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Central Hawke's Bay District Council is focused on working in partnership with their community to ensure that Central Hawke's Bay is a thriving district, with efficient and appropriate infrastructure, services and regulatory functions.
To enable this, we are instilling a culture of innovation and continuous improvement to add real value to our communities.
Experience the benefits of growing your career in a stunning environment and community. If you are interested in a career opportunity in an innovative and dynamic workplace check out our current vacancies below:
Are you an Economic Development whizz? Then we want to hear from you.
Come and be part of a thriving community, working to transform outcomes for the people of Tamatea – Central Hawke’s Bay.
With unprecedented growth and a surge in optimism not seen since the 1960’s, Central Hawke’s Bay is going places.
You will lead out on Economic Development initiatives for Central Hawke’s Bay that look to improve the economy, promote employment, and attract new business to Central Hawke’s Bay.
You will have proven experience and knowledge in economic development, partnership and relationship management, a can-do attitude, and a passion for growing the economy.
What we offer?
We can offer you something that will be the highlight of your working career. With us you can expect the opportunity to be part of something purposeful and authentically meaningful to both your own values and to those of our community.
If you are ready to take your first big step in your career, expect us to put you on a rapid escalator to success as you get the opportunity to grow, develop and be exposed to experiences you’ll never get in bigger organisations. Likewise, if this is your final change in your career, we have a culture and an environment that will value and welcome the unique expertise and experiences that you’ll bring.
What’s it like?
We’re a pretty small Council, but we pack some punch. One of only two Councils in New Zealand to hold an ‘AA’ CouncilMARK Assessment, we might be small - but we have big ambitions and high expectations of ourselves and the work we deliver for our community.
Working at pace you’ll be busy – really busy. No two days will be the same, as you work alongside our Recreational Services Team, across the organization and community partners to deliver on the big ambitions of our community and to achieve the high standards of operational excellence we expect of our open spaces. You can expect to be involved in redesigning main streets to litter clean ups, in any given day as you work without boundaries across the organisation.
With humble operating budgets, you’ll also have to use your talent and experience to achieve collaborative partnership approaches to issues and opportunities, that will deliver outcomes and benefits that give the bigger Councils a run for their money. With plenty on, you can also expect to be regularly having to reprioritise your day, to stay focussed on the things that are going to be most transformational for our community.
What you can expect from us
As part of a strong and connected team, you can expect to be part of a whanau that genuinely cares for each other. Backed up with strong and capable senior staff and elected members, you can expect us to stretch your thinking and to focus on being the future of local government today.
With absolute clarity in what we want to achieve and where we want to be - you can also expect an urgency to make things happen, and a desire to cut through the noise to empower you to be a continually developing and evolving leader.
What we expect from you
In return, we’ll expect from you a genuine commitment and ambition to improve the lives of residents of Tamatea – Central Hawke’s Bay and a willingness to be part of something bigger than yourself.
You'll bring an authenticity and value set as a person, that will set you apart from the rest and bring your proven experience and demonstrated success in an open spaces or related discipline and delivering outstanding outcomes for people. Most importantly, you’ll understand and be able to demonstrate the clear passion
Want to know more?
If this sounds like you, we really encourage you to do your homework and find out why we could the next perfect step in your career. Head to our website to find out more and/or call Dennise Elers, Group Manager Community Partnerships, 06 857 8060.
Apply along with your CV and Cover letter via seek
Applications will close Friday 24th March.
The Central Hawke’s Bay District Council is a Local Authority in the thriving Hawke’s Bay Region, situated in Waipawa approximately 40km south of Hastings. We are committed to providing a great place to work, that values diversity and inclusion, and develops skilled people who can lead our community to thrive.
We are now seeking a Senior Resource Consents Planner to join our consents team. This is an exciting role for planners who are keen to work in a growing and changing environment, where you will be challenged with a variety of opportunities daily.
Reporting to the Customer and Consents Manager, this role is accountable for resource consenting, subdivision consents, providing planning advice to the public and ongoing monitoring. This role would suit a planner with at least 3 years’ experience. You may be a planner looking to step up in to a senior role, or a successful and experienced practitioner looking for a change of pace.
This role is full-time (40 hours per week) Monday to Friday, but we would also consider supporting flexible working hours for the right candidate.
The main tasks of the role include, but are not limited to:
The ideal candidate will possess:
Central Hawke’s Bay District Council is committed to ongoing professional development and provides ongoing training opportunities and NZPI membership.
