▷ [High Salary] Senior Coordinator Fire Safety and Regulation

Senior Coordinator Fire Safety and Regulation

Job No: BC3388

Location: Blacktown, NSW

Employment Status: Permanent, full‑time

No. of Vacancies: 1

Blacktown City Council is a growing and thriving city, located halfway between Sydney City and the Blue Mountains. With 450,000 residents, we are the largest and most diverse city in NSW, spread across 54 suburbs. Blacktown City Council is vibrant, dynamic and multicultural, home to a large First Nations community and people from more than 180 different birthplaces and languages.

With a $24.8 billion regional economy, Blacktown City Council is also home to 35,000 businesses. Working at Blacktown City Council provides widespread, exciting professional opportunities. Our Council is leading the transformation of Blacktown City and Western Sydney. We are implementing a vision for a modern city, full of opportunity for our residents and businesses.

Our Council is led by highly skilled and experienced professionals, working with talented and passionate teams across a diverse range of business units. We are delivering high quality, customer‑focused services, experiences and facilities, and leading a program of strategic planning, activity and investment.

Blacktown City Council strives to be an inclusive workplace for all people. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans and people with disabilities.

About the opportunity

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to fill the newly created Senior Coordinator Fire Safety and Regulation position within our Development Compliance and Regulation section on a permanent, full‑time basis.

This pivotal role offers the chance to lead and shape Council’s built‑form and development‑related regulatory functions.

Responsibilities

- Supervise and implement Council’s building fire safety audit programme

- Coordinate three compliance teams (fire safety, development compliance and swimming pools) for consistent enforcement outcomes

- Represent Council in local and Land and Environment Courts

- Develop and implement related policies, protocols and procedures

- Provide specialist technical and legislative advice to internal customers

- Support the Manager of Development Compliance and Regulation

- Mentor junior staff and foster professional growth

Qualifications and experience

- Degree in Building Surveying or equivalent

- Hold a current registration as a Building Surveyor Grade (unrestricted) under the Building and Development Certifiers Act 2018, or be able to demonstrate equivalence

- Extensive experience in a compliance or similar role including knowledge of applicable legislation and regulations, including but not limited to the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 and Local Government Act 1993

- Understanding of Fire Safety functions within a local government context, including but not limited to the Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021, Fire Safety Register, Fire Safety Referrals and Fire Safety Schedules

- Sound ability to assist the Manager with drafting orders, briefs of evidence and statements of fact and contention for enforcement activities, prosecution and court proceedings

- High‑level understanding of penalty infringement processes including the issuing of fines and applicable processes involving the Office of State Revenue

- Effective computer skills including compliance software and applications

- Demonstrated ability to mentor and coach staff, impart technical knowledge and build capacity of other staff members to deliver high quality work standards and outcomes within budget and specified time frames

- Strong interpersonal, supervisory, leadership and staff management skills with an understanding of service improvement

- Current class C driver’s licence

- National Criminal Record Background Check

- Postgraduate qualifications, certifications and/or equivalent industry experience in Building Compliance, Regulatory Services or Fire Safety

- Comprehensive knowledge of the National Construction Code/Building Code of Australia and relevant legislation/regulations, including but not limited to Building Compliance and Fire Safety

- Experience investigating alleged breaches of legislation and/or regulations relevant to local government

- Strong investigation and analytical skills for research, innovation and compliance process mapping

- Experience using IT systems relevant to local government including Microsoft Office, HP Content Manager and TechnologyOne

- Construction White Card or willingness to obtain

Remuneration and benefits

The salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with Blacktown City Council’s Enterprise Agreement.

- Entry level for this position starts at $2,735.37 per week

- Leaseback vehicle

- Opportunity to participate in Council's flextime arrangement

- Employee benefits such as leave entitlements (where applicable), 12% employer contribution to superannuation, Fitness Passport, gym membership discounts and social clubs

Our commitment to safety

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre‑employment phase, and via a series of random and targeted testing. We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

Contact information

Contact officer: Trevor Taylor on 9839 6162. Internal Ref: BCC542.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer. EEO data collection is voluntary. Any information that you provide will be kept confidential.

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