Environmental Manager M/F

Join HEB, a leading infrastructure company, as an Environmental Manager for the Waitohi Ferry Redevelopment Project in Picton, New Zealand. In this fixed-term role until 2029, you will lead environmental management and compliance, drive sustainability initiatives, and mentor a team of environmental professionals. You will need a tertiary qualification in Environmental Science or a related discipline, strong experience in environmental management, and excellent stakeholder engagement skills.

Leading environmental management and compliance across the project, driving implementation and continuous improvement of environmental management systems.

Responsibilities

• Managing consent obligations, environmental monitoring, audits and reporting, and coordinating ecological and specialist environmental programmes.
• Building strong relationships with clients, regulators, iwi, consultants and project stakeholders, and mentoring and developing a team of environmental professionals and specialists.

Requirements

• A tertiary qualification in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Planning, Ecology or a related discipline
• Strong experience in environmental management within construction, infrastructure or a similar industry
• Proven success managing consent compliance and environmental risk
• Experience leading teams and coordinating specialist consultants and contractors
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills
• A practical, solutions-focused approach with the ability to influence project teams and drive positive outcomes