• Do you enjoy being out in the field interacting with the community

• Are you looking for an exciting and varied role?

• Do you pride yourself on your organisation skills?

• Want to work with an engaged and forward-thinking team?

Working for the Waimakariri District Council is an exciting opportunity for you to make a real difference. We promise to be professional, approachable, and solutions-focused when working for our community.

The Council has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic team player to join our Environmental Services Unit based in Rangiora. The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring Compliance of Parking, Litter, Noise, RMA and Bylaws across the Waimakariri District, working in a team with 9 dedicated Compliance professionals.

Tasks associated with the role will be:

• Monitoring and enforce parking timeframes & vehicle compliance

• Monitoring of noise complaints, litter, amusement devices, environmental health risks • Investigation, reporting & record keeping of all events

• Customer service

• Other monitoring/educating tasks as required by local bylaws and RMA Key skills required for this role are:

• Customer service skills – personable and enjoy interacting with others

• Problem solving skills - the ability to deal with conflict and make decisions/take action on the spot

• Full Class 1 licence

• A good level of computer skills proficient in MS Office Suite. Be confident in learning new systems. Prior knowledge in Enterprise Systems.

• Fit and healthy to be on your feet for good potions of any given day

This is a full-time role, working 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday, with some after-hours work required as needed. You would work with a team dedicated to deliver outstanding service to all customers. The role requires someone with a positive “can do” approach to work.

Applicants will be highly motivated, be an absolute team player, have a good eye for detail and a solutions-focused mind set demonstrating a pragmatic approach. Having outstanding communication and computer skills are essential; as is the ability to prioritise workloads.

The rewards for this position include a competitive salary commensurate with your experience where your knowledge is recognised. We offer a supportive friendly team environment where on-going training is encouraged. We pride ourselves on being family friendly.

Please click here to view the Position Description.

If you have the appropriate skills, experience and attitude to fulfil the requirements of this position, and you want to be part of an awesome team, then get in touch because we want to hear from you! We are open to training the right person in all aspects of this role, having a level head, maturity and the ability to deal with the public one on one is a must.

If you would like to find out more about this role, please contact Billy Charlton on 0800 965 468 (0800 WMK GOV). Please note, to apply for this role you must have New Zealand residency or a valid work permit.

Applications close 23 March 2025

Waimakariri District Council is an equal opportunity employer.