Building Compliance and Enforcement Advisor

The Role / Person

Our highly skilled Building Control team are on the lookout for an individual skilled in Building Compliance and Enforcement. As our new Compliance and Enforcement Advisor, your challenge will be ensuring building compliance at the highest level throughout the Timaru District!

Managing compliance to satisfy the requirements of the Building Act 2004, including Territorial Authority obligations, you will work with our internal and external customers to ensure that legislation is achieved, maintained and monitored. When it comes to regulatory and enforcement functions, you will have it covered.

Covering a wide range of compliance tasks for the crew, you will be an excellent communicator with the ability to meet statutory deadlines, organise workloads and determine priorities.

If your vocab covers Building Warrant of Fitness, Certificate of Acceptance, Exempt Building Work or Building Complaints you'll be an ace at this role. Having a sound understanding of Building Act and regulations and the building industry is ideal for this role.

Most importantly we are after someone who is quick off the mark, ready to learn and brings a great attitude to a team environment. Being a highly driven team, we want someone who provides a customer experience that is effective and positive.

Keen to find out more? Check out a copy of the position description here: https://www.timaru.govt.nz/\_\_data/assets/pdf\_file/0003/1168716/Position-Description-Building-Compliance-and-Enforcement-Advisor-September-2026.pdf . For further information, please email us at[email protected].

This is a permanent position offering 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The annual salary for this role is $89,900.18

• $105,764.92. Applications close 5pm, 18th October 2026. We will start to review applications from 28th October. You can register through our careers website www.timaru.govt.nz/jobs. You must have the right to live and work in this location to apply for this position.

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The District

Timaru District is a thriving and innovative community. It is the central hub for the South Island, servicing a large agricultural heartland, with a growing economy that provides the import and export gateway for primary sectors. We boast a Top 10 most loved beach in New Zealand and have access to mountains, rivers and lakes, making Timaru an ideal destination for recreational, sporting and cultural pursuits.

Let's not forget about that 7 minute commute to work!

The Organisation

The Timaru District Council aims to enable democratic local decision-making and action by, and on behalf of communities, to promote the social, economic, environmental, and cultural well-being of its communities in the present and for the future. With around 400 employees, there are a diverse range of roles from front facing community to support and technical specialists.

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