About the role:

As the Principal Specialist - Building, you will be a natural leader, adept at sharing your expertise and fostering the growth of our team's capabilities to meet the needs of the expanding district. As a key member of the Building Team, your primary focus will be on facilitating commercial training, coaching, and supervising, with a strong emphasis on ensuring compliance with statutory requirements. This is an exciting opportunity to influence the continuous improvement of our process and procedures.

You'll also be responsible for:

• Building and maintain positive relationships with internal and external customers.
• Lead or contribute to project work as a subject matter expert, representing the building team and Council on various projects.
• Investigate issues and document technical decisions, sharing findings with the team and stakeholders.
• Engage with professionals in the construction sector through networking and industry meetings.

About you:

You will be an experienced technical leader with at least 15 years' experience in building processes and statutory compliance. With excellent coaching and mentoring skills, you will play a key role in growing, developing, and supporting our team. Your ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues' and customers will be crucial to your success in this role.

You will also have:

• Experience working in a government role or local authority.
• Ability to make informed decisions on building code performance clauses using sound judgment, thorough research, and clear reporting.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding and application of the Building Act, Building Regulations, NZ Building Code, standards, and relevant specifications.

What we can offer:

• Great work-life balance with flexibility
• Career coaching and development
• Life insurance
• Wellbeing and volunteer leave
• Three days paid leave between Christmas and New Year
• Two weeks paid Partners Leave
• Sick leave from day one
• Continued KiwiSaver contributions during savings suspension
• Discounts with local and national businesses

About us:

Selwyn is one of the fastest-growing districts in New Zealand. We have a fantastic quality of life, great communities, and a thriving economy. Our Council works actively with residents to provide the services and facilities that help our communities to thrive and grow.

Our head office is based in Rolleston (only 25km from Christchurch), which offers an enviable family lifestyle, outstanding local facilities and an easy drive to the ski fields, rivers and hills that make up Canterbury's stunning landscape.

Our values are important to us and represent the way we work:

Be a good human · Be brave - Think differently · Better together- Make it happen for Selwyn.

We honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and we are committed to working with our Treaty partner to deliver on our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

We value the safety of our community - this role requires a satisfactory safety check including police vetting and for you to pass a drug and alcohol test.

If you'd like to play a part in making Selwyn the best place to live, work and play, join us today!