Building Control Officer

About the role:

As a member of our residential processing team

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Provide building advice and support to staff within the organisation to enable the provision of an integrated approach to customer service and effective achievement of outputs.
• Processing building consent applications to ensure they comply with the NZ Building Code
• Making decisions to grant or refuse residential applications
• Making lapse and extension decisions

About you:

Our ideal candidate will be calm, honest and approachable with relevant BCA experience enabling you to hit the ground running. You are detail oriented with the ability to see the big picture when delivering work. You'll be a natural problem solver who can analyse information and make rational judgements and will ensure that your personal competence is maintained and enhanced where necessary.  

You will also have: 

• A NZ Diploma in Building Surveying (Level 6) or equivalent NZ qualification. 

• Understanding and application of the Building Act, Regulations, Building Code, Standards, and the consent process. 

• Ability to make technical decisions using sound judgement, risk analysis and research. 

• High level digital literacy and experience in a range of software applications. 

• Excellent interpersonal skills. 

• Time management. 

• Current Class 1 drivers licence. 

What we can offer:

• Great work-life balance with flexibility
• Career coaching and development

• Life insurance
• Wellbeing and volunteer leave
• Three days paid leave between Christmas and New Year
• Two weeks paid Partners Leave
• Sick leave from day one
• Continued KiwiSaver contributions during savings suspension
• Discounts with local and national businesses

About us:

Selwyn is one of the fastest-growing districts in New Zealand. We have a fantastic quality of life, great communities, and a thriving economy. Our Council works actively with residents to provide the services and facilities that help our communities to thrive and grow.

Our head office is based in Rolleston (only 25km from Christchurch), which offers an enviable family lifestyle, outstanding local facilities and an easy drive to the ski fields, rivers and hills that make up Canterbury's stunning landscape.

Our values are important to us and represent the way we work: · Be a good human · Be brave - Think differently · Better together- Make it happen for Selwyn.

We honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and we are committed to working with our Treaty partner to deliver on our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

We value the safety of our community - this role requires a satisfactory safety check including police vetting and for you to pass a drug and alcohol test.

If you'd like to play a part in making Selwyn the best place to live, work and play, join us today!