Urban & Spatial Planning Team Lead
Hamilton City Council · Posted Nov 9, 2026
- Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
- Hybrid
- Full-time · Lead
- 10+ years
Provide leadership and technical direction for Urban and Spatial Planning, leading and growing the Council's approach to best practice urban planning and promoting sub-regional collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and technical direction
- Lead and grow Councils’ approach to best practice urban planning
- Promote and model collaboration sub-regionally
- Develop and maintain internal and external relationships including the Unit Director, business units, elected members, Iwi, and customer/stakeholders and major developers
- Navigate and negotiate solutions to complex problems
Requirements
- Tertiary qualification in Planning, Resource Management, Urban Design, Social Science, or a related field
- Nice to have: Expert witness appearance