CareerPlan

Compliance Officer

Christchurch, CanterburyFull-time2026-10-24 → 2026-11-03

Core

Ensure compliance with environmental legislation and resource consents through field inspections, investigations, and enforcement activities to protect Canterbury's natural resources.

Role type

Mid-level environmental compliance officer

Builds

Regulatory compliance outcomes for resource users, landowners, and businesses

Domain

Environmental regulation and natural resource management

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Environmental legislation knowledge, field investigation, incident response, stakeholder relationship building, report writing, rural community understanding

Preferred skills

Rural background, independent field work, complex information analysis, challenging conversations

Technologies

Resource Management Act, environmental monitoring tools

Responsibilities

Monitoring compliance with resource consents and legislation, investigating non-compliance incidents, conducting field inspections, preparing compliance reports, providing regulatory advice, participating in incident response

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC