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Approved OSET system designers

This page contains our lists of approved OSET system designers throughout the Bay of Plenty.

An approved OSET system designer has obtained a New Zealand Certificate in On-Site Wastewater Management System Design Level 4 (NZQA – 4216) or a superseded but equivalent qualification.

Designers are separated into groups based office location for you convenience.  Please note that the designers listed below are approved to work in any area of the Bay of Plenty regardless of their office location.

Craig Pollard
Stratum Consultants Ltd

PO Box 878, Rotorua 3040
Phone: 07 3477840
Mobile: 027 432 7447
craig.pollard@stratumnz.co.nz

Sunil Prasad
Cheal Consultants Limited

1180 Amohia Street, Rotorua 3010
Phone: 07 349 8470
Mobile: 021 819 547
sunilp@cheal.co.nz

Graham Jamieson
Gas & Plumbing Services Ltd

92 Old Taupo Road, Mangakakahi, Rotorua 3015
Phone: 07 347 8655
Mobile: 027 496 5849
Jamonz@GAP.kiwi.nz

Malcolm Lynch
Septic Tank Specialists Ltd

PO Box 333, Morrinsville 3340
Phone: 07 889 1134
Mobile: 021 614 952
smeleests@outlook.com

Kerry Tuck
Residential Plan Services Limited

15 Western Road, Ngongotahā, Rotorua 3010
Phone: 07 357 2291
Mobile: 027 450 0381
planservices@xtra.co.nz

 

Kirstin Brown
CMW Geosciences (NZ) Ltd

PO Box 13444, Tauranga 3141
Phone: 07 975 0916
Mobile: 027 722 2542
kirstinb@cmwgeosciences.com

Michael (Mick) Carswell
Septic Tank Solutions

Phone: 07 552 4653 or 0800 MY NEW DUNNY (696 393)
Email: michael@septictanksolutions.co.nz

Paul Gartner
Phone: 07 577 9947
Mobile: 027 578 6103
paulg23@outlook.co.nz

Peter Carey
Mobile: 027 280 4540
septicsystemsbop@xtra.co.nz 

Jason Guthrie
Geoconsult 

Unit 5, 144 Third Avenue
Tauranga
Mobile: 027 545 6385
jason@geoconsult.nz

Grant Hammond
Technologyworks Ltd

501b Kaitemako Road, RD 5, Tauranga 3175
Phone: 07 572 1692
Mobile: 021 137 3831
grant@technologyworks.co.nz

Hamish Alexander 
Performance Based Compliance

Mobile: 027 275 9820
performancebc@outlook.co.nz

Blair McIntosh
BM Design BOP Ltd

Mobile: 027 296 9878
blair@bmdesigns.co.nz

Matt Packard
ENGEO Ltd

1/314 Maunganui Road, Mt Maunganui, 3116
Phone: 07 777 0209
Mobile: 022 164 7779
mpackard@engeo.co.nz

Ryan Powell
Geoverse NZ

Mobile: 027 592 6679
Ryan.powell@geoverse.co.nz

Dylan Walton
GWE Consulting Engineers

Mobile: 021 985 531
Phone: 09 445 8338
Dylan.walton@gwe.co.nz

Jon Short
Actionplans Limited, Tauranga

Mobile: 021 027 47354
jon@actionplans.co.nz

Alan Woodger
BCD Group Limited

75 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga 3110,
Phone: 022 193 8363
alanw@bcdgroup.nz

Nick Wells
Kirk Roberts Consulting

Mobile: 027 265 8551
Phone: 07 571 0950 ext 1530
nickw@kirkroberts.co.nz

Kerry Jervis
Terrane Consultants Ltd

24 Tenth Avenue, Tauranga
Phone: 07 579 9708
Mobile: 021 0221 6145
kerry@terrane.co.nz

Mathew Furniss
Stratum Consultants Ltd

Phone: 07 5714500
Mobile: 027 628 0099
mathew.furniss@stratumnz.co.nz

Logan Rodger
BCD Group Ltd

359 Cameron Road, Tauranga
Mobile: 027 569 0666
loganr@bcdgroup.nz

 

Jano Labuschagne
LDE Ltd

1 Cessna Place, Mount Manganui
Mobile: 022 632 5957
Phone: 07 975 0029 ext 603
j.labuschagne@lde.co.nz

Karl Rendall
True North Surveying

Harbour Road, Ōhope 3121
Mobile: 022 041 0524
karl@tnsurveying.co.nz

Douglas Lack
Ōpōtiki Drainlayers Ltd

PO Box 436, Ōpōtiki 3162
Phone: 07 315 6321
Mobile: 027 444 6525
opodrainlayers@xtra.co.nz

