Address"YOU COULD MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE"
Primary Work Location: Wyong NSW
- Careers in Building surveying await you in this busy and rewarding Building Assessment and Certification Section
- Work/Life Balance - 9 day fortnight with flexible/hybrid working arrangements available
- 2 x Permanent full time roles available + Leaseback Vehicle.
Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.
Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.
Ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work.
Today the Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, with the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia.
These roles will see you step into specialist careers in the industry as a Building Surveyor or Principal Building Surveyor. With varied responsibilities across building surveying and construction, such as thorough assessment of development applications and carrying out critical stage inspections of building works, to the Principal Building Surveyor promoting Council as a Principal Certifier and providing mentoring and coaching of more junior employees, you will be enjoying busy but very rewarding days.
This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.
Key activities of this role include:
- Assessing Development Applications with a high degree of accuracy to ensure compliance with relevant statutory requirements
- Researching analysing and interpreting relevant legislation, codes, policies, procedures and apply them in a practical context
- Providing advice and technical information to Council's customers, staff and residents in relation to Building Surveying matters.
About you:
- Your knowledge of relevant legislation, policies and industry practices will allow you to provide robust solutions to internal and external customers
- You enjoy working on a variety of development planning issues and applications, undertaking specialist research and technical functions as required
- You enjoy mentoring, sharing your knowledge and expertise, while also learning from others
- Having a work/life balance is important to you.
About us:
- We are a large organisation delivering a wide variety of services to our local community
- You will be joining a team of Building Surveying professionals who excel at what they do
- We offer a supportive work environment with opportunities for career development
- We provide opportunities to collaborate with subject matter experts from a variety of areas across the organisation
We offer an attractive range of benefits to our employees.
Please refer to the Building Surveyor position description for detailed information on the position and required skills and experience.
Please refer to the Principal Building Surveyorposition description for detailed information on the position and required skills and experience.
These roles have different salary ranges depending on qualifications and experience:
- Building Surveyor - $82.9K to $99.5K per annum + leaseback vehicle
- Principal Building Surveyor - $96.3- $115.5K per annum + leaseback vehicle
A leaseback vehicle is provided in these roles for official duties and private use and your choice of vehicle will be provided when one becomes available in accordance with Council’s Vehicle Policy. In the meantime, either an alternate pre-used vehicle or a vehicle allowance of $200 per week ($10,450 per annum) is temporarily applied for this position due to ongoing issues with supply for new vehicles.
A 9 day fortnight work-cycle currently applies to this role with flexible/hybrid working arrangements available.
Successful candidates may be required to undertake a course of vaccinations against Hepatitis A and B and Tetanus or demonstrate their immunity.
Enquiries: Wayne Herd, Section Manager Building Assessment an Certification on ph: 0434 657 ***
If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.
Closing Date: Applications close at midnight on Sunday 18 February 2024.
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HOW TO APPLY
Thank you for your interest in the position.
For more information on applying for a role with Central Coast Council please click on the following link: https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/council/about-council/careers-and-volunteering/applying-position
Apply now using our fast, easy to use on-line application process.
Don't have access to a computer or electronic device? Applications can be lodged at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1 hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.
Please note that you do not need a "password" to use our on-line application system.
You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finally submit your application.
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To lodge your application, please follow the below steps:
Step 1: Answer the on-line questions shown below. Please ensure that you provide as much detail as possible in response to the questions asked.
Step 2: Attach your resume
Step 3: Attach your qualifications and licences
Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.
IMPORTANT: If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing *******@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need.
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PLEASE NOTE: By completing and submitting this online application you confirm that any information provided by yourself in this application is true & correct and acknowledge that any offer of employment may be withdrawn should the information that you have provided in support of your application be shown to be false. You also consent to employment screening checks being conducted where appropriate. This may include associated checks (Referee check, Working With Children Check, Entitlement to Work in Australia, Employment History and an Australian Federal Police Check) as well as substantiation of educational qualifications, industry memberships, previous Central Coast Council employment history and association with professional bodies.
I also acknowledge that I will be required to provide proof of eligibility (including photo identification) to work in Australia if selected for an interview.
PLEASE NOTE: We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.
