Compliance Officer – Urban and Industrial

Published: 17 March 2025

Te Whakapakari Tahi I Tō tātau Taiao – Enhancing our environment together.

Our vision is a healthy environment and a resilient and prosperous community.

About The opportunity | Ko te āheinga:

As an Environmental Compliance Officer, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring compliance with resource consents issued by the Regional Council. This exciting and varied role involves actively monitoring consents, liaising with consent holders, and reporting on outcomes. You’ll also investigate environmental offences, prepare documentation for enforcement actions, and contribute to maintaining the Council's Selected Land Use Register.

With your specialised knowledge of pollution issues, compliance, and enforcement processes, you’ll ensure deadlines are met, collaborate effectively with Council teams, and support the continuous improvement of business processes. Your strong customer focus will help foster positive relationships with industry sector groups and stakeholders. As part of this role, you’ll also participate in our after-hours pollution response roster, offering a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of incident response and environmental protection.

About you | E pā ana ki a koe:

You will possess strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills, along with proficiency in MS Office tools and environmental monitoring data interpretation. Ideally you will have a relevant bachelor’s degree or equivalent tertiary qualification in Science, Law or Environmental Resource Management and experience with the Resource Management Act, compliance processes, and managing industrial discharges. Additionally, we value excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a valid driver’s licence, and knowledge of tikanga Māori.

Ideally you will also have:

• Strong knowledge of compliance processes, environmental monitoring, and industrial discharges.
• Proven skills in conflict resolution, project management, and effective relationship building.
• Flexibility, sound judgement, and the ability to work under pressure while maintaining quality outcomes.

What we offer | Nga huanga mōu:

As an equal opportunity employer, we are dedicated to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment. We recognise that collaborative and innovative organisations depend on having a workforce made up from a diverse range of perspectives and experiences. We're all about excellence, and we encourage open communication – if you need any specific support, just let us know! Our main goal is to empower each person to share their unique talents to contribute to the outcomes for our community. This commitment ensures that our workplace is a dynamic and progressive space where everyone can flourish.

Other benefits of working for our team include:

• Flexible working options to support work/life balance
• 5 weeks annual leave after 3 years
• 4% superannuation after 3 years
• Life insurance and income protection
• Subsidised eye tests and lenses, flu vaccinations, and other well-being initiatives
• Strong commitment to developing and upskilling people within a supportive working environment.

HBRC is responsible for Civil Defence emergencies and as such, all staff may be called upon to support the response.

How to apply | I pēhea ki te whakauru:

Applications close Wednesday, 16 April 2025, however we will be shortlisting and interviewing appropriate candidates as applications are received. If you are interested in this position, please do not wait to apply as we may close the ad earlier than advertised.

To view the job description please visit our website here

Please apply through Seek. If you require any further information please email hr@hbrc.govt.nz.

Applicants must have existing rights to work in New Zealand.

About us | E pā ki a mātou:

At Hawke’s Bay Regional Council our purpose is to work with our community to protect and manage the region’s precious taonga of rivers, lakes, soils, air, coast and biodiversity for health, wellbeing and connectivity. Our organisation is diverse and our work is varied. Our structure comprises of six key business units; Corporate Services, Integrated Catchment Management, Asset Management, Māori Partnerships, Policy & Regulation, and the Executive Advisory Group which also consists of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management.

We focus on prioritising:

Te kounga o te wai, te haumarutanga me te mārohirohi ā-āhuarangi o te whakamarutanga | Water quality, safety and climate-resilient security.  

Kia koi, kia toitū hoki te whakamahinga o te whenua | Climate-smart and sustainable land use. 

Kia ora, kia āhei, kia mārohirohi ā-āhuarangi hoki te rerenga rauropi | Healthy, functioning and climate-resilient biodiversity. 

Kia toitū, kia mārohirohi ā-āhuarangi hoki ngā ratonga me ngā hanganga ā-whare | Sustainable and climate-resilient services and infrastructure. 

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