Scheme Lead Officer

Waikato Regional Council; Te Aroha; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Waikato Regional Council in Te Aroha is seeking a Scheme Lead Officer with foreman and team leadership experience to guide a small crew in flood protection asset maintenance across the Hauraki/Coromandel area.

You will help with floodgates, stopbanks, pumpstations, inspections, and minor construction; respond to emergencies, uphold safety, and work closely with landowners to deliver resilient infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Full NZ drivers’ licence.
• Basic computer skills to use iPad, phone apps, and Timesheets.
• Good customer service when dealing with landowners.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team on flood protection asset maintenance and related tasks.
• Oversee floodgates, stopbanks, pumpstations, drain spraying, fencing, and minor construction.
• Assist contractors and inspect rivers/streams/drains; assist with planting and releasing.

Skills

Team leadership

Foreman experience

Customer service

Health and safety awareness

Physical fitness

Tools

iPad

Timesheets app

Job description

Mō te tūranga | About the role

This Scheme Lead Officer position that would ideally suit someone with foreman/team leadership experience and enjoys working on a variety of tasks that will involve you in leading a small team of staff and assisting them with; flood protection asset maintenance such as:

• Floodgates, stopbanks, pumpstations and other, drain spraying, fencing, assisting contractors, river, stream and drain inspection, minor construction, chainsaw & tree felling, planting & releasing.
• Emergency/Event response incl Civil Defence roles.
• The health and safety of our employees is paramount so you will need to have a strong focus on following safe policies and practices.

Mō te tangata | About you

• Confident swimmer a must.
• Positive attitude.
• Health and safety focused.
• Good team player.
• Physically fit/Able.

Mō ngā pūkenga | Qualifications and experience

• Full NZ drivers’ licence.
• Basic computer skills to be able to use I pad, Phone apps, and Timesheets.
• The role will involve working closely with landowners from time to time, so having good customer service skills is important.

Ideal (but not essential):

• Experience around construction/building, tree felling or chainsaw use.
• Experience working around plant and machinery.
• Weed spraying, vegetation management.
• Fencing general land management works.

Mō te tīma | About the team

• This role is based within our Hauraki Operations team based in Te Aroha, completing works and tasks throughout the Hauraki/Coromandel area but not limited to within our Waikato Region
• This team prides itself on its innovation, responsiveness, can do attitude, and ability to get things done.

Mō mātou | About us

• We work hard to care for the mighty Waikato, so current and future generations will benefit from a healthy environment, strong economy, and vibrant communities.
• Our mahi is as diverse as the region we care for and the people who share it. Our work helps look after our region's water, soil, air, geothermal areas and coasts - so we can all enjoy these precious resources for generations to come.
• Customers sit at the heart of everything we do, and all staff have an important role to play in the delivery of exceptional customer service.
• If you’d like to understand more about what we do please click here The work we do | Waikato Regional Council.
• By partnering with iwi and working with many others in our communities, our collective kaitiakitanga will make the Waikato region even better. Together, we’ll create a sustainable future that will make a positive difference to people’s lives.