Team Leader | Planning

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Detail information about job Team Leader | Planning. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Multi-disciplinary team environment, multiple NZ offices
• Opportunity to lead, develop & shake up the planning division
• Work closely with the Directors | Senior leadership role

Planning Team Leader

Are you looking for a significant step up in your career?

Do you have experience in managing highly complex projects and project teams?

Are you an experienced Senior Planner who is wanting to move into a people leadership position?

Would you like to be involved in the running of a business as part of an experienced and highly respected management team?

This may be the one for you!

Our client has enjoyed over 30 years in business and has an enviable reputation as market leaders dealing primarily with resource management planning, land development engineering design and cadastral surveying to private individuals, local body authorities, companies and developers.

With offices in Auckland and the Waikato, work predominantly encompasses the wider Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Coromandel and Great Barrier Island, specialising in multi-stage greenfield and infill developments, large scale subdivisions, commercial and industrial developments and land use consents. 

We are seeking an inspiring leader who thrives on a challenge, has exceptional technical capabilities with the ability to enhance the internal operational efficiency of the business.

This is a real opportunity to create your drive a successful planning team, shake things up and step things up a gear in 2018.

This exciting role offers the following benefits and opportunities:

• Lead interesting and complex land development, environmental and stormwater projects
• Lead, develop and grow a highly successful planning team
• As a member of the senior management team, you will contribute to the strategic direction of the business and the achievement of existing business objectives.
• Ensure the planning department meets or exceeds clients expectations
• Ensure the planning department maintains high standards of safety, excellence and professional ethics
• Undertake research and preparation of submissions on proposed district/regional plans, privately promoted plan changes and notified resource consent applications on behalf of clients
• Prepare and present evidence at resource consent, plan change or Environment Court hearings as required
• Work in a flexible, modern environment within a supportive team
• A highly competitive salary package
• The ability to grow in the role and develop your planning career

About you:

• 7+ years' planning experience
• Full NZPI membership
• Proven experience leading small teams - preferred but not essential
• Enthusiastic and can-do attitude
• Recognised tertiary qualification in Planning or Resource Management
• Ability to think outside the box and be creative
• A true desire to shape your own mini-business within a business
• The desire to progress your career to the next level
• Positive and proactive work ethic - someone not afraid of a challenge! 

You will have 7+ years of professional experience, a recognised tertiary Resource Management qualification and the desire to lead and develop a successful team.

Sounds like a bit of you?

For more information on this rare opportunity, get in touch with Callum Horler on; 

Ph: 027 587 5577 or E: [email protected]

All conversations are 100% confidential.

Planning Recruitment Specialist