Building Surveyor or Cadet Building Surveyor

**Closing date**: 27/04/2025 11:59 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time

**Location**: Civic Centre - 243 Baylis Street, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 - Wiradjuri Country

**Department**: Development Assessment & Building Certification

**Employment type**: Permanent Full-time

Wagga Wagga City Council is seeking an energetic, motivated and results orientated individual to join our Development Assessment and Building Certification Team in providing quality building assessment and certification services for our growing City.

Wagga Wagga City is the regional capital of the Riverina region of NSW with an urban population of approximately 60,000 people. The city is located midway (450kms each side) between Sydney and Melbourne and is well connected with excellent rail and road network. Wagga Wagga is an important agricultural, industrial, business, military, and transport hub and the ninth fastest growing inland city in Australia.

Council has one role available within the Development Assessment and Building Certification Team, being a Building Surveyor role at Grade 15 or Cadet Building Surveyor at Grade 12 as detailed below.

**Building Surveyor**
- Commencing salary of $88,927.28 gross per annum with the opportunity to progress to $106,712.84 + superannuation (11.5%)
- Annual Accreditation Allowance - (A1 Accreditation = $6,000; A2 Accreditation = $4,000 and A3 Accreditation = $2,000).
- Access to Council’s Leaseback Vehicle Policy.
- Access to Council’s Flexible Working Arrangements.
- Ongoing training and development opportunities.
- Generous leave entitlements.

Our Building Surveyors are responsible making valuable contributions to the management of development in the City of Wagga Wagga.

**As the new Building Surveyor your responsibilities will include but not limit to**:

- Participate in meetings/consultations with relevant stakeholders including owners/builders; architects; engineers; and government agencies including on-site andprovide professional advice on building and development compliance matters.
- Undertake compliance and enforcement functions in relation to building and development matters that affect the Local Government Area.
- Mentoring and development of the Development Assessment and Building Certification team members in consultation with the Building Certification Coordinator.

**To be successful in this role, you will**:

- Hold or be eligible to hold a minimum Hold a minimum accreditation level of Building Surveyor - Restricted (class 1 and 10 buildings)under the Building and Development Certifiers Act 2018 Accreditation Scheme.
- Have a preparedness to undertake required studies in Building Surveying to attain an A2 level accreditation would be advantages to the organisation;
- Tertiary qualifications relevant to the role e.g., Diploma/Degree in Building Surveying;
- Substantial experience relevant to the role; and
- Construction Induction Certificate (White Card).

**OR**

**Cadet Building Surveyor**
- Remuneration $77,933.44 gross per annum with the opportunity to progress to $93,520.18 + superannuation (11.5%).
- Access to Council’s Flexible Working Arrangements.
- Generous leave entitlements.
- Ongoing training and development opportunities.

**As a Cadet Building Surveyor, your key responsibilities will include but are not limited to**:

- Undertaking of inspections of approved development for compliance.

The successful applicant is required to demonstrate an ability and preparedness to undertake required studies in Building Surveying to attain an accreditation level of Building Surveyor - Restricted (all classes of buildings) or Building Surveyor - Unrestricted (preferred) under the Building and Development Certifiers Act 2018 Accreditation Scheme.

**What is next?**

Applications close **Sunday, 27 April 2025**at 11.59pm AEDST with interviews to be held in the week commencing Monday, 5 May 2025.

If you are interested in this role and would like more information, please contact **Kira-Lee Foster, Building Certification Coordinator on 02 6926 9581.**

As part of the recruitment process, pre-employment checks will be conducted in line with requirements of the position.