Fast-track Applications Manager

Senior leadership role in a nationally significant regulatory programme

Overview

Senior leadership role within DOC’s Fast‑track function that influences high‑profile decisions with real conservation and public outcomes in Wellington.

About the role

The Fast‑track Applications Manager leads the systems, processes and people that support DOC’s contribution to applications considered under the Fast‑track Approvals Act 2024. This fast‑paced and complex role works across conservation outcomes, regulatory advice and accelerated approvals. You will engage closely with central and local government, iwi, applicants, expert panels, and senior decision‑makers, including Ministers. You will provide system‑level leadership across DOC’s Fast‑track programme, looking across the full pipeline of applications to identify emerging risks and pressures, improve how work is delivered, and ensure DOC’s advice is timely, consistent and well‑informed. The work supports ...