Building Services Admin Team Lead — Leadership & Compliance

Western Bay of Plenty District Council; Tauranga; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five weeks annual leave

Flexible work arrangements

Pet friendly work environment

Wellbeing resources

Free onsite parking

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is seeking a proactive Team Leader to provide leadership and oversight of the Building Services and Building Consent Authority (BCA) administrative functions. You will drive timely, accurate, and customer-focused services while balancing statutory obligations with continuous improvement.

You will manage financial processes, supervise staff, and coordinate compliance activities to support accreditation and reporting.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge and experience in financial billing and debt recovery processes.
• Experience leading administrative or regulatory support teams.
• Sound knowledge of local government legislation and statutory requirements relevant to building control functions.
• Good understanding of Building Consent Authority (BCA) accreditation requirements.
• Ability to analyse information, manage detail, and meet statutory deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee administrative and accreditation support services for Building Services and BCA.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and development of team members for high performance.
• Monitor workloads and service delivery to meet targets and customer expectations.
• Maintain records, registers, and reporting to support accreditation and decision-making.
• Coordinate LGOIMA responses for Building Services and support BCA accreditation.

Skills

Financial billing

Debt recovery

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

MS Office proficiency

Communication skills

Education

Business administration degree

Tools

MS Office

Databases

Adobe Pro

Web/intranet

Objective

Job description

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is seeking a proactive Team Leader to provide leadership and oversight of the Building Services and Building Consent Authority (BCA) administrative functions. You will drive timely, accurate, and customer-focused services while balancing statutory obligations with continuous improvement.

You will manage financial processes, supervise staff, and coordinate compliance activities to support accreditation and reporting.