Posted 09 August, 2026
Senior /Associate - Resource Management Consultant - Mitchell Daysh
Resource Management Law Association (RMLA) | Te Kāhui Ture Taiao
Auckland, AUK, NZ
Full Time
Reference: 0c722f2b7943d746
Job Description
Do you want to play a critical role in ground-breaking renewables, resources and infrastructure projects, shaping the future of New Zealand? Want to work with dedicated leading environmental professionals who collaborate, think outside of the box and work together to create positive long-term impact? Do you want to work with industry leaders that are truly invested in your development? Do you want to play a critical role in ground-breaking renewables, resources and infrastructure projects, shaping the future of New Zealand? Want to work with dedicated leading environmental professionals who collaborate, think outside of the box and work together to create positive long-term impact? Do you want to work with industry leaders that are truly invested in your development? If you’re looking to grow your career, with a team around you that has a shared passion for quality, innovation and technical excellence, you’ll find a place to do great things here at Mitchell Daysh. We’re a specialist environmental and planning consultancy. Since our inception, we’ve combined a passion for navigating New Zealand’s most complex resource management challenges with an uncompromising focus on quality and technical excellence. We’ve recently partnered with EMM Consulting, a highly respected privately owned Australian multi-disciplinary environmental consultancy. This marks an exciting opportunity to expand our collective capability with a team of over 400 experienced environmental specialists across Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Our dedication has created opportunities to do more and that’s why we need you! Here’s What You Can Expect You’ll be joining a team of 45 industry leading environmental resource management specialists in New Zealand who work on nationally significant projects, providing innovative solutions to complex planning and resource management issues. You’ll have the opportunity to expand and grow your experience by leading and working on a diverse range of nation shaping projects that include renewables, extraction and infrastructure projects You’ll help our clients solve their biggest challenges and achieve their goals by delivering strategic and innovative solutions, showcasing your technical expertise, project management and report writing skills You’ll have a voice from day one and plenty of opportunity to innovate and contribute to how we grow You’ll be supported by our experienced leaders, who are committed to help you grow and achieve exceptional outcomes, just as you’ll be there to inspire and support other Mitchell Daysher’s on their development journey With 8 offices across New Zealand, you’ll be able to flex and enjoy hybrid working at its best. Here’s What You’ll Bring To Have Impact Top of our list is that you value being part of a team and doing work that will have a positive impact You’ll have a planning or environmental science-related degree and a minimum of 8+ years’ experience in a resource management planning or environmental science-related field You’ve built a solid understanding of how to work within New Zealand regulation and environmental guidelines (including RMA and FTAA legislation) and how to achieve the best possible client outcomes You’re a problem solver -a lateral thinker. You thrive on a challenge and finding the solution You’ve formed trusted relationships with a range of stakeholders including businesses, iwi, District and Regional Councils, and central government You have experience working across a diverse range of projects, and have strong project management skills You’ve developed excellent report writing skills, and produce high-quality reports, recommendations, and assessments in a compelling way Our goal is to build a team that looks like the world around us — and we want you to stay and grow. As part of our efforts to build a place for everyone, we embed diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and we aim to cultivate a sense of belonging throughout the company. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds and people with disabilities. Please note we can only consider applicants with a legal right to work in New Zealand. #J-18808-Ljbffr