Lakes Ranger

• Work with a passionate team driving safety and environmental change
• Enjoy meaningful mahi with flexible work-life balance

As a regional council, we are responsible for managing natural resources including air, soil, water and land. We work in partnership with mana whenua Ngāi Tahu to protect the health of our environment to ensure a sustainable and prosperous future for our region.

The region’s evolving environmental and political context means we will continue to be agile and adaptive, as we respond to regulatory and environmental changes.

Our mahi (work) is organised around the delivery of our three core services:

• Environmental Regulation and Protection
• Community Preparedness and Response to Hazards
• Public Transport

As a Lakes Ranger, based in Twizel, you’ll support the Coast and Harbours team to ensure boating safety across South Canterbury’s lakes and inland waters. You’ll maintain signage and aids to navigation, skipper vessels, and engage with communities to promote boating safety and environmental protection. This role also involves monitoring lake activities, responding to incidents, and working collaboratively with stakeholders to uphold safety and compliance standards.

Key responsibilities:

• Install and maintain navigation safety signage and aids
• Skipper and maintain lake vessels
• Engage with communities on boating safety and biosecurity
• Monitor lake boating activities and support pollution response
• Build strong relationships with boating clubs and local authorities

This is a permanent part-time position, 24 hours per week.

For more information on this role, please refer to the job description at the bottom of the advert.

You’re passionate about the environment and enjoy working outdoors. You’re practical, safety-conscious, and confident working on the water. You’ll have strong communication skills and the ability to work independently.

Ideally, you have experience in environmental monitoring or compliance and are comfortable working independently.

• Boat master Certificate and VHF Operators Certificate
• Minimum NCEA Level 2 or equivalent
• At least 3 years’ experience in boating safety or similar environment
• Ability to work weekends, public holidays, and outdoors in all weather

Our mahi is underpinned by our values:

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.

Applications close on 25 January. Applications will be reviewed as we receive them, and interviews may take place before the close date. We reserve the right to close 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.

We are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role but don't meet every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.