Add expected salary to your profile for insightsWe are looking for an experienced manager, with proven expertise in leading leaders. The building team is responsible for upholding Building Act legislation and ensuring compliance with the Building Code. This role is responsible for ensuring the effective strategic leadership and development of the building teams, including building control officers, coordinators and compliance officers. Leading a team of approximately 30, with 6 direct reports, this role will implement best practice solutions to improve our services and ensure Council meets its statutory timeframes and legal obligations.Your responsibilities include (but are not limited to):development of an engaged, empowered and high-performing teamlead engagement with the building and design sectors, ensuring collaborative and productive relationshipsensure the effective financial management of building solutions activitiesensure that processes and procedures are implemented according to best practiceenforce provisions of the Building Act and regulations and ensure the team meets statutory timeframesTo be successful in this role you will:have an appropriate tertiary qualification in business, management or similarproven people leadership and management skills (at the leading leaders level) with a drive to develop and coach othersexperience in a local government environment, ideally within a building or regulatory contextexcellent communicationskills and proven ability to establish credible and constructive workingrelationshipsa continuous improvement focus and enthusiasm for pioneering solutions that improve our customer experience whilst ensuring adherence to regulationsAbout CouncilWith assets including Fiordland National Park and Stewart Island, 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.What's in it for you?This is a significant leadership role within Council. Working alongside the regulatory leadership team, and with the support of a building technical lead, we're looking for an inspiring leader that can take this high-performing team to the next level. Technical building skills, while an advantage, are not a pre-requisite to success in this position.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.We're also a flexible workplace that believes in work/life balance. We offer flexible and hybrid working models.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!Report this job advert Don't provide your bank or credit card details when applying for jobs.#J-18808-Ljbffr
