Ranger Heritage and Visitors

New Zealand Government; Wānaka; On-site; NZD 66,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

New Zealand Government in Wanaka is seeking a role to coordinate priority visitor infrastructure and service contracts across the district. You will manage contracts, track performance, process invoices, and ensure facilities are well maintained and safe for visitors.

The position focuses on signage, asset improvements, and collaboration with iwi, concessionaires, and contractors to deliver high-quality visitor experiences in the Wanaka District.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating priority visitor infrastructure and service contracts.
• Experience managing procurement, invoices, and contractor administration.
• Experience working with contractors in remote or challenging environments.
• Strong ability to plan, coordinate, and deliver maintenance programmes.
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage service contracts supporting visitor infrastructure and maintenance services.
• Monitor contractor performance, process invoices, and ensure safety and standards.
• Maintain accurate records within DOC systems and applications.
• Lead the district signage programme from requirements to installation.
• Coordinate maintenance across tracks, huts, facilities, and recreation infrastructure.
• Support tenure review outcomes, track marking, and asset improvements.

Skills

Contractor management

Maintenance programmes

Procurement

Invoices

Records management

Education

First Aid qualification

FENZ accreditation / emergency qualifications

Tools

Asset management software

Job description

About the role

Help deliver major visitor infrastructure projects across the stunning Wānaka District.

Enjoy a varied role combining project coordination, fieldwork, heritage protection, and visitor asset management.

Salary: $65,590- $76,589

Permanent, Full time role based in Wanaka

Our vision

Nature is thriving in Aotearoa | Te Oranga o te Ao Tūroa Mō te tūranga

About the role

Join the Heritage and Visitors team in Wānaka and play a key role in maintaining and improving some of New Zealand's most iconic visitor destinations.

This position is responsible for coordinating priority visitor infrastructure and service contracts that support high-use visitor sites across the district.

A significant focus of the role is managing service contracts for visitor facilities, including effluent disposal programmes, contractor coordination, procurement, invoice processing and ensuring facilities are maintained to a high standard.

The role also leads the district signage programme and supports the planning and delivery of visitor asset improvements, track marking projects, access infrastructure, and other heritage and visitor initiatives.

Working alongside colleagues, contractors, iwi, concessionaires, community groups and stakeholders, you'll help ensure visitors continue to enjoy safe, high-quality experiences across the Wānaka District.

Key responsibilities

• Managing service contracts that support visitor infrastructure, including effluent disposal programmes and other priority maintenance services.
• Monitoring contractor performance, processing invoices, and ensuring work is delivered safely, efficiently, and to agreed standards.
• Administering and maintaining accurate records within DOC systems and applications to support programme delivery and asset management.
• Leading the district signage programme, including identifying requirements, coordinating design and procurement, managing production, and overseeing installation.
• Coordinating maintenance and improvement work across visitor assets including tracks, huts, interpretation assets, visitor facilities, and recreation infrastructure.
• Supporting the implementation of tenure review outcomes, easement access works, track marking projects, and associated visitor infrastructure establishment where required.
• Scoping projects, procuring materials and services, and supporting the successful delivery of annual work programmes.
• Working collaboratively with internal teams, iwi, concessionaires, community organisations, and contractors to achieve positive visitor outcomes.

Skills and experience

• Experience managing contractors, service providers, or maintenance programmes.
• Confidence using computer systems, mobile applications, databases, and digital asset-management tools.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple programmes, contracts, and competing priorities.
• Experience with procurement, invoice processing, and contractor administration.
• Experience planning, coordinating, or delivering visitor infrastructure or maintenance programmes.
• Strong communication and relationship management skills.
• Practical problem-solving ability and a willingness to take ownership of work programmes.
• A full New Zealand driver's licence.
• Desirable: Experience working within DOC systems and applications.
• Knowledge of visitor asset management and recreation infrastructure.
• Experience with signage design, procurement, or installation.
• Knowledge of public conservation land management, tenure review implementation, easements, or access arrangements.
• Experience working with contractors in remote or challenging environments.
• Advanced / High level chainsaw qualifications and / or experience undertaking tree felling or hazardous tree work.
• Qualifications or experience in emergency response, incident management, fire management, or related FENZ accreditation.
• Current First Aid qualification.

What's in it for you?

DOC is committed to a culture where everyone can participate, thrive, and grow. We're driven by our values and behaviours, and are working towards being an organisation that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive by default.

Eligibility

You must hold a valid NZ work visa that covers the duration of employment.

Applications close at

11:59 pm on Thursday 17 September 2026

For further enquiries

Ben Lawrence - [e-mail] [phone]