Vetting Officer

at  Christchurch City Council

Are you looking for an opportunity to broaden your experience and learn new skills? Join the Vetting Team!

ABOUT YOU:

Whatever your area of expertise, we are looking for a person that has great attention to detail and is technologically savvy to take on this role and provide quality advice to our customers and the community. You will have:

• A professional qualification in the building industry (see position description for more detail)
• A minimum of 2 years experience in a customer service environment providing information and advice
• An understanding of the Building Act & Regulations, the New Zealand Building Code Compliance Documents, including New Zealand and Australian Building Standards
• the ability to accurately interpret, apply and communicate the requirements, over a range of situations
• Ability to make appropriate decisions with regard to the building code performance clauses, using sound judgement, comprehensive research & clear reporting techniques.
• Experience with Connect and Smart Map is desirable, however comprehensive training will be offered.

WHAT YOU’LL GET IN RETURN:

This is a great opportunity to try something new and get involved with a forward-thinking Building Control Authority, where change and innovation are always embraced. You will be a part of a supportive team and make connections across the wider organisation. Once trained we offer work from home days and flexible start and finish times. If you’re after a new challenge with a great bunch of people then this is for you!
Feel like you don’t meet every single requirement of the job description?
Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At the Christchurch City Council, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Working as part of our Building Consenting Unit, you will provide customer service excellence as you facilitate high quality consent applications before they are allocated to our processing teams. You will be:

• Providing building information and technical decisions on a variety of applications involved in building, plumbing, drainage, planning and property matters
• Responding to phone enquiries as required
• Reviewing and interpreting plans and specifications of building projects quickly & efficiently
• Vetting and allocation of residential/commercial building consent applications.

Whatever your area of expertise, we are looking for a person that has great attention to detail and is technologically savvy to take on this role and provide quality advice to our customers and the community. You will have:

• A professional qualification in the building industry (see position description for more detail)
• A minimum of 2 years experience in a customer service environment providing information and advice
• An understanding of the Building Act & Regulations, the New Zealand Building Code Compliance Documents, including New Zealand and Australian Building Standards
• the ability to accurately interpret, apply and communicate the requirements, over a range of situations
• Ability to make appropriate decisions with regard to the building code performance clauses, using sound judgement, comprehensive research & clear reporting techniques.
• Experience with Connect and Smart Map is desirable, however comprehensive training will be offered