How to become an environmental restoration planner
Official title: Environmental restoration planner
Also called: Environmental restoration specialist, Environmental planner, Reserves planner, Resource planner
Environmental restoration planners oversee the implementation of restoration projects. They use scientific data to develop strategies for restoration, monitoring and management.
Main tasks
- Plan environmental conservation and restoration projects
- Inspect condition of natural enviroments
- Collect and analyse environmental data and samples
- Develop plans to manage natural and renewable resources
- Advise about environmental management and conservation
- Supervise and train scientific workers
- Share research results
- Make sure people follow environmental law
How to become one
You need a qualification to become an environmental restoration planner and experience may be useful. You need University Entrance to do the study or training for this job. Required: a bachelor's degree in urban design and regional planning, environmental sustainability, environmental science or similar area. Other requirements: experience in similar work; a Master of Resource and Environmental Planning or similar; to join a professional organisation.
Ways in
- University: Architecture & Built Environment degrees, Offered by 5 universities in New Zealand
- University: Agriculture & Environment degrees, Offered by 4 universities in New Zealand
Pay
- Most common pay: $58,000 to $99,000 a year (median $84,000), a TEC estimate before tax.
- Upper: $136,000 a year
- TEC's pay figures are estimates only. TEC says they must not be used to set pay, in pay negotiations or in visa applications.
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How do I become an environmental restoration planner?
You need a qualification to become an environmental restoration planner and experience may be useful. You need University Entrance to do the study or training for this job. Required: a bachelor's degree in urban design and regional planning, environmental sustainability, environmental science or similar area. Other requirements: experience in similar work; a Master of Resource and Environmental Planning or similar; to join a professional organisation.
How much does an environmental restoration planner earn in New Zealand?
The Tertiary Education Commission estimates median pay at $84,000 a year, before tax. Most common pay is $58,000 to $99,000 a year.
Sources
- Tertiary Education Commission (Tahatu Career Navigator): Tahatu career ideas: descriptions, tasks, pay estimates, people employed, employment change 2018 to 2023, entry requirements, registration, interest scores (Site scrape 2026-10 (816 career ideas, sitemap lastmod 2026-10-01)), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
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Graduate outcomes: these results are not official statistics. They have been created for research purposes from the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI), which is carefully managed by Stats NZ.
Updated 4 October 2026