Our environment and our people go hand-in-hand.
- We have an opportunity for an experienced planner to join our team in a senior role.
- Know your stuff? You will get to apply it to influence change and shape better environmental outcomes.
- Mentor, grow and energise our team to help them be their best.
- Join an excellent team – professional, fun-loving and always striving to be the best.
- This is a fixed-term opportunity for 2 years, offering a unique chance to contribute to meaningful projects and gain valuable experience within a supportive and forward-thinking team
Te āhuatunga a te tūranga | About the role
One of our Principal Advisors has moved on creating an exciting opportunity for someone amazing to join us and bring their experience to help guide our team.
The role of the Principal Advisor is to provide expert planning advice on consenting matters, enable good decision-making across the organisation and coach and mentor our planners who process consent applications. It involves building relationships with our iwi and hapū partners and providing guidance to applicants and their consultants when lodging complex consent applications.
There is plenty of variety in the role, particularly now with Resource Management reform, Fast-track applications and appeals.
Ō pūmanawa | Your skills and experience
We welcome diversity as an opportunity to grow our teams and learn from each other. We are looking for someone who:
- Has extensive experience and knowledge in resource consents
- Enjoys guiding, mentoring and growing others.
- Shares our passion for the environment and sustainability.
- Enjoys interesting and challenging conversations and projects.
- Can be pragmatic problem solvers.
- Will slot nicely into a supportive and fun team.
- Is able to help us grow partnerships with Tāngata Whenua.
Ko wai mātou | Who we are
Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council is responsible for land, air and water as well as public transport and economic development. A major focus of our work involves looking after the environment. We manage the effects of people's use of freshwater, land, air and coastal water. However, we also have a broader responsibility with others for the economic, social and cultural well-being of the regional community.
We are a values-driven organisation, with a reputation for looking after our people. Who you are is important to us and we welcome diversity as an opportunity to grow our teams and are keen to support people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, religions and abilities. We want Toi Moana to be a place where you bring your whole self to work. Check out our website www.boprc.govt.nz
Highlights of working with us include:
- Varied and challenging work.
- A supportive and collaborative work environment.
- Flexibility with the way you work.
- A competitive remuneration and leave package, including additional paid leave over Christmas/New Year, employer paid insurance, well-being initiatives.
- A commitment to supporting you grow and develop.
The position can be located in the beachy city of Tauranga, the sunshine of Whakatāne, or the adventure of Rotorua.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to Apply
Click APPLY NOW or contact Ella Tennent on 0800 884 880 or email [email protected] for a confidential discussion.
To access a copy of Te Tūranga Mahi (Job Description) please click on the following link or copy and paste it into your web browser: https://shorturl.at/sO1sT
NB: To apply for this job, you must have the legal right to be able to work in New Zealand and also a current, valid driver's licence.
Applications close midnight, Friday 12 September 2025 and will only be accepted online.
