Manager Building Inspections

Manager Building Inspections, NSW Building Commission
Design and Building Practitioners

Grade: Clerk Grade 11/12
Location: Parramatta, flexible with in-office attendance required  
Term: Full-Time, Ongoing

An exciting ongoing position has arisen within Building Operations division to manage and support the team responsible for conducting audits of registered practitioners under the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (DBP Act).

The DBP Audit Team carries out proactive audits of the work of registered building practitioners and registered design practitioners to ensure registered practitioners comply with their legislated obligations under the DBP Act.

This audit function is critical to delivering Building Commission NSW objectives of improving housing quality, reduce building defects and ensure compliance with regulatory obligations

The team is currently changing its focus from auditing high-risk buildings in the early phases of construction to reduce the risk of serious defects before an occupation certificate is issued to focusing on auditing high risk registered practitioners.

The aim of the change in focus to high-risk registered practitioners is to obtain disciplinary actions against registered practitioners who do not meet their legislated obligations under the DBP Act.  

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have experience managing a regulatory team undergoing changes to its focus, strategy, process procedures and workflow.
• Have experience auditing and or managing a team responsible for auditing the work of building professionals for regulatory compliance.
• Have experience in auditing, investigation and preparing reports for the purposes of obtaining disciplinary actions against registered building professionals.
• Have knowledge and experience in applying relevant building legislation including the following Acts and subordinate legislation:
       -The Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020.
       -The Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020.
       -The Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
       -The Building and Development Certifiers Act 2018.
• Have knowledge and experience in auditing designs and inspecting class 2, 3 and 9c buildings for compliance with the Building Code of Australia and relevant Australian Standards.
  

Essential requirements:

•  Current NSW Drivers licence.
  

Desirable requirements:

• A relevant architectural, engineering, design, building related qualification.
• Certificate IV in Government Investigations or similar qualification.
  

How to apply

• Submit an up-to-date CV (maximum 5 pages) and a brief cover letter (maximum 2 pages)
  
• Combine your CV and cover letter into a single document when submitting your application
  
• Ensure your application clearly outlines how your skills and experience align with the requirements of the role

For any recruitment related queries please contact Talent Advisor, Afrah via afrah.ahmedsaied@customerservice.nsw.gov.au

Salary Grade 11/12, with the base salary for this role starting at 154,231 base plus superannuation

Click Here to access the Role Description . For enquiries relating to recruitment please contact Afrah Saied via afrah.ahmedsaied@gmail.com.

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A talent pool may be created as part of this recruitment process and will be valid for up to 18 months. The talent pool may be used to fill future ongoing or temporary vacancies of the same or similar role.     

Closing Date: Sunday, 15th November 2026 (11:59pm)

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