Graduate Environmental Planner

Graduate Environmental Planner

January 2025

Tauranga

About the role:

We’re after a Graduate Environmental Planner with a blend of passion and skill, armed with a degree in environmental planning to join us in 2025. If you have a flair for understanding and applying environmental legislation, or a knack for managing complex processes with a detail-oriented approach, we’re keen to hear from you. If you’re a confident communicator, a visionary looking for challenge and purpose, and a hard worker that gets the mahi done, we’re keen to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Advise on and prepare regulatory approvals, including resource consent applications, waivers and outline plans.
• Monitor environmental policy changes for required submissions.
• Prepare submissions on road stoppings and third party resource consents.
• Prepare and review policies and advice documents.
• Manage Powerco’s resource consent register, undertake compliance inspections, and handle consent renewals.
• Contribute to Powerco’s collaborative, safe, and inviting work environment by demonstrating the organisation’s Ngā Tikanga.

Idea experience and skills:

• Qualifications and/or experience in resource management or environmental planning.
• Understanding of environmental legislation.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Detail-oriented and highly organized.

Why Powerco:

We need you to be the force that drives our business into the future, and we’ve designed our Graduate Programme to provide you with a platform for success. Here’s what we offer:

• A varied role that will give exposure to a wide range of environmental planning processes.
• Professional memberships paid for
• Numerous wellbeing initiatives
• We shut the place down at Christmas so you can get in a decent Summer break.
• Support and reimbursement of relocation costs.
• Fully subsidised medical and life insurance.
• Most importantly, a culture and environment where you can learn, grow, have fun and be yourself!

At Powerco, we’re more than an electricity and gas distribution network. We’re dedicated to connecting communities and powering more than 900,000 customers. We're passionate about pioneering a path to a low-carbon future and empowering Aotearoa with sustainable energy solutions. Our work is driven by our ethos, Ngā Tikanga - Our Way, ensuring we’re collectively working towards our goals with integrity, intelligence, and an eye on the future. On top of that, we’re one of New Zealand’s Top 100 graduate employers.

Applications close: Friday 5 July 2024

Our ability to get the best out of people is what sets Powerco apart. We realise that candidates – especially from underrepresented and neurodiverse backgrounds – often won’t apply for roles unless they meet ALL the criteria. We encourage anyone who shares our passion for connecting communities to apply for any role that aligns to your strengths and interests. We will provide a safe space where you can bring your whole self to work and thrive.  

If you would benefit from support or adjustments in order to participate equitably in the recruitment process, please phone 0800 769372 or email kiaora@powerco.co.nz