Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Business Group : Ministerial and Monitoring
Branch: Policy and Te Tiriti
Salary: $71,208 - $88,614
The purpose of this role is to work collaboratively with the Harbourmaster and Deputy Harbourmaster to ensure maritime safety on Lake Taupō. The Navigational Safety Officer carries out maintenance of Crown-owned boating facilities and various reserves and public places in the Lake Taupō area.
The Harbourmaster Office is a 24/7 operation and has significant interaction with the community. This role engages daily with the community, providing advice, information, and public confidence in the work we do.
In this role you will be required to:
- Promote, educate, and enforce compliance with navigational safety bylaws, maritime rules, and Lake Taupō regulations
- Engage with the public in our local community and region to increase awareness of the Harbourmaster role
- Complete audit and maintenance regimes for berths, navigational aids, ramps, and jetties, ensuring identified risk areas are escalated to management
What will you bring specifically to be successful in this role?
- Proven experience in regular interactions with the public
- Strong knowledge of maritime legislation, rules, and regulations
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Negotiation and mediation skills with the ability to successfully resolve conflict
- Strong experience in conflict resolution/management
- Highly developed problem-solving skills
- Excellent judgement and decision-making skills
Other requirements:
- Skippers Restricted Limits Certificate
- No criminal record/ qualify under the ‘Clean Slate Legislation 2004’
- Current Workplace First Aid qualification
- Availability during the peak season and some weekends
We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We recognise a diverse workforce contributes to better business outcomes. We are committed to creating a workplace where all employees have equal access.
If this sounds like you, then please send an email outlining relevant experience, knowledge, capability, what you will bring to the role, to [email protected] or apply online by close of business Thursday 19 of June.
Applications close: 5pm, Friday, 20 June 2025.
For more information please contact: Jamie Grant - [email protected]
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