Team Leader Building Compliance

Opportunity to join our Building Leadership Team

About us:

Our Building Compliance team are responsible for undertaking the territorial authority functions under the Building Act, working with our community promoting a culture of compliance through education and understanding, supporting and being empathetic while achieving compliant outcomes.

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 maintain a safe and healthy built environment.

Our head office is based in Rolleston, 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.

About the role:

As the Team Leader Building Compliance, you will provide leadership to the Building Compliance Team to deliver a high quality customer experience. You will provide technical support and guidance to the team and colleagues across wider council on regulatory building matters.

You will be a role model providing on the job coaching and mentoring to support team member development, ensuring their effective contribution.

You will be an effective communicator with the ability to relay technical information in layman's terms and manage conflict resolution through customer engagement.

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Leadership:lead the team, providing direction, technical support and guidance, workload management, empowerment, and motivation. Assist in developing team members to achieve organisational goals.
• Technical:Providing specialist advice and technical leadership in relation to building matters to team members. Providing specialist advice to internal and external customers.

Opportunity to join our Building Leadership Team

About us:

Our Building Compliance team are responsible for undertaking the territorial authority functions under the Building Act, working with our community promoting a culture of compliance through education and understanding, supporting and being empathetic while achieving compliant outcomes.

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 maintain a safe and healthy built environment.

Our head office is based in Rolleston, 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.

About the role:

As the Team Leader Building Compliance, you will provide leadership to the Building Compliance Team to deliver a high quality customer experience. You will provide technical support and guidance to the team and colleagues across wider council on regulatory building matters.

You will be a role model providing on the job coaching and mentoring to support team member development, ensuring their effective contribution.

You will be an effective communicator with the ability to relay technical information in layman's terms and manage conflict resolution through customer engagement.

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Leadership:lead the team, providing direction, technical support and guidance, workload management, empowerment, and motivation. Assist in developing team members to achieve organisational goals.
• Technical:Providing specialist advice and technical leadership in relation to building matters to team members. Providing specialist advice to internal and external customers.

Our ideal Team Leader will have proven industry knowledge and experience, showcase effective management of multiple workstreams, ability to lead a team successfully and mentor their development and be a confident decision maker.

Additional to this:

• At least 5 years experience in the building industry preferably in a similar role.
• At least 2 years experience in people management
• 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. (essential)
• 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.

• 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: 6791195.

Applications close 17 August 2025