Summary: As a Senior River Field Operator, you will take a lead role in the Flood Operations Delivery team, implementing planned or reactive work across various activities. Highlights: 1. Lead role in Flood Operations Delivery team 2. Work outdoors under all conditions with varied equipment 3. Contribute to restoring nature and protecting the rohe We're looking for a Senior River Hand to join our Flood Operations team in Masterton. **** **About the role:** As a Senior River Field Operator, you'll be taking a lead role in the Flood Operations Delivery team. You will be involved in implementing planned or reactive work across a range of activities, including:- * Tree planting and felling * Maintaining flood protection structures/environs * Vegetation clearing and spraying * Ensuring their team have all the necessary equipment/materials to undertake their tasks * Working alongside onsite contractors to ensure tasks are carried out safely and efficiently. * Working in and near water * Native planting enhancement **Skills and experience required:** We are looking for a motivated person who has experience leading or working in a successful team. * Wide-ranging experience using various powered small equipment * Used to working alongside heavy machinery * Able to work outdoors under all conditions * Needs to bring adaptable approach to problem solving across a range of activities * Prides themselves on their contribution to the team and delivery as a collective * Able to work without direct supervision **What we offer:** * Work to suit your life and whānau with our flexible working policy. * We'll encourage you to grow and prosper with a range of learning and development opportunities, internal secondments and career progression. * Your wellbeing is our priority - we'll provide medical and trauma insurance (support through our employee assistance programme, including Rongoā Māori partner providers, generous annual and sick leave, along with Tangihanga leave and support. * We want you to have a sense of belonging, where you can reflect your personal and cultural identity in the way that you work. * Social clubs, staff networks and a friendly and inclusive culture. * Great working environments across our beautiful region. **** **Come help treasure and grow our rohe together** Our rohe and its lands, waterways, animals, plants and people can only grow stronger if they are nurtured. To join our team is to step up and commit to playing an active part in this important mahi. That means restoring nature, connecting people and places, reducing environmental impacts and helping this rohe and its people prosper. We are part of a collective movement alongside mana whenua and community members whose hopes for the future of this region are just as high as your own. Our efforts across environmental management, public transport, flood protection, regional parks and water supply are interconnected and integral to treasuring our rohe and growing our future. **How to apply:** Greater Wellington is proud to be a member of Te Uru Tāngata Centre for Workplace Inclusion. We value diversity and are committed to an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and welcome the unique talent and experience you will bring to our team. We are passionate about ensuring our recruitment processes are fair and equitable. Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs or adjustments that need to be made so we can offer a recruitment process that is more accessible to you. Click on the Apply link to view the position description and to apply for the role with a cover letter and CV. *All applicants will be required to provide proof of their eligibility to work in New Zealand.* For further information, please contact Malcolm Birch, 021 628 298. **** **Applications close:** 5.00pm, Monday, 18 May 2026 **.** Greater Wellington is an accredited Living Wage Employer. We're committed to making sure our people, including people in our supply chain, earn enough to meet life's basic needs, support their whānau, and participate fully in their communities. The remuneration for this position, inclusive of all benefits, is $66,649 to $99,974, with a midpoint of $83,312. Starting remuneration will depend on the skills and experience of the successful applicant.
Trademe · HR
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