QUALITY OFFICER - BUILDING ACT

Waikato Regional Council; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Waikato Regional Council in Hamilton is seeking a part-time Quality Officer – Building Act to uphold the integrity of our Building Consent Authority functions. This permanent 0.5 FTE role focuses on specialist Building Act and quality assurance advice, audits, and maintaining accreditation.

You will lead internal audits, support policy and procedures, and collaborate with the project manager and wider Consents team to deliver compliant, robust regulatory outcomes.

Qualifications

• At least six years' experience in a Building Consent Authority environment.
• Strong understanding of the Building Act 2004 and related regulations.
• Experience with Building Consent Authority accreditation.
• Experience conducting system audits in a quality assurance setting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead the BCA's annual internal audit programme in line with regulations and council policies.
• Support maintenance of BCA accreditation and related systems.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement from audit findings and implement practical changes.
• Support issuing building consents, code compliance certificates and other Building Act approvals for dams.
• Collaborate with the Project Manager and Team Leader to deliver Building Act functions and consenting activities.
• Provide timely, professional service to internal and external customers.

Skills

Building Act expertise

Quality assurance

Auditing

Regulatory systems

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Building regulatory qualification

Job description

Hamilton or Hybrid | Policy and Strategy | Part Time

90,000 - 100,000 NZD per year

Posted 5 days ago

Description

Mō te tūranga | About the role

This is a permanent part-time role of 20 hours per week (0.5 FTE).

Are you an experienced Building Act practitioner with a strong interest in quality assurance, regulatory systems and continuous improvement? This is an opportunity to bring your Building Act expertise to a specialist Building Consent Authority environment at Waikato Regional Council.

As our Quality Officer – Building Act, you'll play a key role in maintaining the quality and integrity of our Building Consent Authority (BCA) functions. You'll provide specialist Building Act and quality assurance advice, lead internal BCA auditing, support the maintenance of accreditation, and help ensure our policies, procedures, systems and regulatory decisions remain robust, consistent and compliant.

You'll also support the delivery of Waikato Regional Council's Building Act functions, including functions transferred to us by other regional councils, and work closely with our Project Manager – Building Act, Team Leader and wider Consents team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the BCA's annual internal audit programme, undertaking robust and impartial audits in accordance with the Building (Accreditation of Building Consent Authorities) Regulations 2006 and Council's BCA policies and procedures.
• Support the maintenance of Council's BCA accreditation, including supporting through the accreditation audit and the development, implementation and maintenance of the systems, policies and procedures needed to meet accreditation requirements.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement, providing constructive feedback from audit findings and helping develop practical improvements to BCA policies, procedures and systems.
• Support the Project Manager in the issuing of building consents, code compliance certificates and other Building Act approvals for dams.
• Support the Project Manager and Team Leader in the effective delivery of Council's Building Act functions and consenting activities.
• Provide effective, professional and timely service to internal and external customers.

You will be an experienced Building Act practitioner who understands the importance of robust systems consistent decision-making and continuous improvement in a regulatory environment.

You are comfortable working independently and objectively, asking the right questions and identifying where processes or systems can be improved. At the same time, you're a collaborative communicator who can work constructively with colleagues, applicants, technical specialists and other councils to achieve practical outcomes within the requirements of legislation.

Requirements

• At least six years' relevant experience working in a BCA environment.
• A good understanding of the Building Act 2004 and associated regulations.
• Relevant experience with Building Consent Authority accreditation.
• Applied practical experience with the Building (Accreditation of Building Consent Authorities) Regulations 2006.
• Experience undertaking system audits within a quality assurance environment.
• Strong analytical skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to work with people to achieve practical outcomes within legislative requirements.
• The confidence to address difficult issues constructively.

Additional qualifications

• A professional or tertiary qualification in the building regulatory environment, or a willingness to work towards one, would be an advantage.
• A full New Zealand driver's licence.

We work hard to care for the mighty Waikato, so current and future generations will benefit from a healthy environment, strong economy, and vibrant communities.

Our mahi is as diverse as the region we care for and the people who share it. Our work helps look after our region's water, soil, air, geothermal areas and coasts - so we can all enjoy these precious resources for generations to come.

Customers sit at the heart of everything we do, and all staff have an important role to play in the delivery of exceptional customer service.

By partnering with iwi and working with many others in our communities, our collective kaitiakitanga will make the Waikato region even better. Together, we’ll create a sustainable future that will make a positive difference to people’s lives.

Applications will be reviewed as they come in, and this role will close on Sunday 1 November 2026.