Regional Rural Lead
Core
Senior leadership role driving national delivery of rural and lifestyle rating valuations across New Zealand, ensuring technical excellence, operational delivery, and stakeholder engagement with multiple councils.
Role type
Senior IC rural valuation leader (regional)
Builds
Rural and lifestyle rating valuations, triennial revaluations, and roll maintenance for local councils
Domain
Property valuation / Rural assets (dairy, grazing, forestry, horticulture)
Required skills
Rural valuation expertise, leadership of valuation teams, triennial revaluation management, audit readiness, stakeholder engagement, technical methodology development, dispute resolution, mentorship
Preferred skills
Tribunal experience, objections process management, graduate development
Technologies
Rating Valuation Rules, Land Valuation Tribunal (LVT) frameworks
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end delivery of rural and lifestyle rating valuations across multiple regions; Oversee triennial revaluations ensuring quality, compliance, and audit readiness; Manage roll maintenance delivery in line with KPIs and statutory timeframes; Deliver and review complex rural valuations; Provide technical leadership on objections and prepare expert evidence for tribunals; Mentor, coach, and develop valuers across all levels; Build strong relationships with Councils and the Office of the Valuer-General
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership mandate