Our reference: qA118291
Enquiries to: [email address]
25 November 2025
J Barrow
[FYI request #32767 email]
Dear J Barrow
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION REQUEST FOR CURRENT VACANCIES AND HIRING
PRIORITIES
I refer to your official information request dated 7 November 2025 for:
1. A list of all positions currently vacant within Environment Southland as of the date of this
request;
2. Of those positions, an indication of which have become vacant as a result of voluntary
resignations following the recent organisational restructure, as distinct from roles that
were disestablished by that restructure;
3. Any documents or summaries outlining how the currently vacant positions are being
prioritised for recruitment or refilling, including any policies, criteria, or internal guidance
used to determine hiring priorities.
The information you have requested is detailed below, and a copy of our recruitment policy is
enclosed.
The table below lists all our current vacancies as of 7 November 2025, along with indicators of
whether they are currently being actively recruited for and whether the vacancy has arisen from a
voluntary resignation since the organisational restructure in May 2025.
Group
Division
Role
Currently
Vacant from resignation
Recruiting?
post restructure?
Integrated Catchment Operations Delivery
Operations Delivery Manager
Yes
Management
Catchment & Technical
Team Leader Technical & Design
No
Catchment & Technical
Asset Management Planner & Scheduler
Yes
Yes
Catchment & Technical
River Engineering Officer
Yes
Catchment & Technical
Floodplain Management Lead
No
Regional Strategic Programmes
Programme Manager
No
Programme Coordinator
No
EMS
EMS Group Manager / Group Controller
Yes
Yes
EMS
Emergency Management Administration Assistant
Yes
Yes
Community &
Communications & Partnerships
Team Leader Digital & Channel
No
Engagement
Communications & Partnerships
Team Leader Education
No
Communications & Partnerships
Senior Advisor Consultation & Engagement
No
Land Sustainability
Team Leader Land Sustainability
No
Freshwater Programme
Freshwater Farm Plan Advisor (Fixed Term - 24 July Yes
Yes
2026)
Science
Science Investigations & Operations Team Leader Water Resources
Yes
Science Investigations & Operations Environmental Scientist Land
Yes
Yes
Science Investigations & Operations Environmental Scientist Hydrology
Yes
Science Investigations & Operations Environmental Monitoring Specialist
No
Yes
Science Investigations & Operations Environmental Technical Officer
No
Science Investigations & Operations Team Leader Environmental Monitoring
Yes
Yes
Science Integration
Principal Scientist Freshwater
No
Corporate Services
Finance, Property & Procurement
Team Leader Corporate Reporting
Yes
Information & Technology Services
Business Systems Analyst
No
People & Governance Governance & Risk
Governance & Risk Manager
No
Organisational Development &
Organisational Development & Transformation
Yes
Transformation
Manager
Organisational Development &
Senior Advisor Organisational Development
No
Transformation
Strategy & Regulation Regional Planning
Regional Planner
No
Yes
Resource Management
Resource Management Officer Monitoring
Yes
Resource Management
Resource Management Officer Incident Response
No
Resource Management
Team Leader Resource Management Enforcement Yes
Yes
and Incident Response
Consents
Principal Consent Officer
Yes
Consents
Consents Officer (1)
No
Consents
Consents Officer (2)
No
Yes
Consents
Team Leader Consents (1)
No
Consents
Team Leader Consents (2)
No
Yes
Strategy & Policy
Senior Advisor Business Planning
No
Strategy & Policy
Senior Advisor Local Government
Yes
Office of the Chief
Office of the Chief Executive
Senior Advisor
No
Executive
Hiring priorities are determined by the relevant General Manager in conjunction with the hiring
manager and a member of the people & capability team in accordance with the enclosed
recruitment policy.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact the organisation at
[Southland Regional Council request email]
Yours sincerely
Patrick Ng
General Manager, Corporate Services
Encl: Environment Southland Recruitment Policy 2025
