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Environmental Asset Assistant

Invercargill, New Zealand

Reference: 6819608

Summer Students Programme

This role is a great first step into the world of flood risk asset management and river engineering. Primarily you will be georeferencing flood protection asset plans, collating and entering critical asset data and supporting reports into an asset performance assessment tool. There will also be opportunity to support technical staff with asset inspections and surveying activities in the field.

Key Responsibilities

  • Georeferencing asset plans, maps and images
  • Asset data entry and report collation
  • Assist with flood protection asset inspections and surveying

This position is available from November 2025 - February 2026. You are eligible to apply if you are currently enrolled in a tertiary institution or have graduated this year. All Summer Student roles are offered at a rate of $28.95 per hour and a 37.5-hour week.

Please upload your CV and cover letter. Your cover letter will be a key part of our assessment process, so please highlight how your experience relates to the key skills required for this role.

Closing Date: Tuesday 28 October 2025


Applications Close: 28 Oct 2025