Principal Advisor Technical

New Zealand Ministry Of Economic Development; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 132,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness benefits

KiwiSaver

Job summary

MBIE’s Building Performance and Engineering division seeks a Principal Advisor (Technical) to lead major programmes and provide authoritative regulatory and strategic advice on complex building-system issues. You will shape policy and drive improvements across the building sector.

This permanent role, based in Wellington or Christchurch, offers opportunities to influence senior leaders, engage across government and industry, and develop capability within the team.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of building systems, construction practices, or related technical disciplines.
• Significant experience in complex regulatory, policy, operational or technical environments.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills with the ability to handle ambiguity and complexity.
• Ability to integrate technical, regulatory and strategic considerations into clear, practical advice.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and build credibility with senior leaders and external stakeholders.
• Experience leading complex projects, programmes of work or multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert technical, regulatory, and strategic advice on complex issues.
• Lead significant work programmes and deliver robust, evidence-based outcomes.
• Identify emerging risks and opportunities and help shape effective responses.
• Build influential relationships across government, industry, and professional bodies.
• Represent MBIE in key forums and sector engagements.
• Coach, mentor, and support capability development across the team.

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent senior professional experience

Job description

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Shape the future of New Zealand's building regulatory system
• Lead complex, high-impact programmes that drive improvements across the building sector
• Provide trusted advice on some of the building sector's most challenging issues
• Deliver trusted technical advice to inform strategic decision-making and policy development
• Work across government, industry and the wider building sector to drive system improvement
• Permanent opportunity, Wellington or Christchurch-based location
• Salary : $132,417 - $160,472 + Kiwisaver plus wellness benefits

As a Principal Advisor (Technical), you will play a key leadership role in shaping and improving New Zealand's building regulatory system.

Working within Building Performance and Engineering, you will provide authoritative technical, regulatory and strategic advice on complex building system issues. You will lead significant programmes of work, influence decision-making, and help identify and respond to emerging opportunities, risks and challenges affecting the building sector.

In this role, you will:

• Provide expert technical, regulatory, and strategic advice on complex issues.
• Lead significant work programmes and deliver robust, evidence-based outcomes.
• Identify emerging risks and opportunities and help shape effective responses.
• Build influential relationships across government, industry, and professional bodies.
• Represent MBIE in key forums and sector engagements.
• Coach, mentor, and support capability development across the team.

Skills and Experience Required

We are keen to hear from you if you have:

• Extensive knowledge of building systems, construction practices, or related technical disciplines.
• Significant experience working within complex regulatory, policy, operational or technical environments.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills with the ability to deal effectively with ambiguity and complexity.
• Ability to integrate technical, regulatory and strategic considerations into clear and practical advice.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and build credibility with senior leaders and external stakeholders.
• Experience leading complex projects, programmes of work or multidisciplinary teams.
• A relevant tertiary qualification and/or equivalent senior professional experience.
• Legal entitlement to work in New Zealand and ability to meet MBIE security clearance requirements.

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.

• Māia– Bold and brave
• Pae Kahurangi – Build our Future

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity – Hīkina Whakatutuki – which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under TeTiritio Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to TeTiritio Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

Applications close on Tuesday, 22nd September at 11.59pm.