Southland District Council – Invercargill, South Island
With 11% of the total land area of New Zealand, including Fiordland National Park and Stewart Island, The Southland District Council has the largest land area to manage of any territorial authority. Council not only encompasses the management and improvement of physical assets such as roads, bridges, water supply, cemeteries and parks but also the Southland communities' social, economic, cultural and environmental wellbeing.
Our 200+ staff are diverse in their backgrounds, skillset and location, spread across three Invercargill offices (Forth Street, 20 and 42 Don Street) and seven area offices situated at Riverton, Otautau, Te Anau, Winton, Oban, Lumsden and Wyndham.
Southland District Council offers scope for a rewarding and interesting career in local government under excellent working conditions, in a part of the country which is ideally suited to family life and the pursuit of a wide variety of activities.
About the role
Due to an internal promotion, we have an opportunity for a compliance officer to join our building solutions team. The building compliance officer is responsible for monitoring residential and commercial buildings and enforcing compliance with the building act and code.
Your responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
Respond to, investigate and resolve all cases of non-compliant building work with the Building Act, Building Code and Council Bylaws located within the District, including issuing notices.
Peer review/audit inspections as required.
Preparing information required for enforcement action, prosecutions or information related to claims or cases.
Issuing relevant documentation under the Building Act 2004 including certificates of acceptance; certificate of public use; amended compliance schedules.
Maintain excellent records and/or reports on all compliance investigations and inspections.
To be successful in this role you will:
Have a technical qualification in alignment with building compliance activities and/or have experience in a relevant building or compliance role.
Be passionate about your personal professional development and eager to further develop your technical knowledge of the Building Act 2004.
Possess high attention to detail and organisational skills.
Be a confident communicator, solutions focused and resilient – we're looking for a problem solver who demonstrates the ability to make informed, sound decisions, and communicates these well.
What's in it for you?
This is a unique opportunity for those who might want to get off the tools, but retain and share their technical building knowledge to make our community safer.
We recognise that staff are our most valuable asset. We believe in supporting them in their training and development, having competitive remuneration packages which are benchmarked against market rates, and an environment which enables personal growth, and values work/life balance.
If you're up for the challenge then please follow the link to download a job description and apply online today.
Applications will be processed as they are received, don't delay – apply today!
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