Building Officer (Inspections) / Senior Building Officer (Inspections)

Porirua is a growing and vibrant city where there’s always something happening. We want everyone to feel welcome – whether they’re visiting, living or working here. Our people are friendly, diverse and inclusive, and make Porirua City a great place to live, work and raise a family. We’re looking for people to join our team.

All about the role

You will be a key part of an effective and engaged team who deliver high quality Building Assurance services. What you’ll do

• Deliver high-quality, professional building inspection services across a range of building applications
• Carry out inspections in accordance with approved plans and the New Zealand Building Code
• Provide clear, practical advice to applicants, customers, and stakeholders on building legislation and compliance requirements
• Record decisions and document reasons in line with legislative requirements and internal quality procedures
• Manage consent documentation, variations, and accurate time recording for invoicing
• Investigate historic building consents, complaints, and building disputes through to resolution
• Undertake pool barrier and building warrant of fitness audits when required

We are open to appointing this role as either an Officer or a Senior Officer depending on the skills and experience of the successful applicant. Please make it clear in your cover letter which role you want to be considered for.

What you’ll bring

You’ll have strong technical building knowledge, a sound understanding of the building regulatory environment, and a customer-first approach. You’ll be confident building relationships, making clear decisions, and working collaboratively across a wide range of stakeholders.

You’ll need to show us that you have:

• Proven technical expertise in building and regulatory compliance
• Qualification acceptable under Regulation 18, or willingness to complete one
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills
• Strong documentation, record-keeping, and time management skills
• A positive, solutions-focused attitude and ability to work well under pressure
• Current unrestricted New Zealand driver’s licence
• Ideally good knowledge of the Building Act 2004, and authorisation to undertake rapid building assessments

To be considered for the Senior Officer you’ll also need to have:

• A high level of technical building knowledge and significant work experience in the regulatory environment
• Experience in providing professional building consent processing and approval to a category of building work of Commercial 1 or above
• Experience in mentoring and coaching others on a technical level and providing feedback
• Ideally some investigation skills and experience in building act enforcement provisions

What you need to do now

If you’re passionate about delivering quality regulatory services and want to be part of a team that values professionalism, collaboration, and continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you. If you need more information, please call Leonie McPhail Murphy on 027 554 7031.

Porirua City embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications by people from all backgrounds and are a member of Te Uru Tāngata Diversity NZ. If you have any support or access requirements during our recruitment process, please let us know when you apply, and we’ll do our best to get you sorted.

You will need to apply via our careers centre: www.poriruacity.govt.nz/careers.

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Applications close on Friday 7 August 2026.

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