Waikato Regional Council

Request for Proposal for Coastcare West Coast Coordinator

This is an opportunity to work with coastal community groups and tangata whenua to restore the coastal environment, from sand dune systems to coastal forests and wetlands. As a coordinator for the Coastcare programme, you will be able to bring people together to make a meaningful and lasting positive difference to the coastal environment of the west coast, by improving coastal biodiversity through restoration projects and increasing resiliency to climate change and sea level rise.

The Coastal Restoration Coordinator (West Coast) contract will drive and support coastal restoration programmes, by collaborating with Iwi, coastal restoration groups, and the public. The role will provide technical advice for restoration activities, coordinate working bees and plant orders with community groups, and place orders for plants and other related materials for the Coastcare programme, while providing regular progress reports to the key contact at Waikato Regional Council (WRC). In this role you will promote the Coastcare and Coastal Restoration programmes and will work with a broad range of stakeholders, including WRC staff/contractors, Coastcare coordinators, local iwi, rural and suburban communities, pest plant control contractors, nurseries, and other local government representatives.

Please note that the award of any contract for the project will be conditional on the preferred Tenderer being SHE or Tōtika (performing level) pre-qualified for health and safety.

Closing date is 24 February 2026 at 4:00pm.