Building Assessor

About us 

The Department of Government Services (DGS) was established on 1 January 2023 to improve everyone's experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government. We bring important day-to-day services together in one department to make things easy and seamless for Victorians and businesses. We are doing this by connecting and digitising our systems and platforms across state and local government as well as streamlining our corporate and procurement services.  

About the role 

An exciting opportunity exists for registered Building Practitioners and Architects to utilise their industry experience and knowledge to support a specialised Building Assessment team within Domestic Building Dispute Resolution Victoria (DBDRV).

As part of a small team of Building Assessors you will be responsible for working with homeowners and industry practitioners to examine building work and provide technical advice and reports, based on your knowledge of building codes and standards, to parties to assist them in resolving disputes.

Reporting to the Manager, Building Assessments, Building Assessors attend sites and examine building work. Using phone-based report writing applications, Assessors prepare written reports setting out whether building works are defective and/or incomplete. Building Assessors will recommend whether any rectification action is required and provide further expert advice where there has been a contravention of the Building Act 1993.

There are 2 ongoing positions available. The work location for these positions is 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne with hybrid work arrangements available.

 About you 

To be considered for the role, you must be able to demonstrate: 

• Working knowledge of the Building Act 1993, Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 and building regulations, codes, and standards.
• Demonstrated domestic building experience including the interpretation of plans, specifications and other documentation which constitutes a domestic building contract for the purposes of assessing whether building work carried out is in accordance with the contract documentation and legislation and standards governing domestic building work
• Understanding and knowledge of the Building Act 1993 and the associated regulations, Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 and associated regulations, National Construction Code and associated Acts and Codes and the Guide to Standards and Tolerances.
• Hold or be eligible to obtain registration as a registered building practitioner with the Victorian Building Authority under the Building Act 1993 or an Architect registered under the Architects Act 1991.
• Hold a current Victorian Drivers Licence.

For specific responsibilities please review the attached position description. 

This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia. 

How to apply 

Apply before the advertised closing date 11:59pm on Wednesday, 03 April 2024. All applications should include: 

• a resume; and 
• a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages) 

In accordance with the Jobs and Skills Exchange Policy, Victorian Public Service employees are required to apply via the JSE for primary consideration access. 

Other relevant information 

The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees and clients and consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OH&S Act), to support this DGS has a COVID-19 Vaccination policy which strongly recommends all DGS employees be fully vaccinated.  

Preferred candidates will be required to complete a Pre-employment Declaration and Consent Form. Employment of successful candidates will be subject to a National Police Check. 

DGS actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.