We're looking for a Building Surveyor to join our residential Inspections team. This is a technical role where you'll assess and process building consent applications under the Building Act 2004 — from solid fuel heaters to complex multi-storey residential builds.

About the Role

As a member of the Residential Building Team, you'll be responsible for reviewing and inspecting residential building consents across the district, ensuring compliance with legislation and supporting safe building outcomes for our community.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Processing a wide range of residential building consents
• Providing advice and expertise on Building Act matters to applicants and internal teams
• Communicating with agents, architects, licensed building practitioners, and applicants — often under pressure — to solve problems and provide clear guidance
• Supporting an integrated approach to customer service by collaborating with other departments (e.g., planning, property, plumbing, and drainage)
• Maintaining competency through technical audits and our biannual competency framework
• Staying up to date with legislative changes and adapting to new systems and processes

This is a highly autonomous role, but you'll be part of a supportive and collaborative team where help is always available, and your contribution is valued.

Please note successful candidates will be interviewed on either 17^th or 18^th December 2025. If you are unable to attend on those dates please state your availability for an interview on your cover letter.

About You

Our ideal candidate is calm, honest, and approachable, with relevant BCA or TA experience that enables you to hit the ground running. You're detail-oriented but able to see the big picture, and you bring a natural problem-solving mindset to your work.

You'll also bring:

• A NZ Diploma in Building Surveying (Level 6) or equivalent NZ qualification with current R2 or R3 competence
• Understanding and application of the Building Act, Regulations, Building Code, Standards, and the consent process
• Ability to make technical decisions using sound judgement in a timely manner, risk analysis, and research
• High-level digital literacy and experience in a range of software applications
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and time management skills
• A current Class 1 New Zealand driver's licence

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.

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