Environment Canterbury Looking for Project Coordinator at Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Full Time

Job Type: Fixed Term | Full Time

Location: Christchurch, New Zealand

Job Category: Administration and Office,Program & Project Management

Be involved in our Long Term Planning

Deliver project coordination

Fixed Term | Full Time | 12 Months

Kaunihera Taiao ki Waitaha │ About Environment Canterbury

Waitaha – our Canterbury region – is like no other and we are proud to call it home. We are privileged to be working with Ngā Papatipu Rūnanga, stakeholders, and our wider community to protect our environment, including water, land, and air through regulation and planning. As a Regional Council we’re responsible for flood protection, public transport, civil defence, and more.

Together we’re taking action to shape a thriving and resilient Canterbury, now and for future generations. Toitū te marae o Tāne, toitū te marae o Tangaroa, toitū te tangata, If the land is well and the sea is well, the people will thrive.

Kōrero mō te Tūranga | About the Role

Working with our Strategy and Planning Departments you will use your project coordination skills and experience in planning and workshop facilitation with Local or Central government (or similar) to support our Long Term Plan development (LTP) and support the refocus of our efforts onto the core services delivered by our organisation.  

In this role, you’ll help refine and coordinate our current processes for project management, whilst following best practice in our organisation. You will engage with staff and stakeholders to optimise our work and add value to our community. Internally you will ensure our systems and processes make it easy to do business and provide direct support to organisational projects.  

Mōu │ About You

You may have recently graduated with a formal qualification, or you may already be working in a similar role.  This role will have you multitasking across different projects , building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders whilst learning from experts.

You’ll have a keen eye for detail and be capable of working to deadlines to ensure the projects are in scope, on schedule, and in budget.  As a natural team player – you will be confident to work independently and equally, work well within a team collaborating easily with key colleagues. 

To Enjoy This Role, You Will

• Develop strong effective relationships and work collaboratively across multiple projects with dynamic timescales
• A drive to enhance project management skills and knowledge for yourself and those you support
• Passion for providing exceptional customer delivery; and for Waitaha / Canterbury, its people, communities and our environment
• Positive attitude, ready to deliver amazing outcomes for Canterbury

Ngā hua o te Mahi i te Kaunihera Taiao ki Waitaha | Working at Environment Canterbury

Our values underpin everything we do. We understand and embrace a diverse workforce; this diversity will enable us to better serve our people, our community, and our greatest taonga, the environment. We value everyone’s contribution, diverse thinking, and skills.

We’re on a journey to become a treaty partner of excellence, including incorporating te ao Māori into our work. We offer supportive opportunities to develop capability in this area and encourage our people to use kaupapa Māori, mātauranga Māori and te reo Māori in our daily work. We welcome you with an open heart & mind, wherever you are on your personal te ao Māori journey.

To find out more about us and the mahi we do – click here .

Applications close on Wednesday, 23 January. We encourage you to apply early, we will be reviewing applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close the advertising early.

Short-listed candidates will be required to complete an interview process, reference checks and a criminal check. Further background checking will be required when relevant to the role.

Me mahi tahi tātou – Together we can

Job Description

Project Coordinator