Quality Assurance Lead, BCA Accreditation & Compliance

Taituarā; Central Otago; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dog friendly workplace

An active social club

Learning and development opportunities

Supportive team culture

Additional leave

Job summary

Central Otago District Council is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to lead and continually improve the Building Consent Authority (BCA) Quality Assurance System, ensuring accreditation readiness and regulatory compliance across building functions.

You will report to the Regulatory Services Manager and work with Building Control leadership to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical, well-documented processes, audits and staff capability frameworks, enabling a robust quality

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification in quality management, auditing or building control, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in quality management, auditing, regulatory compliance or similar environment.
• Experience conducting internal or system audits against regulatory, quality or accreditation requirements.
• Strong understanding of document control, corrective action and continuous improvement.
• Excellent analytical, organisational and written communication skills.
• Ability to interpret regulatory and technical requirements and translate into practical systems and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and continually improve the BCA Quality Assurance System and support ongoing accreditation.
• Coordinate IANZ assessment preparation, accreditation evidence and corrective actions.
• Manage the internal audit programme and conduct system audits.
• Champion continuous improvement and turn audit findings into practical improvements.
• Maintain quality frameworks for staff training, competency assessment and technical qualifications.
• Provide QA oversight across relevant Territorial Authority building functions.
• Maintain effective document control across procedures, guidance, forms and other QAS documentation.
• Work with Building Control leadership and Regulatory Services Manager to drive quality.

Skills

Quality assurance

Auditing

Regulatory compliance

Document control

Continuous improvement

Analytical skills

Written communication

Education

Quality management qualification

Building control qualification

Related discipline experience

Tools

Internal audit processes

Job description

Central Otago District Council is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to lead and continually improve the Building Consent Authority (BCA) Quality Assurance System, ensuring accreditation readiness and regulatory compliance across building functions.

You will report to the Regulatory Services Manager and work with Building Control leadership to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical, well-documented processes, audits and staff capability frameworks, enabling a robust quality