community
We have a fantastic opportunity for a qualified and experienced Building Control Officer, who can do the full ambit of the role, to join our Council. If you want to go home each night knowing you are an integral part of an awesome team that is ensuring our buildings are safe and fit for purpose, now and for future generations, then this opportunity could be just what you've been looking for.
What we can provide you:
- For the right candidate, up to $110,000 per annum
- The use of a Council vehicle to drive to and from work each day
- An allowance of up to $5000 if relocating to our District (or a neighbouring one)
- Ongoing professional development
- Fantastic workplace environment where you will be supported in your role
Waimate District Council is a tight-knit, supportive team, that exists to lead our community towards a diverse, thriving and sustainable district. Our District has a welcoming community, affordable housing, good schools and plenty of outdoor recreational activities. Waimate is a growing and thriving town and home to numerous community run events. We are ideally located within South Canterbury, with Aoraki/Mt Cook, the Lakes, the ocean, and lots of other towns and cities within the Canterbury and Otago regions close by.
For a chat, and to get a copy of the position description, contact Human Resources Manager rachel.holleydellow@waimatedc.govt.nz, DDI 03 689 0023 or M: 0278 076 383
To apply for this job, click HERE and enter ref code: 6104573
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Equal Employment Opportunities Statement
*The Waimate District Council is committed to the principles and practices of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) as a means of ensuring that its current and potential employees have an equal opportunity to achieve their potential.
The Council therefore strives to implement a purposeful programme of action to ensure its recruitment practices and procedures, conditions of employment and employee training and promotion opportunities are carried out with an awareness of and an intent to eliminate any unfair discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family responsibilities or political opinion.
