Building Control Officer - Consents

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Permanent | Full Time

We seek an enthusiastic, highly motivated person to join our busy Building Control Services team. We are very customer focused and require someone who is able to help our customers in enabling development in Upper Hutt whilst ensuring that building work meets legislative requirements and standards.

The Building Control Officer (Consents) will play an important role working within the Building Control Services team to ensure building applications are processed efficiently, and to a high standard. Primarily you will be responsible for processing building consent applications, ensuring compliance with Building Act/Building Code provisions and providing customers with advice and guidance for building related matters.

You will be responsible for maintaining accurate records and information databases in support of the Council's continued status as an accredited Building Control Authority.

Ideally you will have:

• a sound knowledge of the Building Act and Building Code;
• a relevant technical qualification for performing building control functions;
• an ability to confidently and clearly communicate technical issues and concepts;
• an excellent customer service focus, including good listening skills;
• competent computer skills;
• good administration and organisation skills;
• a current driver's licence.

If you have a good level of building industry experience, are positive, committed and highly technically competent in all that you do, and you want to step up to a role that is both busy and rewarding, then you won't get much better than our city and our team.

As a Consents Officer, you will experience a full and varied workload in a supportive and dynamic working environment.

What are you waiting for? Give Leyla Paine - Senior Building Control Officer (Consents) a call on 04 5272 169 - we'd love to share our plans and our passion.

Applications close 4pm 28 January 2020.

All applications must include a cover letter, CV and a completed Upper Hutt City Council application form (you can complete this online).

Please note: You must have the legal right to work in New Zealand to apply for this role.

Apply online: https://www.upperhuttcity.com/Your-Council/Work-for-us