John Hesseling
Kairuri Limited

1/327 Pohutakawa Avenue, Ōhope, Whakatāne
Mobile: 027 564 9660
kairuri@xtra.co.nz

Taylor Wong
Supremegroup

37 Edgewater Grove, Whakatāne
Mobile: 027 562 0375
info@supremegroup.co.nz

Sarah Millar
WSP

13 Louvain Street, Whakatāne 3120
Mobile: 021 240 5541
sarah.millar@wsp.com

Shaun McGinniss
Salt Architecture

RD4, Whakatāne
Mobile: 027 340 8081
shaun@saltarchitecture.co.nz

Erin Geraghty
Eastern Bay Oset Services

161 James Street, Whakatane 3120
Phone: 07 307 0531
Mobile: 027 271 2597
easternbayosetservices@gmail.com

Gareth Brendon Williams
Gareth Williams Engineering Design Consultants Ltd

Bay of Plenty
Mobile: 021621978
garethw@edc.co.nz

Lilian Harley
Allegrow

18 Coast View Road, Opotiki 3197
Mobile: 021 378 308
lilian@allegrow.co.nz

Taylor Hanrahan
Director & Project Manager - Pipetech Opotiki Limited

Mobile: 0224537830

Josy Cooper
Above Water Engineering

PO Box 20492, Hamilton 3200
Phone: 07 850 409
Mobile: 027 557 5993
Josy@abovewater.co.nz 

Peter Gearing
NexGen Water Ltd

Mobile: 027 483 7136
p.gearing56@gmail.com

Dean Hoyle
Waterflow New Zealand Limited

1160 State Highway 12, Maungaturoto
Phone: 09 431 0042
Mobile: 021 228 3139
dean@waterflow.co.nz

Jeremy Laws
Enviro Water

Phone: 0800 10 30 40
Mobile: 022 545 0350
jeremyL@envirowater.co.nz

Marc Jensen
TM Consultants

PO Box 8874, Christchurch 8440
Phone: 03 348 6066
Mobile: 027 302 8659
marcj@tmco.co.nz

Chip Babbott
LDE Ltd

37 Queen Street, Warkworth 0941
Phone: 09 425 0137 ext 402
Mobile: 021 447 015
C.Babbott@lde.co.nz

Jacob Verstraten
Titus Consulting Engineers

169 London Street, Hamilton
Phone: 07 242 0017
Mobile: 027 344 5566
jacobv@tituscivil.co.nz

Bradley West 
Pinnacles Civil

www.pinnaclescivil.co.nz
Waihi
Mobile: 022 658 0818
bradley.west@pinnaclescivil.co.nz

Caitlin Speedy
Pinnacles Civil

www.pinnaclescivil.co.nz
Waihi
Mobile: 022 658 0814
caitlin.speedy@pinnaclescivil.co.nz

Matt Riddell
Ecogent

PO Box 55144, Eastridge
Auckland 1146
Phone: 0800 237283
Mobile: 021314230
matt@ecogent.co.nz

Andrew Chen
Fraser Thomas Ltd

www.fraserthomas.co.nz
Auckland
Phone: 09 278 7078 – Ext. 7859
Mobile: 021 045 3223
achen@ftl.co.nz

Dylan Walton
GWE Consulting Engineers

Mobile: 021985 831
Dylan.walton@gwe.co.nz

 


If you believe that you should be on this list, please contact us.

FAQ for those looking to gain accreditation as an approved OSET system designer within the Bay of Plenty region

Connexis and the programme is delivered by WSP

A 12 month programme delivered with a combination of online learning and two 2 day block courses. You must be in the industry designing on-site wastewater management systems as part of a council consenting process, and have enough exposure to gain the relevant skills covered within the programme.

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Please email boprc.compliancedata@boprc.govt.nz with your certificate. Bay of Plenty Regional Council will contact you for additional information.

Yes, but only on the proviso that Bay of Plenty Regional Council receive written confirmation that you will be on-site to complete the site and soil evaluations required by Schedule 5 of the Bay of Plenty On-site Effluent Treatment Regional Plan.

Bay of Plenty Regional Council will not accept applications by those that have had site and soil evaluations completed by employees, contractors etc that are not on the approved OSET system designer list.

No, Bay of Plenty Regional Council will only accept the New Zealand Certificate in On-Site Wastewater Management System Design Level 4.