Works Supervisor, Upper Hutt

Greater Wellington Regional Council; Upper Hutt; On-site; NZD 73,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working policy

Learning & development opportunities

Medical insurance

Trauma insurance

Generous annual leave

Tangihanga leave

Job summary

Greater Wellington Regional Council in Upper Hutt is seeking a Works Supervisor to lead planting operations across the Wellington region, coordinating contractors, managing programmes, and delivering planting, erosion control and restoration projects.

You will ensure safety, efficiency and quality, build strong relationships with landowners and stakeholders, and help deliver riparian and land-management initiatives while complying with health and safety requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising contractors, crews or operational works programmes.
• Experience in agriculture, forestry, environmental restoration and operations, infrastructure or similar industries.
• Strong planning, organisational and logistical skills, with the ability to prioritise duties and schedules.
• Excellent oral and written communication and relationship management skills.
• A strong team focus and a commitment to health, safety and wellbeing.
• Good computer, spreadsheet and general technology skills, including Microsoft Office.
• Confidence working independently, solving problems and making sound operational decisions.
• A full New Zealand driver's licence.

Responsibilities

• Supervising, directing and managing contractors and crews delivering planting and environmental work programmes.
• Coordinating operational logistics, resources and scheduling to ensure programmes are delivered effectively.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with landowners, contractors and stakeholders.
• Monitoring and reporting on programme assets and completed works.
• Managing site-specific health and safety requirements.
• Undertaking field-based operational activities.
• Supporting delivery of riparian, erosion control and sustainable land management programmes.
• Ensuring works are delivered on time, within specification and to agreed quality standards.

Skills

Supervising contractors

Industry experience

Planning & logistics

Communication skills

Team health & safety

MS Office / IT skills

Independent problem solving

NZ driver’s licence

Tools

GIS

GPS

Asset management systems

ATV/UTV

4WD

Trailers

Chainsaw

Growsafe

Job description

Greater Wellington Regional Council – Upper Hutt, North Island

We're looking for a Works Supervisor to join our dedicated, fun and friendly Planting Operations team. This permanent role is based in our Upper Hutt office.

About the role:

As a Works Supervisor, you'll play a key role in coordinating and supervising contractors, managing operational programmes, and delivering planting, erosion control and environmental restoration projects across the Wellington region. You'll be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of our Planting Operations' work programmes, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, on time and to a high standard.

Working closely with contractors, landowners, communities and internal teams, you will coordinate resources, oversee field operations, manage health, safety and wellbeing requirements, and ensure programme outcomes are achieved.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supervising, directing and managing contractors and crews delivering planting and environmental work programmes.


• Coordinating operational logistics, resources and scheduling to ensure programmes are delivered effectively.


• Building and maintaining strong relationships with landowners, contractors and stakeholders.


• Monitoring and reporting on programme assets and completed works.


• Managing site-specific health and safety requirements.


• Undertaking field-based operational activities.


• Supporting delivery of riparian, erosion control and sustainable land management programmes.


• Ensuring works are delivered on time, within specification and to agreed quality standards.

Skills and experience required:

We're looking for someone who enjoys working outdoors, building strong relationships, solving problems and getting things done. You'll be organised, adaptable and confident working with people and contractors to deliver operational programmes.

You'll ideally bring:

• Experience supervising contractors, crews or operational works programmes.


• Experience in agriculture, forestry, environmental restoration and operations, infrastructure or similar industries.


• Strong planning, organisational and logistical skills, with the ability to prioritise duties and schedules.


• Excellent oral and written communication and relationship management skills.


• A strong team focus and a commitment to health, safety and wellbeing.


• Good computer, spreadsheet and general technology skills, including Microsoft Office.


• Confidence working independently, solving problems and making sound operational decisions.


• A full New Zealand driver's licence.

The following would be advantageous:

• Experience with riparian planting, erosion control or environmental restoration programmes.


• Experience with GIS, GPS or asset management systems.


• ATV/LUV, 4WD, trailers, chainsaw and Growsafe certifications.

As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to be vaccinated against waterborne diseases and maintain these vaccinations while employed in this role. Please include in your application your ability to meet this requirement.

What we offer:

• Work to suit your life and whānau with our flexible working policy.


• We'll encourage you to grow and prosper with a range of learning and development opportunities, internal secondments, and career progression.


• Your wellbeing is our priority - we'll provide medical and trauma insurance, support through our employee assistance programme, including Rongoā Māori partner providers, generous annual leave, along with Tangihanga leave and support.


• We want you to have a sense of belonging, where you can reflect your personal and cultural identity in the way that you work.


• Social clubs, staff networks, and a friendly and inclusive culture.


• Great working environments across our beautiful region.

Come help treasure and grow our rohe together

Our rohe and its lands, waterways, animals, plants and people can only grow stronger if they are nurtured.

To join our team is to step up and commit to playing an active part in this important mahi. That means restoring nature, connecting people and places, reducing environmental impacts and helping this rohe and its people prosper.

We are part of a collective movement alongside mana whenua and community members whose hopes for the future of this region are just as high as your own.

Our efforts across environmental management, public transport, flood protection, regional parks and water supply are interconnected and integral to treasuring our rohe and growing our future.

Greater Wellington is proud to be a member of Te Uru Tāngata Centre for Workplace Inclusion. We value diversity and are committed to an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and welcome the unique talent and experience you will bring to our team.

We are passionate about ensuring our recruitment processes are fair and equitable. Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs or adjustments that need to be made so we can offer a recruitment process that is more accessible to you.

For further information, please contact Andrew Daly, 021 027 86753.

Applications close: 5.00pm, Thursday, 17 September 2026. However, we will be shortlisting applications as they come in and will interview as soon as possible to secure the right person.

Greater Wellington is an accredited Living Wage Employer. We're committed to making sure our people, including people in our supply chain, earn enough to meet life's basic needs, support their whānau, and participate fully in their communities.

The remuneration for this position, inclusive of all benefits, is $73,378 to $110,068 with a midpoint of $91,723. Starting remuneration will depend on the skills and experience of the successful applicant.

Agency applications won't be considered at this time.