Environmental Assurance Chapter Lead

Air New Zealand; Māngere-Ōtāhuhu; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted staff travel

FlexiLeave

Learning opportunities

Wellbeing support

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Air New Zealand seeks an Environmental Assurance Chapter Lead to shape how environmental risk, compliance and stewardship are managed across operations.

You'll influence governance, compliance and continuous improvement, partnering with leaders to embed best practices and strengthen environmental performance. This leadership role offers the chance to impact strategic environmental outcomes for a trusted New Zealand organisation.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in environmental compliance, governance, or assurance.
• Strong knowledge of environmental legislation and regulatory obligations.
• Experience leading audit and assurance programmes.
• Experience managing environmental risk and incident investigations.
• Ability to translate complex regulations into practical business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental compliance and assurance programme across the business.
• Oversee governance, management systems, audits, and assurance activities to strengthen performance.
• Identify and manage environmental risks, supporting informed decisions.
• Lead investigations and ensure corrective actions are closed.
• Monitor environmental performance using data and assurance findings for improvement.
• Provide evidence-based advice to senior leaders on obligations and risk.

Skills

Environmental compliance

Environmental governance

Regulatory frameworks

Audits & assurance

Incident investigations

Data-driven insights

Strategic leadership

Job description

Help shape how Air New Zealand manages environmental risk,complianceand stewardship across our operations.

This is your opportunity to lead environmental stewardship across one of New Zealand's most recognised organisations.You'llinfluence how we manage environmental risk, strengthen regulatory compliance, and drive sustainable outcomes that protect our people, operations, and the environment. Yourexpertisewill help ensure we continueoperatingresponsibly while building capability for the future.

Witha strong reputationfor culture, service, and innovation, Air New Zealand is consistently ranked as one of New Zealand's most attractive employers. Behind the scenes, our corporate teams are shaping strategy, driving performance, and supporting a thriving, future-fit business. AsEnvironmental Assurance Chapter Lead,you'llprovide strategic leadership across environmental governance, compliance, assurance, and continuous improvement, partnering with leaders across the organisation to embed best practice and strengthen environmental performance.

Whatyou'llbe doing

• Lead Air New Zealand's environmental compliance and assurance programme, ensuring regulatory obligations are met across the business
• Provide strategic oversight of environmental governance, management systems, audits, and assurance activities that strengthen organisational performance
• Identify, assess, and manage environmental risks, supporting informed decision making across operational and corporate teams
• Lead environmental incident investigations and ensure corrective and preventative actions are effectively implemented through to closure
• Monitor environmental performance using data, assurance findings, and emerging trends to identify opportunities for continuous improvement
• Provide trusted, evidence-based advice to senior leaders on environmental obligations, regulatory requirements, and risk management
• Partner across the organisation to embed consistent environmental management practices that protect our operations, reputation, and communities.

Whatwe'relooking for

• Extensive experience in environmental compliance, environmental management, assurance, or a related discipline
• Strong knowledge of environmental legislation, regulatory frameworks, and compliance obligations, including experience working within complex operational environments
• Demonstrated experience developing and leading environmental audit and assurance programmes
• Experience managing environmental risk, incident investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Strong understanding of environmental management systems and governance frameworks
• The ability to interpret complex legislation and translate regulatory requirements into practical business outcomes
• Excellent analytical skills, with experience using data and assurance insights to identify risks and improve organisational performance
• Proven ability to influence and build trusted relationships with senior leaders, operational teams, regulators, and subject matter experts
• Outstanding communication skills, with confidence providing clear, evidence-based advice on complex environmental matters
• A collaborative leadership style, with the ability to drive positive change across a large and operationally complex organisation.

If you meetthe majority ofthe criteria and are excited by the opportunity,we'dlove to hear from you.

What we can offer you

• We want our people to live their best lives and access great benefits that support their lives outside work.
• Discounted staff travel for you, your friends, and your whānau across Air New Zealand, with access to standby travel on many international airlines
• FlexiLeave, giving you the option to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave each year
• A learning culture that supports your growth through development opportunities, meaningful experiences, and on-the-job learning
• Access to a wide range of work perks, including discounts on hotels, banking, retail, insurance, gyms, and more
• Support for your wellbeing through our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, peer support networks, and access to discounted healthcare options.

Ready for take-off?

Ifyou'repassionate about environmental stewardship and want to shape responsible operations across one of New Zealand's most iconic organisations,we'dlove to hear from you. Join us and help strengthen the way Air New Zealand manages environmental risk, compliance, and sustainability for the future.

Additional Information

At Air New Zealand, we are proudly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and believe in creating a truly inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves and thrive. Our people are our greatest asset – because while everything else we do in our operation can be replicated by our competitors, it is our people that truly set us apart. We are firm believers in celebrating the differences and diversity of thought our people bring to their roles.

"Seek to bring distant horizons closer. Once near, seize them and make them your reality."

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