Residential Contruction Permits Coordinator

At Brighton Homes, we understand being a Queensland home builder involves more than just building new homes. We offer a range of stunning architectural house plans full of sun-fringed spaces and generously sized rooms, perfect for the Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast lifestyle. Our home designs consistently win Master Builders Association State and National Awards.

We are proud to belong to the NEX Building Group, a diverse and expanding organisation with over 1300 passionate employees whose purpose is to build beautiful homes for Australians. Established in 1987 and continuing to evolve both organically and through acquisition, we are well positioned for growth and committed to achieving our vision of being Australia's leading home building group.

Building new homes and better futures for Australians is a true honour and so rewarding. Here are some other rewards and benefits we offer our employees.

Our perks and benefits

We believe that our employee community is a key strength of our organisation, and we aim to attract the best talent to achieve our strategic goal of being Australia's leading residential builder and employer of choice in our sector. We are committed to taking care of our employees, that's why we offer a bundle of benefits:

• Discount on building a home with any of our building brands (after qualifying period)
• Income protection insurance- 100% funded by NEX. Covers up to 2 years at 75% of base salary in case of illness or injury
• Purchased leave - opportunity to apply for up to 2 weeks extra leave each year
• Paid Parental leave - 12 weeks for the primary carer and 4 weeks for secondary carer (we're proud to be industry leading with this benefit)
• Employee discounts on gym memberships (Fitness Passport), motor vehicles (Mitsubishi), home appliances, energy, health insurance and more
• AIA Vitality health and wellbeing program
• A genuine focus on diversity and inclusion (we're proud of our Women in Construction Program and annual Building Inclusivity Awards)
• Employee assistance program to support your mental, financial and physical wellbeing
• A huge catalogue of online learning and ongoing professional development programs
• NAWIC and HIA corporate membership
• Attractive remuneration
• And so much more

About the opportunity:

On a 12-month contract, the Residential Construction Permits Coordinator is part of the Brighton Homes Operations team and reports to the Compliance Manager. The key focus of this role your focus will be to order, administrate and prepare pre-construction documentation for our clients. More specifically, you will:

• Coordinate end-to-end applications for building and covenant approvals, ensuring smooth submission and compliance process
• Liaise with councils, certifies and external professionals to secure necessary approvals and keep projects moving on time
• Work closely with Project, Contract and Drafting teams to capture citations and reflect approval changes in plans
• Prepare and submit documentation to satisfy inspections, occupation certificates, and council requirements
• Provide management with accurate progress updated and forecasts using systems such as Businesscraft and Laserfiche
• Carry out key administrative functions including reporting, purchase orders and processing project documentation.

About you:

You will share a passion for our purpose and be aligned to our core values; better together, be accountable, people matter and think bigger. In addition, you will:

• Previous experience as a Permit Coordinator
• Admin experience, preferably in the building and construction industry
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to work under pressure successfully managing multiple clients and prioritising effectively
• Sound knowledge in computer and Microsoft office skills
• Ideally some knowledge of the residential construction industry (building your own home or property management), building materials and supply and co-ordinating trades

We are keen to improve female (and other marginalised groups) representation in our workplaces. If this role appeals to you but you don't feel you tick every box, we encourage you to still apply. We'd love to have a chat with you about your career goals.

Interested?

The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening and depending on the inherent requirements of the role, may involve the completion of a National Police Check and a pre-employment medical.

Apply today

If you are determined to make a difference and want to join an innovative and inclusive organisation committed to building better futures, click on the APPLY button (you may be directed to our careers portal which we have kept very quick and simple. Be sure to click submit once you have completed your application). To find out more about NEX Building Group go to NEX Building Group or follow us on LinkedIn

Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. NEX Building Group and its brands are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.