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Sophie Elliott is a seasoned urban planner with extensive experience in strategic program management and resource consent assessment. Most recently, she has served as a Resource Consents Manager at the Central Hawke's Bay District Council, where she has been instrumental in evaluating applications against the Waitakere District plan and the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan. Prior to this role, Sophie held positions as a Strategic Program Manager at the Hastings District Council and a Major Developments Lead at the Napier City Council. Her expertise in project management and procurement has also been demonstrated through her work as a Programme Coordinator for Auckland Council's Retrofit Your Home program. Sophie holds a Bachelor of Resource and Environmental Planning from Massey University and is certified in PRINCE2.

Credentials

  • PRINCE2
    -
    Feb, 2015
    - Apr, 2026

Experience

    • New Zealand
    • Government Administration
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Resource Consents Manager
      • Apr 2024 - Present

    • Strategic Projects Manager
      • Jan 2024 - Apr 2024

  • Hastings District Council
    • Hastings, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
    • Strategic Program Manager
      • May 2022 - Jan 2024
      • Hastings, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand

  • Napier City Council
    • Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
    • Major Developments Lead
      • Dec 2020 - May 2022
      • Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand

  • Terra Consultants
    • Frankton, Waikato, New Zealand
    • Senior Planner
      • Feb 2019 - Nov 2020
      • Frankton, Waikato, New Zealand

    • New Zealand
    • Civic and Social Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Intermediate Planner
      • Oct 2017 - Feb 2019

    • Planner
      • Aug 2015 - Oct 2017

    • New Zealand
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Resource Consents Planner
      • Nov 2014 - Aug 2015

      As a resource consents planner I assess the application against the Waitakere District plan as well as the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan and make recommendations on the proposal. As part of my Planner role I also have the role of Duty Planner on the planning help desk hot line. This is available for the public to call and speak with a planner to gain planning advice on an issue. Being part of the Auckland Council Resource Consents planning team, I use a number of plans when preforming my assessments of an application due to the formation of the Super Council. Due to the significance of the Waitakere Ranges, environmental effects are assessed with great importance.

    • Programme Coordinator - Retrofit Your Home
      • Nov 2013 - Nov 2014

      This role has seen me manage the procurement process for residential sustainability programmes. The procurements currently being worked on seek suppliers to supply and install sustainable interventions into Auckland's housing stock enabling the housing stock to be more sustainable, warmer and healthier for the residents. I particularly enjoy the challenge of learning this new process and being able to implement my project management skills into coordinating the different procurements and requirements for each of the procurements.

  • BrokerWeb Risk Services
    • Palmerston North
    • Accounts Manager
      • Aug 2013 - Nov 2013
      • Palmerston North

      This position saw me being the accounts manager for two insurance brokers, one of which being the very busy Regional Manager. This role was busy with me looking after the insurance policies of both commercial and personal clients for the brokers. These tasks would be things such as ensuring the level of cover was adequate, the renewals where up to date, edits where made, policies where put in place and policies cancelled on time. Often I would also meet with prospective clients to organise doing quotes for their policies. This role required good levels of communication with clients and constant communication with brokers and the insurance underwriters.

    • Barista
      • Feb 2013 - Aug 2013

    • Customer Service
      • Jan 2011 - May 2012

Education

  • 2008 - 2013
    Massey University
    Bachelor of Resource and Environmental Planning, Town Planning
  • 2004 - 2007
    Diocesan School for Girls
    Secondary School

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