Senior Regulatory Specialist Regulatory Services

Senior Regulatory Specialist Regulatory Services

Location : Wellington, NZ, 6011; Auckland, NZ, 1010; Christchurch, NZ, 8013

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Do you have experience in a senior role and looking for a new challenge in a fast‑paced complex regulatory environment?
• Bring your skills and expertise to the Building System Delivery and Assurance team and help us deliver our diverse work program!
• Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch based, permanent role
• Salary range : $110,098‑$138,028 + KiwiSaver + Wellness Benefits

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Regulatory Specialist to join the Business System Delivery and Assurance (BSDA) team with Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery Branch.

The Building System Delivery & Assurance team is responsible for a range of building regulatory functions involving regulatory compliance, monitoring and assurance, and service delivery.

The Senior Regulatory Specialist role is responsible for contributing to the day‑to‑day support and contributing to customer education, contributing sound judgment and technical knowledge and informing decisions on product investigations, warnings and bans. This role calls for a focus on supporting compliance and monitoring functions across the team.

The role is responsible for technical coaching and mentoring of other team members and contribute to the resolution of complex issues that arise.

The successful candidate will have a good understanding of the building regulatory system and have experience working as a senior regulatory specialist of a team.

You will work closely with the Manager, Product Assurance & Investigations and Technical Lead, Building Regulatory Delivery to contribute to meeting the objectives of the wider Building Regulatory Delivery team.

Join us as a Senior Regulatory Specialist – Product Assurance & Investigations and play your part in shaping one of New Zealand’s leading sectors.

Skills and Experience Required

MBIE’s goal is to create a resilient and high‑performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity – Hīkina Whakatutuki – which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under TeTiritio Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to TeTiritio Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups / organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long‑standing systemic and cross‑cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

When you are ready to apply please send a CV and cover letter telling us why you’re the perfect fit for this role.

All applications must be submitted via our online process.

Applications close on Friday 21 November 2025.

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