Porirua is a growing and vibrant city where there’s always something happening. We want everyone to feel welcome – whether they’re visiting, living or working here. Our people are friendly and inclusive, and make Porirua City a strong vibrant community that reflects our rich diversity and one of the best places in Aotearoa to live, work and raise a family. We’re looking for people to join our team.

About the role

We're looking for an experienced and people-focused Team Leader to guide our talented team and help ensure we achieve positive compliance outcomes for our community.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a team that balances education and relationship-building with robust, legally sound enforcement when needed. You'll play a key role in protecting our environment, supporting sustainable development, and ensuring our regulatory services are efficient, customer-focused and fit for the future.

As Team Leader Monitoring & Enforcement, you'll:

• Lead, coach and support a high-performing team of Senior Monitoring Enforcement Officers and Monitoring Enforcement Officers.
• Provide operational leadership across monitoring, compliance and enforcement activities under the Resource Management Act.
• Champion a customer-focused approach that values education and proactive compliance alongside effective enforcement action.
• Oversee complex enforcement matters, including legal processes and prosecutions, ensuring best-practice and legally robust outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance systems, processes and ways of working.
• Build strong relationships with internal teams, developers, industry groups, community organisations and other stakeholders.
• Contribute to strategic planning, budgeting and the ongoing development of the Resource Consents & Monitoring function.
• Represent Council at hearings, working groups and sector events as required.

What you'll bring

You'll be a confident leader who can inspire others, navigate complexity and build trusted relationships. You'll enjoy finding practical solutions and creating an environment where your team can thrive.

To be successful in this role, you'll have:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Resource Management and/or enforcement practices.
• Proven experience leading and developing teams to deliver excellent results.
• Strong knowledge of monitoring and enforcement requirements under the Resource Management Act.
• Exceptional planning, prioritisation, problem-solving and negotiation skills.
• The ability to balance regulatory responsibilities with a positive customer experience.
• Experience implementing process improvements and supporting organisational change.
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills.
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

It would be an advantage if you also have knowledge of local or central government environments.

What you need to do now

Come and help us shape a safe, sustainable and thriving Porirua. Please contact Derek Kerite on 021 994 358 for more information.

Porirua City embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications by people from all backgrounds and are a member of Te Uru Tāngata Diversity NZ. If you have any support or access requirements during our recruitment process, please let us know when you apply, and we’ll do our best to get you sorted.

You will need to apply via our careers centre: www.poriruacity.govt.nz/careers.

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