To be successful in this role, you will also need to share the Council’s THRIVE values and its commitment to customer excellence and smarter thinking.
With a thriving district and strong connected community, Central Hawke’s Bay is in a period of exciting growth and development. With some of the best beaches, fishing and diving spots, water sports, cycling, family friendly places and events, and so much more, there are plenty of great reasons to consider shifting to Central Hawke’s Bay.
For more information, please call Josh Lloyd directly on 021521791
The Central Hawke’s Bay District Council is a Local Authority in the thriving Hawke’s Bay Region, situated in Waipawa approximately 40km south of Hastings. We are committed to providing a great place to work, that values diversity and inclusion, and develops skilled people who can lead our community to thrive.
We are now seeking two Building Consents Officers to join our Consents Team to meet market demand and manage continued development in our district.
Reporting to the Building Consents Team Leader, this role has plenty of variety. You will be accountable for providing advice to customers, processing consents, undertaking site inspections and liaising with external consultants and industry.
Ideally you will have a minimum of 3 years’ experience and have the appropriate competencies described below. At a minimum, you will have completed and obtained a National Diploma in Building Control Surveying or equivalent.
Our immediate requirement is for the processing of building consents however a preference for inspections can also be accommodated. We are a small team punching well above our weight and a close working relationship with Land Transport, 3 Waters, Building Consent teams and external consultant teams are essential to our success. No two days are the same and the work is varied.
This role is ideally full-time (40 hours per week) Monday to Friday, but we would also consider supporting flexible working hours for the right candidate.
The main tasks of the role include, but are not limited to:
The ideal candidate will possess:
Central Hawke’s Bay District Council is committed to ongoing professional development and provides ongoing training opportunities and NZPI membership.
To be successful in this role, you will also need to share the Council’s THRIVE values and its commitment to customer excellence and smarter thinking.
With a thriving district and strong connected community, Central Hawke’s Bay is in a period of exciting growth and development. With some of the best beaches, fishing and diving spots, water sports, cycling, family friendly places and events, and so much more, there are plenty of great reasons to consider shifting to Central Hawke’s Bay.
For more information, please call Josh Lloyd directly on 021521791
The Central Hawke’s Bay District Council is a Local Authority in the thriving Hawke’s Bay Region, situated in Waipawa approximately 40km south of Hastings. We are committed to providing a safe and great place to work, that values diversity and inclusion, and develops skilled people who can lead our community to thrive.
About the opportunity:
In this busy and varied position you will be in the thick of it working across our business. This role will support the successful delivery of contract outcomes, champion the continuation of our successful Supplier Improvement Programme and provide support to the wider business to lift the performance of how we work with our contractors and suppliers.
About you:
Our ideal candidate will be energetic, have a can-do attitude and be professional. You should be motivated to fantastic outcomes and work well in a team environment. In addition, you will have.
This role may suit a commercially astute person with an Account Management background who is experienced in contract negotiations and relationship management.
With a thriving district and strong connected community, Central Hawke’s Bay is in a period of exciting growth and development. With some of the best beaches, fishing and diving spots, water sports, cycling, family friendly places and events, and so much more, there are plenty of great reasons to live and work in Central Hawke’s Bay.
If this sounds like your next step, please apply via Seek along with your Cover letter and CV.
Applications will close 12 March 2023.
Are you an experienced project engineer with experience in Infrastructure and/or Three Waters? Do you want to be at the forefront of a major rollout of new infrastructure, as part of a team preparing for huge projected growth over the next decade?
We are seeking a Project Engineer to join our established and growing Project Management Office (PMO) here at Central Hawke’s Bay District Council. This role is a unique opportunity for an energetic, innovative person who is looking to grow professionally, to come join the CHB Whanau and support the Central Hawke’s Bay District Council to THRIVE.
Our PMO team delivers valuable water and civil infrastructure projects for the community. The team lead projects and programmes from initiation through to project completion. The focus of the team is on delivery of high-quality durable infrastructure.
About the opportunity:
We are looking for a Project Engineer who can hit the ground running in all aspects of scoping, managing design and consenting work, contract/contractor management, has outstanding communication and relationship management skills to facilitate working with internal and external stakeholders, and a general passion for all things infrastructure!
As Project Engineer, your core responsibilities will involve the monitoring of construction activities and quality assurance. You will also be involved throughout the project lifecycle, from initiation and planning through to completion, supporting the project team to deliver high quality outcomes for our community. No two days will be the same, you will be exposed to a diverse portfolio of projects with an excellent opportunity to further your career and learn as you go.
