Senior Regional Hazards Advisor

Mō te tūranga | About the role

• The Waikato Regional Council are strong advocates on providing information on natural hazards and climate change that enable informed communities and good decision making.

• The primary focus of the role within the wider Regional Resilience team is to ensure we have resilient communities within the Waikato Region as set out in the Council’s Strategic Direction.

• Development, management and integration of regional hazard information.

• Provide natural hazard and climate change risk and resilience expertise to various stakeholders.

• Support the development of climate change adaptation projects and taking a risk-based approach to natural hazard management.

• Investigation, management and resolution of regional hazard issues.

• Provision of advice to key stakeholders on regional hazard and risk management.

• Collaborative hazard and risk management projects with key stakeholders.

• Coordinate and advocate hazard research.

• Actively respond to emergency events across the region.

• The Waikato Regional Council are strong advocates on providing information on natural hazards and climate change that enable informed communities and good decision making.

• The primary focus of the role within the wider Regional Resilience team is to ensure we have resilient communities within the Waikato Region as set out in the Council’s Strategic Direction.

Mō te tangata | About you

• Highly motivated and driven to make a difference.

• Can see both the detail and the big picture.

• Communicates confidently with a wide range of people.

• Holds a relevant tertiary qualification.

• Brings expertise in natural hazard and climate risk.

• Is familiar with relevant legislation, statutory documents, and processes.

• Has practical experience in:

• Natural hazard modelling

• Risk assessment

• Resilience planning

Mō ngā pūkenga | Qualifications and experience

• Relevant Tertiary Qualification – Natural Hazard Risk & Resilience or 

• Climate Risk or another discipline i.e. Engineering.

• Post Graduate Qualification is desirable. i.e. Hydrology, Geology, Coastal, Volcanology.

Mō mātou | About us

• We work hard to care for the mighty Waikato, so current and future generations will benefit from a healthy environment, strong economy, and vibrant communities.

• Our mahi is as diverse as the region we care for and the people who share it. 

• Our work helps look after our region's water, soil, air, geothermal areas and coasts - so we can all enjoy these precious resources for generations to come.

• Customers sit at the heart of everything we do, and all staff have an important role to play in the delivery of exceptional customer service.

• If you’d like to understand more about what we do, please click here The work we do | Waikato Regional Council.

• By partnering with iwi and working with many others in our communities, our collective kaitiakitanga will make the Waikato region even better. 

• Together, we’ll create a sustainable future that will make a positive difference to people’s lives. 

Mō te tuku tono | How to apply

• Applications will be reviewed as they come in, and this role will close on Sunday 14 December 2025. 

• For a copy of the role description, please click here.

• If you have any questions about the role, please contact [email protected]

• Please click ‘apply’ and include your CV & cover letter as a pdf. 

• Apply now!