Team Leader Building Consenting | Kaiārahi Rōpū Whakaū Hanga Whare

Porirua City is a great place to live, work and raise a family, with significant growth and opportunities. We’re upgrading our infrastructure, connecting our city and managing how we grow. We’re developing and creating a resilient, liveable city for our future generations and need skilled people like you to help make it all happen.

About the role

This role is ideal for a leader who can balance people leadership, operational delivery, and technical expertise while building strong relationships across the organisation and with external stakeholders.

In this role, you will:

• Lead, mentor, and support Building Consenting Officers to deliver high-quality outcomes
• Co-ordinate workflow, forecast workloads, and ensure resources are allocated effectively
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to support sound, fair, and consistent decision-making
• Help deliver a comprehensive building consenting service in line with the Building Act and associated legislation
• Support the day-to-day management of the Building Assurance team alongside the Manager Building Assurance
• Contribute to service planning, performance monitoring, and achievement of business plan targets
• Assist with maintaining Building Consent Authority accreditation and registration
• Develop performance and training plans for direct reports and identify ongoing development needs
• Foster strong relationships with internal teams, the public, the development community, industry groups, and government agencies
• Support quality auditing, process improvement, and smarter use of technology
• Represent the Manager Building Assurance when required

About you

To succeed in this role, you’ll bring a strong mix of leadership capability, regulatory experience, and technical expertise.

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Demonstrated leadership and people management skills
• Experience in a building regulatory role or comparable
• Strong technical knowledge of building and construction practices
• Excellent understanding of the Building Act and related legislation
• Proven ability to coach, mentor, and develop team members
• A strong customer focus, with the ability to deliver service excellence in a regulatory setting
• Sound judgement, decision-making ability, and political awareness
• Strong written communication and report writing skills
• Resilience, adaptability, and confidence working in a changing environment
• A current New Zealand driver’s licence
• Ideally you’ll also have competency and a relevant qualification acceptable under the Building (Accreditation of Building Consent Authorities) Regulations 2006

What you need to do now

If you’re ready to lead from the front, build capability in others, and help deliver a trusted and effective building consenting service, we encourage you to apply. Please contact Leonie McPhail Murphy, Manager Building Assurance on 027 554 7031 for more information.

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.

To find out more about working for Porirua City Watch this video

Applications close on Tuesday 28 July 2026.

Position description Apply now

Share