Building Compliance Officer/Kaiarahi Tautukunga Hanga Whare

We’ve got an exciting opportunity for you to join our small team delivering excellent building compliance services in Porirua. This is a role where your compliance mindset and sound judgement will make a real difference to the community.

About the role

As a key member of the team, you’ll deliver building compliance services across a broad range of functions. You’ll play an important part in helping ensure buildings meet regulatory requirements and are safe for public use.

In this role, you will:

• Undertake onsite building compliance audits, including checks of building warrants of fitness (BWoF), specified systems, and means of escape from fire
• Prepare clear and accurate building compliance audit reports for building owners and industry professionals
• Carry out compliance schedule and BWoF tasks, including checking received BWoFs, and writing and issuing compliance schedules
• Process certificates of public use applications and undertake inspections to support decision-making
• Apply appropriate education, compliance and enforcement tools to resolve building non-compliance issues and complaints
• Support pool barrier audits and process relevant certificate of acceptance applications
• Support specified systems assessments for consenting applications
• Carry out cost recovery for audits and BWoF returns

What you’ll bring

You’ll be a practical and confident compliance professional who can demonstrate:

• Experience in compliance, investigation, enforcement, or building regulatory work
• Ability to interpret legislation, exercise sound judgement, and make clear decisions
• Knowledge of building compliance, including building warrants of fitness and compliance schedules
• Strong understanding of the Building Act 2004 and wider regulatory environment
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work constructively with a range of stakeholders, including building owners, tenants, and industry professionals
• Strong documentation, record-keeping, and time management skills
• Commitment to ongoing learning and development
• Current unrestricted New Zealand driver’s licence

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to be part of a small, effective team where your strong judgement and decision-making skills are valued. You’ll work in a role with genuine variety and community impact.  

If you’re motivated by compliance and delivering excellent service for the Porirua community, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now

Bring your regulatory experience, practical judgement, and building compliance expertise to a role where you can make a genuine difference.

If you need more information, please contact Emma Watson-Eykel at emma.watson-eykel@poriruacity.govt.nz or call her on 021 226 4527.

Porirua City embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications by people from all backgrounds and are a member of Te Uru Tāngata Diversity NZ. If you have any support or access requirements during our recruitment process, please let us know when you apply, and we’ll do our best to get you sorted.

You will need to apply via our careers centre: www.poriruacity.govt.nz/careers

Applications close on Thursday 12 August 2026.

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