Permits Coordinator

Permits Coordinator I Residential Building

• Join Arden Homes, Victoria's most trusted, sustainability focused volume home builder 

• Support our customers through their new home build journey

• Located in Scoresby

Arden Homes was established in 2010 and has built a reputation as being Victoria's award-winning builder. Our homes have won some of the most prestigious awards from industry bodies and associations across Australia including the most demanding design categories. We create individual, innovative, and intelligent homes that stand out from the crowd and stand the test of time.

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:
The Permits Coordinator reports to the Operations Manager and is part of our Operations team. In this highly rewarding role, your focus will be to prepare documentation and liaise with the relevant engaged Building Surveyor and council to arrange the prompt lodgement of plans and necessary building approvals to enable the construction to commence in a timely manner. More specifically, your responsibilities will include:

• Prepare and Coordinate end to end building approval applications, including submission to Building Surveyor as well as covenant approval applications with developers. 

• Proactively liaise with authorities and external professionals to obtain and follow up on required development applications and obtain estimated dates of approval 

• Collaborate with the Project Delivery Coordinators and Drafting teams to ensure all approved changes are captured in plans and signed by the customers

• Submit required documentations, prepare management reports and keep accurate forecast dates and permit up to date

• Perform administrative tasks such as filing, purchase and maintaining information in Business craft and shared drives 

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 in Residential Construction 

• Strong administration experience, managing high volume work in a fast paced environment

• 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.