About you:
As a Project Engineer, your main responsibility will be to supervise the construction of projects and provide technical information in the planning and design of projects. You will work closely with consultants, contractors, and the wider PMO and operational teams.
You will be a self-starter, inquisitive, with an interest in projects and a passion for learning. In this full-time role, you will need to share the Council’s THRIVE values and its commitment to ‘smarter thinking’ so we can plan for tomorrow to futureproof Central Hawke’s Bay.
Specifically, you will have;
We Offer:
If you are seeking a position with an organisation where you can build on your career and develop your skill in the project engineering field, this role would suit you.
How to apply:
If you think you might be the person we’re looking for, apply in confidence with your CV and Cover Letter via seek.
Applications close 31 March 2023.
With a thriving district and strong connected community, Central Hawke’s Bay is in a period of exciting growth and development. With some of the best beaches, fishing and diving spots, water sports, cycling, family friendly places and events, and so much more, there are plenty of great reasons to live and work in Central Hawke’s Bay.
If you would like to know more or for a confidential discussion, please reach out to Ben Swinburne (Project and Development Engineering Manager) on 06 857 8060 or by email at ben.swinburne@chbdc.govt.nz.
We are seeking two Programme Manager’s to join us at Central Hawke’s Bay District Council. These roles will report to the Strategic Projects Manager with a dotted line to a Group Manager, and will play a key leadership role within our Council to successfully lead and deliver a variety of externally funded projects and programmes. The roles are a unique opportunity for an energetic, innovative person to join the CHB Whanau and support the Central Hawke’s Bay District Council to THRIVE.
About the opportunity:
This is a fantastic role that will suit someone who is outcome focused, enjoys a challenge and is able to take the initiative whilst building great relationships with our team and many stakeholders. You will join an established PMO team with some projects well developed, and some to be developed. You will have the opportunity to utilise your skills and experience to influence and lead the delivery of transformational programmes of work. This is an opportunity to demonstrate your ability to achieve results and succeed.
We have seen significant success with the delivery of projects across our infrastructure programme, no two days will be the same, we are a small council punching above our weight, with a passion to deliver excellence to our communities, recently heralded through our AA council mark rating.
One of the Programme Manager opportunities will be leading our externally funded Infrastructure Acceleration Funded programme of works to realise land we have identified for future development in Waipukurau. Building relationships with Community, Tangata Whenua, Kainga Ora, landowners, developers, contractors, consultants, planners, and many other key stakeholders to realise the potential of this land. Read more about the programme of work here.
The other Programme Manager opportunity, we anticipate will realise our upcoming roading recovery programme, whereby we need to design and recover the roading network following significant damage over the past year, more can be read about this here.
In addition, we anticipate the programme manager will lead out our recent success with Waka Kotahi’s Transport Choices funding, where we will invest $4m into footpaths in the towns of Otāne and Pōrangahau. Read more about this here.
The role while reporting into our Strategic Projects Manager, will work across council and closely with our Project Management Office (PMO), and other infrastructure teams.
The programmes above are not exhaustive, and given the fluid nature of opportunities, we expect further exciting opportunities will arise for the right proactive leader.
About you:
As a Programme Manager, you will lead a diverse project/ programme team to deliver outcomes, you will need to be able to work across projects and develop scope while meeting and exceeding the expectations of stakeholders. You will need to a self-starter that learns quickly and takes the initiative, you will be customer focussed and bring a energy to the team.
You will ideally have project / programme management experience, with specific expertise in managing community-focused infrastructure projects. You may have a technical background or you may be a great project/ programme manager. Your excellent communication and relationship management skills will be vital in your day-to-day dealings with project teams, consultants, contractors, key stakeholders, community groups, and the public.
In this full-time role, you will need to have a collaborative nature and share the Council’s THRIVE values and its commitment to ‘smarter thinking’ so we can plan for tomorrow to futureproof Central Hawke’s Bay.
To be successful in your application, we expect you will have;
How to apply:
If you think you might be the person we’re looking for, apply in confidence with your CV and Cover Letter via seek. Applications close 31 March 2023.
With a thriving district and strong connected community, Central Hawke’s Bay is in a period of exciting growth and development. With some of the best beaches, fishing and diving spots, water sports, cycling, family friendly places and events, and so much more, there are plenty of great reasons to live and work in Central Hawke’s Bay.
If you would like to know more or for a confidential discussion, please reach out to Fiona Clark (Strategic Projects Manager) on 06 857 8060 or by email at Fiona.clark@chbdc.govt.nz.
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