Compliance Officer

• Help ensure buildings across Lower Hutt are safe, compliant and fit for purpose
• Deliver a varied compliance role across BWoF, pools and earthquake-prone buildings
• Join a supportive Building Compliance team making a real community impact
• Enjoy great benefits – wellbeing leave, birthday leave, flexible work options and more

About The Role

Our Building Compliance team plays a vital role in ensuring buildings across Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai Lower Hutt are safe and meet legislative requirements.

We’re seeking a proactive Compliance Officer to respond to complaints, carry out inspections, and deliver compliance and enforcement activity under the Building Act 2004. This is a varied role covering Building Warrants of Fitness (BWoF), compliance schedules, dangerous, affected and insanitary buildings, swimming pools and earthquake-prone buildings.

In This Role, You Will

• Investigate complaints and urgent compliance issues
• Carry out inspections and issue statutory notices where required
• Support the effective management of the BWoF regime
• Maintain accurate registers for pools and earthquake-prone buildings
• Work with building owners, engineers and industry professionals to achieve safe outcomes
• Keep clear and accurate compliance records and contribute to continuous improvement

About You

You’re a practical and customer-focused compliance professional who enjoys working in the field, applying legislation, and supporting safe outcomes for the community.

You Will Bring

• A Reg 18 or NZQA Level 4 Certificate in Building Regulation (or an equivalent) or working towards this
• Experience with building specified systems (e.g. fire safety)
• Strong judgement, organisation skills and confidence managing competing priorities
• Excellent communication skills and a professional approach with the public and industry
• A current clean driver’s licence
• Experience in building compliance, BWoF audits, pools or earthquake-prone buildings is preferable

At Hutt City Council, our vision is to build a connected, resilient and inclusive city where all our people thrive. Kia noho mai tēnei tāone hei pou herenga waka, hei pou herenga kaupapa, hei wāhi whai hua ki hōna iwi.

Our people are ‘proud to be part of it’ - working here is truly rewarding knowing together we're making a genuine difference to Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai Lower Hutt and its people, both now and into the future. Tūhono mai. Come join us!

Some Of Our Great Benefits Include

• Paid birthday leave
• Wellbeing leave, plus additional wellbeing perks
• Flexible working options

Applications close at 11.55pm on Sunday 5 July 2026

Please note that we may review applications before the closing date and encourage you to apply as soon as possible. We reserve the right to withdraw the job advertisement at any time.