Scheme Lead Officer

Waikato Regional Council; Waikato; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Waikato Regional Council seeks a Scheme Lead Officer to lead a small field team across the Hauraki/Coromandel area, focusing on flood protection assets and maintenance activities.

The role involves coordinating with landowners, assisting contractors, and ensuring safety. Experience in leading crews and strong customer service are valued, with an emphasis on health and safety.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a small team or crew in field operations.
• Strong commitment to health and safety policies and practices.
• Confident swimmer; able to work in water-related environments.
• Basic computer skills for timesheets, apps and iPad use.
• Good customer service skills when dealing with landowners and communities.
• Desirable: experience with construction/worksite tools such as chainsaw, trees, plant and machinery.
• Desirable: weed spraying and vegetation management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team in flood protection asset maintenance (floodgates, stopbanks, pumpstations).
• Assist contractors and coordinate with landowners during works.
• Inspect rivers, streams and drains; support minor construction.
• Respond to emergency/events; support Civil Defence roles as needed.
• Promote safety and compliance across all tasks.
• Contribute to team innovation and responsiveness within Waikato Region.

Skills

Team leadership

Foreman experience

Safety focus

Customer service

Swimming

IT skills

Job description

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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.

Confident swimmer a must.

Health and safety focused.

Good team player.

Physically fit/Able.

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.

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.

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 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.

Applications will be reviewed as they come in, and this role will close on 27th September 2026.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact ***************@waikatoregion.govt.nz