Senior Building Surveyor - Residential Processing

See more about the role below, including the responsibilities and skills we are looking for.

Rolleston, New Zealand

Reference :

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Building Surveyor to join our team in a full-time permanent role.

About the role

As the Senior Building Surveyor - Residential Processing, you will support the Team leader - Residential Processing leading the day-to-day delivery of the building services. This will include but is not limited to, building consent processing, daily operational workflows are effective, the quality manual and SOP are consistently applied.

You will also be responsible for :

• Processing, analysing, and making decisions to grant or refuse various types of applications (both residential and commercial) under the Building Act.
• Provide technical support, for on-the-job training and mentoring to team members.
• Supervise and document supervision of Building Surveyors working outside of their current competency.
• Ensure all sign offs and records required by the quality system are completed in a timely manner to support the team and their development.
• Make realistic and sound decisions based on consideration of all the facts and alternatives available to manage risks.
• Seek relevant information and draw sound inferences from that information to make risk-based decisions.

Please note successful candidates will be interviewed on either 17 th or 18 th December 2025. If you are unable to attend on those dates, please state your availability for an interview on your cover letter.

About you

The successful candidate will have at least 5 years' experience in the Building Industry, preferably in a wide number of building projects. You'll have the ability to understand the Buildings Act and make appropriate technical decision with regards to the building code.

As the Senior Building Surveyor Residential Processing you will have :

What we can offer :

About us :

Selwyn is one of the fastest-growing districts in New Zealand. We have a fantastic quality of life, great communities, and a thriving economy. Our Council works actively with residents to provide the services and facilities that help our communities to thrive and grow.

Our head office is based in Rolleston (only 25km from Christchurch), which offers an enviable family lifestyle, outstanding local facilities and an easy drive to the ski fields, rivers and hills that make up Canterbury's stunning landscape.

Our values are important to us and represent the way we work :

We honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and we are committed to working with our Treaty partner to deliver on our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

If you'd like to play a part in making Selwyn the best place to live, work and play, join us today!

Selwyn is the best place to live, work and play.

This Is Selwyn

Our values are important to all of us and represent the way we work. They underpin our friendly and innovative culture.

Want to talk to us about joining the team? Get in touch.

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