Environmental Advisor

Ravensdown; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurances

Phone

Laptop

Clothing allowance

Training opportunities

Job summary

Ravensdown is seeking an Environmental Advisor to join our Environment, Sustainability and Safety team in New Zealand. Reporting to the National Environmental Manager, you will help implement and improve environmental and risk management systems across our network.

You will work with operational teams to ensure environmental considerations are integrated into site projects, support consent compliance, and maintain accurate sustainability data while building relationships with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of New Zealand environmental regulations and policies.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret technical information, identify trends and produce high-quality reports.
• Good project management, organisation and digital skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build credibility at all levels.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and make considered judgements under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Support environmental monitoring and reporting across air, surface and groundwater, wastewater, solid waste and hazardous substances.
• Assist with resource consent applications, monitoring, reporting and ongoing compliance requirements.
• Maintain accurate environmental and sustainability data
• Interpret environmental legislation, regional and district plans, national regulations, technical data and reports.
• Work alongside operational teams to ensure environmental considerations are incorporated into site projects and improvements.
• Support the maintenance of our carbon inventory and progress towards emissions reduction targets.
• Build positive relationships with councils, contractors, iwi, local communities and other key stakeholders.
• Respond to environmental enquiries and complaints in a timely and professional way.

Skills

Environmental regulations NZ

Data analysis

Project management

Communication

Prioritisation under pressure

Job description

About this position

We're looking for a motivated Environmental Advisor to join our Environment, Su stainability and Safety team.

Reporting to the National Environmental Manager, you'll support our Environmental Business Partners and operational teams to implement, maintain and continually improve environmental and risk management systems across our network.

This is a varied, hands‑on role where you'll help our sites meet their environmental responsibilities, support resource consent compliance, maintain accurate environmental and sustainability data, and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

What You'll Do

• Support environmental monitoring and reporting across air, surface and groundwater, wastewater, solid waste and hazardous substances.
• Assist with resource consent applications, monitoring, reporting and ongoing compliance requirements.
• Maintain accurate environmental and sustainability data
• Interpret environmental legislation, regional and district plans, national regulations, technical data and reports.
• Work alongside operational teams to ensure environmental considerations are incorporated into site projects and improvements.
• Support the maintenance of our carbon inventory and progress towards emissions reduction targets.
• Build positive relationships with councils, contractors, iwi, local communities and other key stakeholders.
• Respond to environmental enquiries and complaints in a timely and professional way.

What You'll Bring

• Knowledge of New Zealand environmental regulations and policies.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret technical information, identify trends and produce high-quality reports.
• Good project management, organisation and digital skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build credibility at all levels.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and make considered judgements under pressure.

In return for your skills, we offer a very competitive package that includes an array of insurances, phone, laptop , an d company clothing allowance, plus excellent training opportunities in a supportive cooperative environment.

Applications Close: 06 October 2026

About the company

Ravensdown as a co‑operative is all about essential farm inputs, and smart people using smart tools with the latest science in mind and our shareholders’ interests at heart.

Our work is guided by strong values that shape how we operate every day.

These values are central to our culture and are actively lived, recognised, and celebrated across the organisation.

We are an integral part of the food creation process. We are the only co‑operative that tests for, advises about, buys, ships, stores, spreads, measures and maps food creating nutrients and fertiliser in a truly integrated way.

Using technology, science, and smart people, we work in partnership with our farmers to provide the nutrients and agronomic solutions they need, together with innovative environmental products and services.

Through this, we are committed to Smarter farming for a better New Zealand, Ka pūkekotia a Rongomātāne, ka poho kererū a Aotearoa

Ravensdown is committed to a drug and alcohol free workplace. The successful applicant will be required to undergo a pre‑employment drug and alcohol test.