Aps4 - Airport Building Control Coordinator, Airports

**Contact Officer**:
**Closing Date**:
**11.59pm AEDT, Sunday**19 January 2025**

**Our Department Values**:
Our values set the direction for what it means to work in our department. They inform the standard and expectations of behaviours, skills and capabilities and the attributes we currently have, will continually work to achieve and develop, and that we use to acknowledge and attract, retain and recruit into our department.

**The opportunity we have available**:
We have a full-time opportunity at the APS4 level to join the Airport Building Control section on a ongoing basis.

The Airports Branch oversees and provides government policy and regulatory advice on matters relating to 21 operational federal leased airports across Australia. The Branch undertakes effective and efficient regulation of federal leased airports to ensure the operations of airports, as nationally significant infrastructure, remain in the public interest.

The Airport Building Control Section is responsible for the administration of building and construction activities at federal leased airports in line with the Airports Act 1996 and the Airport (Building Control) Regulations 1996, including management of a network of external Airport Building Controllers (ABCs) around Australia.

**What will you do?**:
As an Airport Building Control Coordinator, you can expect to:

- Support the regulatory oversight of, and advise on, building certification requirements, procedures and compliance at federal leased airports.
- Oversight and manage the ABC onboarding and Statutory Appointment process.
- Ensure that Airport Building Control suppliers are compliant with any contractual, regulatory, or legislative obligations.
- Coordinate and chair network-wide teleconferences that provide the department an opportunity to directly liaise with the ABC network.
- Support the administration of various legislation, including (but not limited to): _Airports Act 1996_, Airports (Building Control) Regulations 1996, Airports Regulations 2024, and Airports (Environmental Protection) Regulations 1997.

**Who are we looking for ?**:
A role in the Airport Building Control section offers the opportunity to work on a diverse range of challenges facing the aviation sector in a collegiate and collaborative workplace. Project management and stakeholder engagement are a core component of the role and offers excellent opportunities to gain experience in collaborating with departmental staff and external stakeholders.

**RecruitAbility minimum requirements**:
Minimum requirements for this role include the demonstrated ability to:

- **Contribute to strong levels of regulatory compliance** development, assessment, monitoring, and reporting while engaging consistently and appropriately with risk.
- **Foster and maintain strong relationships** with key stakeholders.
- **Manage and adapt to competing priorities**, and navigate uncertainty.

RecruitAbility is a scheme which aims to attract and develop applicants with disability and also facilitate cultural changes in selection panels and agency recruitment.

Job applicants with disability who met the requirements are advanced to the next stage of the selection process:

- Opt into the scheme
- Declare they have a disability, and
- Meet the minimum requirements of a vacancy advertised in the scheme

More information can be found at RecruitAbility scheme: A guide for applicants | Australian Public Service Commission.

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**What else can we offer?**

Flexible working arrangements are available where appropriate, including home-based work.

We are also dedicated to fostering personal and professional development, empowering individuals to set goals, acquire new skills, and cultivate unique qualities that define who they are. We believe this not only leads to a more fulfilling and happier life but enhances the overall quality of our work.

**Eligibility requirements**:

- **Health Assessment**: The preferred applicant may be required to undergo a medical examination conducted by the department's preferred medical provider.

**How to apply**:
Applications for this opportunity close at **11.59pm AEDT, Sunday 19 January 2025.**

**Timeline and Assessment**:
A selection panel will be established to assess your suitability against the advertised role.

If a merit pool is established it will be valid for 18 months from date it first appeared in the APS Gazette.
- Applications open**:6 January 2025**:

- Applications close**:19 January 2025**:

- Application shortlisting**:24 January 2025**:

- Further assessments**:5 February 2025**:

- Selection report finalised**:21 February 2025**:

- Offers and announcements**:28 February 2025