EL1 Assistant Director, WaterMark team

The Australian Building Code Board (ABCB) is seeking an EL1 Assistant Director to join the WaterMark team.

About the Australian Building Codes Board

The ABCB is a joint initiative of the Commonwealth, state and territory governments, working in partnership with the building and plumbing industries. As Australia’s national standards-writing body for building and plumbing, the ABCB is responsible for developing and maintaining the National Construction Code (NCC) and administering the National Construction Code, WaterMark and CodeMark Australia Certification Schemes.

The ABCB Office is a professional, technical and administrative team that provides support to the Board and executes its ongoing work program. The Office works on major contemporary issues affecting the building and plumbing sector, drawing on research, regulatory analysis and extensive engagement with governments and industry. Recent achievements include national improvements to energy efficiency, accessibility, fire safety, and plumbing system performance.

About the role

As an EL1 Assistant Director in the WaterMark team you will play a key role in the ongoing development, implementation, and administration of the WaterMark Certification Scheme (scheme) to ensure compliance, effective stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement. This includes:

• Overseeing the daily administration of the scheme, including liaising with key stakeholders such as certifiers, conformance partners, industry and regulators.
• Managing certifier agreements, ensuring compliance with scheme rules and processes.
• Monitoring and enforcing compliance with the trademark rules, including managing legal matters.
• Responding to stakeholder enquiries and managing complaints related to the scheme’s operation.
• Supporting the robust development of scheme rules, procedures and administrative processes, and associated education and communication resources, including effective collaboration across the ABCB, Treasury and external stakeholders.
• Providing administrative, co-ordination and/or project management support for scheme related initiatives within the team.
• Managing the database administration portal, ensuring accurate record-keeping, data integrity and reporting.
• Co-ordinating quarterly actively statement and fee payment processes and preparing reports on scheme financials.
• Leading the next scheme review, including stakeholder engagement, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and industry best practice.

Desirable Skills / Experience

We are seeking a motivated and experienced individual to provide administrative and project support within a high performing, collaborative team responsible for the mandatory WaterMark Certification Scheme for plumbing products.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience providing administrative, coordination or project support.
• Well-developed stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Ability to manage enquiries, resolve issues and maintain accurate records.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Experience with project management and working in a regulatory, compliance or certification environment is desirable.