Senior Building Officer

A career at the City of Tea Tree Gully is an opportunity to forge long-lasting community connections while cultivating a fulfilling work life. Joining us is a chance to be part of a dynamic team, who value customer care, trust, teamwork and growth. 

We are dedicated to creating a workplace that fosters inclusivity and collaboration. We embrace individual differences and recognise the valuable contributions that diverse perspectives and experiences bring to our community. We are committed to achieving and maintaining White Ribbon Accreditation. We prioritise the well-being of our staff and strive to create an environment that promotes ongoing career growth while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. 

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Reporting to the Team Leader Building and Compliance, the Senior Building Officer is responsible for ensuring the delivery of professional, efficient and effective building advice and development assessment services to Council, other community organisations, State Government authorities, developers and the public generally, and to ensure that Council’s statutory obligations under relevant legislation(s) are met. You will promote development that achieves a high-quality built environment in accordance with the National Construction Code, Building Surveying Level 2 (multi-story/commercial) and associated Building Standards and Acts.

Key responsibilities of the role include (but are not limited to): 

• Assessing the full range of development applications
• Investigating and addressing building compliance matters
• Performing inspections in accordance with Council’s Building Inspections Policy 
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of the team and department.
• The training and development of Level 3 accredited Building Officers in more complex development assessments and inspections, to enable Building Officers to aspire for Level 2 Building Surveyor accreditation. 
• Maintain improvements to Councils procedures in notifications and inspections. 

A copy of the position description is available here.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• A minimum of four years’ experience in development assessment, inspection and compliance functions with a willingness and drive to deliver high level customer service.
• A willingness to undergo a pre-employment medical and a police check.

You are a Building Surveyor with Level 1 or 2 with

• relevant qualifications in building surveying
• Current SA State Government building accreditation to Level 1 or Level 2 under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016
• Experience in Local Government will be valued.

If you’re passionate, have a can-do attitude and want to join a focused, visionary and community-minded organisation, we want to hear from you. By joining the City of Tea Tree Gully you will benefit from challenge, variety and the opportunity to further develop your career.

We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity, as well as people of culturally diverse backgrounds and diverse abilities, to apply. 

Salary range is between $100,107 and $106,436 per annum plus superannuation guarantee and will be negotiated commensurate with skills, experience and qualifications.

Applications close Thursday 11 April 2024. For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact Nathan Grainger, Manager City Development on 0466 023 ***.

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