Advisor Regulatory Process 3

Environmental Protection Authority NZ; Wellington; On-site; NZD 77,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid leave days

Home setup stipend

EPA Environment Day

Māori cultural programme

Training opportunities

Social club

EPA awards

Job summary

Environmental Protection Authority NZ in Wellington is seeking three Advisors to assist with processing applications under the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 and other resource management legislation. The role offers exposure to a wide range of opportunities, including supporting Application Leads, basic GIS mapping, stakeholder engagement, and procurement tasks.

You will contribute to the regulator’s evidence-based decision-making, work with a variety of teams, and help ensure timely, compliant

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification, preferably specialising in resource management, natural sciences or a related field
• Clear, concise written and oral communication
• GIS experience is desirable
• Ability to work under pressure, set priorities and achieve results in tight deadlines
• Good level of MS Office application skills
• A positive ‘can do' attitude
• Ability to relate to a wide range of people
• Able to focus on details under pressure

Responsibilities

• Support processing of applications under Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 and other resource management legislation
• Assist application leads with timely processing and statutory requirements
• Basic GIS map making to support required documents
• Maintain good stakeholder relationships
• Website communications and procurement for services and contract management

Skills

Written and oral communication

GIS experience

MS Office skills

Stakeholder engagement

Ability to work under pressure

Detail orientation

People skills

Education

Tertiary qualification (resource management or natural sciences)

Tools

GIS

MS Office

Job description

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Environmental Protection Authority NZ – Wellington, North Island

As New Zealand's environmental regulator, the work we do today helps shape the future of our tomorrow.

We are the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Aotearoa New Zealand's independent environmental regulator. Our role is important: to help protect our country's unique way of life by looking out for the health of its environment, its economy and its people.

Our kaupapa is about making the right decisions based on evidence, mātauranga, and science. At the EPA, we encourage big ideas and bold goals.

What we achieve today helps shape the future of New Zealand for generations to come.

We welcome you to join us on our journey to a healthy environment that benefits us all.

Jump in the waka - make history with us.

We regulate activity across the climate, land & ocean environments to enable New Zealand to sustainably utilise its natural resources, protect its environment and meet its international obligations.

We manage applications and decision-making processes and operate the register that allows carbon units to be traded. We ensure that obligations are met through our confident application of the legislative frameworks we operate under.

We do all of this effectively, efficiently, fairly and transparently, in order to be a trusted independent regulator.

About the role | Mō te tūnga

This role is based in our Wellington office. While we're happy to consider work-from-home arrangements, this role is not designed for full-time remote working.

We are looking for three Advisor to join our team to assist us with the processing of applications under the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 and other resource management legislation.

You will be exposed to a wide range of opportunities in this role. This includes supporting Application Leads with the processing of applications in a timely manner and in accordance with statutory requirements, basic GIS map making to support required documents, maintaining good stakeholder relationships, website communications and undertaking procurement for services and contract management.

About you | Mōhou ake

We are looking for someone with a range of skills and experience - if you have some or all of the below, we would love to hear from you.

A tertiary qualification, preferably specialising in resource management, natural sciences or a related field

Clear, concise written and oral communication

GIS experience is desirable

Ability to work under pressure, set priorities and achieve results in tight deadlines

Good level of MS Office application skills

A positive ‘can do' attitude

Ability to relate to a wide range of people

Able to focus on details under pressure

There are extra benefits to working at the EPA:

three additional paid leave days between Christmas and New Years in addition to four weeks' annual leave

$400 non-taxable payment to help you set up working at home ($200 for fixed term roles)

an annual paid EPA Environment Day to support the community with environmental initiatives

in-house Māori cultural capability building programme

learning opportunities, including the annual EPA Symposium

active and lively social club, and diverse groups and support networks

EPA awards recognising individual and team effort

Salary range

$77,045 - $115,567 per annum (midpoint $96,306).

This is the full salary range. Appointments are made within the range depending on skills and experience.

We are open to supporting inter agency secondments. If possible, please discuss the prospect of joining us with your current manager, before submitting your application.

For more information, please contact *******@epa.govt.nz or check out the careers section of our website www.epa.govt.nz/careers.

5pm, 24 September 2026

We will review applications as they are submitted and may begin our selection process prior to the end of the application stage