Senior Building Surveyor - Residential Processing

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Building Surveyor to join our team in a full-time permanent role.

About the role

As the Senior Building Surveyor - Residential Processing, you will support the Team leader - Residential Processing leading the day-to-day delivery of the building services. This will include but is not limited to, building consent processing, daily operational workflows are effective, the quality manual and SOP are consistently applied.

You will also be responsible for:

• Processing, analysing, and making decisions to grant or refuse various types of applications (both residential and commercial) under the Building Act.
• Provide technical support, for on-the-job training and mentoring to team members.
• Supervise and document supervision of Building Surveyors working outside of their current competency.
• Ensure all sign offs and records required by the quality system are completed in a timely manner to support the team and their development.
• Make realistic and sound decisions based on consideration of all the facts and alternatives available to manage risks.
• Seek relevant information and draw sound inferences from that information to make risk-based decisions.

About you

The successful candidate will have at least 5 years' experience in the Building Industry, preferably in a wide number of building projects. You'll have the ability to understand the Buildings Act and make appropriate technical decision with regards to the building code.

As the Senior Building Surveyor Residential Processing you will have:

• The ability and willingness to share technical knowledge, experience and learnings in a manner that anyone can understand and willingness to share knowledge, experience and learnings.
• Willingness to make appropriate decisions confidently and take responsibility for them. Awareness of limitations of own knowledge and when to seek assistance from the appropriate source(s)
• Qualification in alignment with building reg 18 and current R3 competency level and ability to maintain
• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Digital literacy and adaptability to new systems
• Current New Zealand 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.

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

To apply for this job go to: https://sdcjobs.co.nz/Vacancies & enter ref code: 6836537. 

Applications close 09 December 2025