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Your Expert Local Government Search Partner

Our Local Government team understands the unique recruitment challenges that councils face. We recognise the need for strict process to be followed and the importance of building genuine partnerships with HR teams to ensure successful outcomes for both organisations and candidates.

Typical Roles We Recruit For
Three Waters Engineers
Urban Design
Transport Managers
Asset Managers
Policy Planner
Consent Planners
Building Control Officers
Roading Managers.
 
 
 
We know what it takes to build high-performing councils. Our team connects City, Regional, and District Councils with the specialist talent needed to deliver for their communities. With deep sector knowledge and unrivalled networks, we make hiring faster, smarter, and aligned to the future needs of local government.
Areas we cover include; Corporate Planning & Strategy, Policy & Programme Mangement, Advisory, Governance, Democracy and Workforce Development.
 
Our focus across local government is always firmly on roles where we can add-value. Where our capacity and search capability can complement any internal recruitment process and deliver when other avenues have not. 
 
In addition our specialist teams with Finance & Accounting, Legal and our core service offerings are available in support as needed.

Local Government Consultants

Marlene Langford
Fluid Finance and Local Government

Marlene is a Principal Consultant in our accounting and finance division. She focuses on corporate, commercial, and public practice accounting sectors.

Contact Marlene on 027 558 8345 or marlene@fluidrecruitment.co.nz

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Holly Clark
Fluid Legal and Local Government

Holly specialises in In-House Legal recruitment on a national basis. Managing a team internally, she works with Private & Public Sector clients and across a range of industries.

Contact Holly on 021 229 9634 or hollyc@fluidrecruitment.co.nz

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Caleb Boswell
Fluid Engineering and Local Government

Caleb is a consultant in our engineering division, based in the Dunedin office. He recruits nationwide with his focus on Land Surveying and Resource Consents Planning.

Contact Caleb on 027 459 7549 or caleb@fluidrecruitment.co.nz

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Xanthe Adams
Fluid Engineering and Local Government

Xanthe is a consultant in our engineering division, based in the Dunedin Office. She recruits nationwide with a focus on Planning and Engineering. Contact Xanthe on 021 257 2180 or xanthe@fluidrecruitment.co.nz

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