Resource Technician – Hydrology. Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, New Zealand.
Want to make a difference to resource management in Hawke’s Bay - then we would like to hear from you.
We are seeking a highly motivated person for the role of Resource Technician to work within the Hydrology Team.
You will responsible for the collection of rainfall, river water level and flow data for Council’s strategic state of the environment, flood warning and surface water investigation programmes. You will also need to have highly developed scientific analysis skills and be expected to work in multidisciplinary teams working on solutions to enable the sustainable development of Hawke’s Bay surface and groundwater resources.
You will be expected to have a relevant science degree and 2 years post graduate experience is desirable.
Applications close on Wednesday 13 January 2010.
An application, including work referees who can be contacted, should be sent to, The Human Resources Manager, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, Private Bag 6006, Napier or email hr@hbrc.govt.nz Please quote vacancy number 12/615
Responsible To: Team Leader Hydrology
Responsible For: N/A
Salary Range: $41,280 - $59,340
Organisation: Hawkes Bay Regional Council
JOB SUMMARY:
• Planning, execution, and reporting of hydrological surveys, in accordance with approved methodologies.
• Operation of environmental data gathering sites in accordance to councils LTCCP, Environmental Monitoring Strategies and network asset management plans
• Assistance in the collection of environmental data in accordance with the council’s environmental monitoring programmes.
• Input into project planning for the collection of environmental data for environmental monitoring programmes
• Contributing to the annual plan and long term council community plan
• Assist with the maintenance of environmental databases relevant to this area.
THIS POSITION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR:
• Data collection of the environmental monitoring programmes including reporting of information gaps and problems that may have arisen during the course of data
collection that may compromise the integrity of those programmes and subsequent analysis.
• Provision of data gathering services for a variety of hydrometric information and operation of hydrometric sites as directed.
• Operation of relevant equipment and sites necessary to fulfill the specifications of the climate and air quality programmes
• Input into the annual Council State of the Environment updates and 5 yearly comprehensive State of the Environment report.
KEY SKILLS
• Tertiary training in electronics, hydrology, environmental science, or physical geography
• Current Drivers License
• Well-organised, self motivated and able to prioritise effectively
• Able to apply logical methods to problems solving
• Ability to work in the field and be safety focused
• An ability to work well as a team member.
• Familiarity with field equipment (water-level/quantity measurement, global positioning system (GPS), etc.)
• Computer competency, including: word processing, spreadsheets, graphing, figure drafting
• Knowledge of environmental databases and quality assurance systems.