Ranger Maintenance

We're looking for a Maintenance Ranger to join our superb Wellington Regional Parks Maintenance crew. This is a full-time, fixed-term position based at our Upper Hutt office until 2 April 2027 to cover a secondment.

About the role:

As a ranger maintenance, you will play a key role in protecting the breathtaking beauty of Wellington's regional parks. As part of our dynamic team, you'll be responsible for maintaining and enhancing the tracks, environmental wonders, and heritage assets that make our parks truly special. From working on tracks, bridges, or campgrounds, no day will be the same! If you are a keen outdoor person, with a passion for sustainability, and a willingness to get stuck in, we want to hear from you!

Join us in enriching lives, fostering connections, and forging unforgettable memories in our stunning outdoor playground. Apply now and let's build resilient, connected, and prosperous communities together!

Skills and experience required:

Ideal candidates will have or be keen to develop:

• Experience or knowledge of park maintenance in a natural environment, including track and road maintenance, horticulture and general construction.
• Experience with using small machinery including, but not limited to, chainsaws, scrub bars and tracked barrows.
• 4x4 and LUV experience would be an advantage.
• A current full driver's licence,
• A good level of physical fitness.
• A passion for working in outdoor environments

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 allowance, support through our employee assistance programme, including Rongoā Māori partner providers 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 as we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position.

For further information, please contact Thomas Hynes, 021 469255.

Applications close: 5.00pm, Monday 23 November 2026. However, we will be shortlisting applications as they come in and will interview as soon as possible to secure the right person.

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 total remuneration for this position, including all benefits, is $64,702 to $97,054, with a midpoint of $80,878. Starting remuneration will depend on the skills and experience of the successful applicant.