Application Lead

Jobtailor; Wellington; On-site; NZD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a specialist to support independent panels in decision making on resource management matters in Wellington. The role involves leading application teams across various regulations, providing consent processing expertise, and ensuring compliance with statutory deadlines and budgets.

You will assist the Principal Advisor in identifying training needs and improving processes while facilitating meetings and hearings with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of resource management sector, legislation and case law.
• Ability to work under pressure with statutory deadlines across multiple projects using risk-based prioritisation.
• Experience providing planning advice and evidence for large/complex applications to decision makers and Environment Court.
• Aptitude or experience in operating regulatory systems, preferably in natural resources management.
• Experience facilitating meetings, including conferencing and hearings.

Responsibilities

• Support independent panels to make robust decisions.
• Lead application teams across various types of applications and legislation.
• Provide specialist consent processing expertise and advice to stakeholders.
• Support teams to achieve compliance with statutory timeframes and budget constraints.
• Assist the Principal Advisor to identify areas for improvement/training requirements.

Skills

Resource Management

Consent Processing

Regulatory Systems

Planning Advice

Meeting Facilitation

Risk-based Prioritization

Job description

• Supporting independent panels to make robust decisions


• Leading application teams across various types of applications and legislation.


• Providing or facilitating the provision of specialist consent processing expertise and advice to various key stakeholders.


• Support teams to achieve compliance with statutory timeframes and budget constraints.


• Assist the Principal Advisor to identify areas for improvement/ training requirements.

Requirements

• Excellent knowledge of resource management sector, legislation and case law and its application


• Understanding the machinery of government processes and systems including cabinet guidelines, rules and conventions (desirable)


• Ability to work under pressure, manage conflicting workloads, and statutory deadlines across multiple projects by demonstrating good risk-based prioritisation of workflow, including adapting to emerging issues


• Experience providing planning advice and evidence relating to large/complex applications to decision makers and the Environment Court


• Proven experience/or aptitude for operating regulatory systems, preferably in the management of natural resources


• Experience facilitating meetings, including conferencing, caucusing of experts, and hearings (preferable)

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in resource management legislation and case law, providing specialist consent processing advice while ensuring compliance with statutory deadlines and budget constraints. Capable of facilitating meetings and managing multiple projects under pressure, with a focus on risk-based prioritisation.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Resource Management Legislation


• Consent Processing Expertise


• Regulatory Systems Management


• Planning Advice for Complex Applications


• Meeting Facilitation

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Resource Management


• Legislation Application


• Case Law Knowledge


• Risk-Based Prioritization


• Planning Advice


• Regulatory Systems Operation

Soft Skills

• Ability to Work Under Pressure


• Conflict Management


• Adaptability

Industry Keywords

• Machinery of Government Processes


• Statutory Deadlines


• Environment Court


• Stakeholder Engagement