Parking Team Leader

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Rotorua Lakes Council is seeking a fulltime onsite Parking Team Leader to guide the Parking Services Team in delivering customer centric operations and enforcement in line with the Parking Policy, Traffic Bylaw and industry best practice, while coordinating with the Inner-City Safety Manager to deploy Wardens and related roles and to manage supplier contracts. The ideal candidate will have proven leadership, conflict resolution and at least two years in parking or a similar enforcement role, a clean NZ driver’s license and police record, and solid knowledge of the Land Transport Act 1998, Road User Rule 2004, Local Government Act 2002 and the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. Desirable: knowledge of Rotorua CBD geography and local government experience; bicultural values and te reo or tikanga knowledge are valued. To apply, tailor your CV with concrete leadership outcomes, demonstrate cross functional collaboration and regulatory impact, review the position description, and submit before 18 February 2026.

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This Vacancy Expires 18 February 2026
Rotorua Lakes Council is looking for a skilled Parking Team Leader to join our community safety team. This role is vital to lead the Parking Services Team to achieve effective, efficient customer centric parking services operations and enforcement in Rotorua in accordance with Council’s Parking Policy, Traffic Bylaw and industry best practice. You will coordinate with the Inner-City Safety Manager to facilitate cross functional assistance and deployment of Parking Wardens, Safe City Guardians and the Community Support Officer – Inner City to contribute to organisational Regulatory and Safety outcomes. While delivering clear and effective leadership to the Parking Services team, you will manage the day-to-day relationship and any interactions required with parking product/service suppliers under any resulting contract and escalate matters to the Inner-City Safety Manager where required.
To thrive in this position, you need Proven experience in a leadership role, conflict resolution skills, advanced communication skills, and a minimum of two years in Parking Services or relatable enforcement or compliance role. You need a clean full NZ drivers license and clean police record. Technical knowledge should be made up of Sound knowledge of pertinent legislation such as, Land Transport Act 1998, application of Bylaws, Road User Rule 2004, Local Government Act 2002 and the Health and Safety in work Act 2015.
Sound knowledge of the geographic layout of the CBD, Reserves and surrounds in the Rotorua District, and experience in a local government context are desirable but not necessary.
If you want to use your skills to help the community and make a difference in Rotorua, get in touch.
Click here to view the position description for this role


Te Kaunihera o nga Roto o Rotorua (Rotorua Lakes Council) is committed to working in partnership with Te Arawa, our local iwi. We aspire to being a bicultural organisation and we value staff who speak te reo Maori, have an appreciation of Maori values, and a working knowledge of tikanga Maori.


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