Regulatory Compliance Team Lead - Env Health & Building

Buller District Council; Westport; On-site; CAD 92,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Southern Cross Health Insurance

Relocation assistance

Flexible working arrangements

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Buller District Council in Westport, New Zealand is seeking a Regulatory Compliance Team Leader to lead our compliance functions across environmental health, resource management act (RMA) compliance and building compliance.

Reporting to the Group Manager Regulatory Services, you will mentor and develop staff, manage workloads and ensure statutory obligations are met while delivering high-quality regulatory outcomes for the Buller District.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading and developing people in a workplace environment.
• Experience in regulatory compliance, environmental health, building, planning or related field.
• Sound knowledge of legislation, regulations, compliance processes and enforcement principles.
• Strong organisational, investigative and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build productive relationships while achieving regulatory outcomes.
• A current New Zealand driver's licence.

Responsibilities

• Leading, mentoring and developing compliance staff to achieve high performance and professional growth.
• Managing team workloads, recruitment, training and performance programmes.
• Overseeing regulatory compliance activities across environmental health, resource management and building compliance functions.
• Managing Council's environmental health contractor to ensure effective delivery of statutory obligations.
• Supporting investigations, monitoring programmes and enforcement activities under relevant legislation.
• Providing technical guidance and regulatory advice to staff, customers and stakeholders.
• Ensuring compliance registers, records and monitoring programmes are maintained to a high standard.
• Contributing to policy development, business planning and budget processes.
• Building positive working relationships across Council, industry, government agencies and the wider community.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Investigation

Communication

Stakeholder relations

Driver's license

Education

Env health qualification

Building regulation qualification

Planning qualification

Resource management qualification

Job description

Buller District Council in Westport, New Zealand is seeking a Regulatory Compliance Team Leader to lead our compliance functions across environmental health, resource management act (RMA) compliance and building compliance.

Reporting to the Group Manager Regulatory Services, you will mentor and develop staff, manage workloads and ensure statutory obligations are met while delivering high-quality regulatory outcomes for the Buller District.