Job Seekers

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The New Zealand Planning Institute® gives all Student/Recent Graduate members the opportunity to advertise their availability online, please CLICK HERE if you would like to register you details.

Students Seeking Short Term Position

• Heather Sevicke-Jones
  Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki (am happy to consider any jobs in the Taranaki region)
  Field of Interest: Conservation, Natural Hazard and Emergency Management Planning, Urban Design. 
  Availability: (for full time work) June 11- July 12 but also throughout 2010 for anything that may come up
  
  I am looking for any available planning work, either paid or voluntary - I am willing to work in any areas of planning to extend my experience.  I would definitely consider on going part time work throughout 2010.  I am enthusiastic and hard working and in my spare time love being in the outdoors.  I am eager and willing to get any planning experience I can.

• L. Driesen
  Location: Dunedin
  Field of Interest: Urban Design, Environmental Planning, Community Planning, Resource Management Planning
  Availability: To be negotiated
  
  Working with people is my passion. I am a flexible and reliable employee with excellent communication skills. I am also a team player with a no-nonsense attitude who likes to solve problems. Because I am in my first year of training towards becoming a professional planner I am looking for a part time or holiday position in a planning related field which can challenge me while enhancing my competencies.
  
  
  

Recent Graduates Seeking Entry Level Position

• Matthew Stulen
  Location: Rotorua
  Field of Interest: Urban planning, biodiversity, 
  Availability: July 2010
   
  I am currently overseas and will be available for a job from July. I have completed my degree in Resource and Environmental Planning at Massey last year and am looking for fulltime employment, preferably in the lower north island.

• Peter McDonald
  Location: Auckland, but willing to work anywhere
  Field of Interest: Transportation and Environmental Planning
  Availability: Immediate
  
  I completed a Bachelor of Planning degree with honours in 2008. I am currently working part time with the NZTA and have gained experience in resource management, consents database management, administration and customer service. I am eager to start my planning career proper with a full-time role.
  
  
• Helena Keum
  Location: Auckland Region
  Field of Interest: The RMA Section32 Analysis, Resource Consents, Social Infrastructure Planning, Community Planning, and Policy Development
  Availability: To be negotiated (prefer to start in February 2010)
  
  I have recently completed the degree of Master of Planning Practice at the University of Auckland and will graduate in May 2010. The Masters course included a range of planning subjects such as Resource Consent, Plan Change, Gender and Equity, and Infrastructure and Planning etc. I have two years working experience as a researcher and consultant for a Planning Consultant in Seoul, Korea and have worked for Planning Consultants Ltd as a contract based research assistant (see my CV for more details about work experience in NZ). I am willing to learn and have a passionate attitude towards working as a planner. 
  
  
• Jotham Alex
  Location: North Shore City
  Field of Interest: Resource consents/any
  Availability: From now (12/11/2009), indefinitely
  
  I have completed my bachelor of planning degree at the University of Auckland (and will be graduating in 2010). I am looking for a planning position with a local council or private organisation to build on my theoretical knowledge of planning.
  
  
• Scott Williams
  Location: Auckland
  Field of Interest: Environment, Urban Design, Any Resource Management Planning that will provide a platform for my career.
  Availability: Immediate
  
  I am a recent graduate from the University of Auckland. I chose planning because of the wide variety of projects that it can lead to. Planning influences peoples day to day lives, and I am passionate about making a positive difference in peoples lives through the work I may undertake. I am a hard working person, who is prepared to put in the hard work. I have valuable work experience (albeit on a voluntary basis) that is helping develop as a young planner. However I am eager to cement a permanent position in the planning profession.
  
  
  

 
The candidates listed above are all current NZPI® members.
To view CV click the candidates name