Building Surveyor - Special Projects
Full Time Temporary – 2 Years

$160,000


Exciting opportunity to join one of Melbourne's largest municipalities.
Located in the centre of Melbourne's growing west, Brimbank City Council is a local government that is welcoming, diverse and proud - just like the community we serve.
Being community first underpins everything we do. We work and advocate for our community, being innovative, future-focused and responsive and apply these same principles to the way we work with each other every day.
Every person working for Brimbank City Council shares our aspiration to make our City the best it can be!
We are currently seeking a Full Time Temporary staff member to join our team based at our offices in Sunshine.


The role
Reporting to the Municipal Building Surveyor, we are seeking a Building Surveyor- Special Projects who can bring their skills and experience for:

• Providing high level technical expertise to fulfill the objectives of the Building Act, the Building Regulations, the Municipal Building Control Plan and Council policy objectives.
• Primary objective of the position is to survey buildings for the purpose of administering and enforcing building and safety standards under Part 9 (Fire Safety Requirements) and Part 15 (Maintenance of Buildings) of the Building Regulations.
• Survey buildings for the principal purpose of compliance and upgrade for passive and active fire safety systems.
• Work with relevant authorities (Fire Rescue Victoria, Victoria Police and Cladding Safety Victoria) to achieve the objectives of the Municipal Building Control Plan.
• Provide guidance to all stakeholders on achieving regulatory compliance.
• Develop the Municipal Building Control Plan with the Municipal Building Surveyor achieving the above objectives.

To be considered you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Building Surveying.
• Professional registration as a Building Surveyor Unlimited with the Victorian Building Authority.
• Significant experience in leading Building Services Teams, ideally within local government.
• Demonstrated experience in solving problems achieving regulatory compliance within existing buildings.
• Experience in the development, administration of a Municipal Building Control Plan will be highly regarded.

Benefits of working at Brimbank include:

• 38 hour working week
• Make a positive impact to your local community

To view a copy of this Position Description, please go to and click on the Job Listing. To apply, please include your Resume, a Cover Letter and response to the key selection criteria of no more than 2 pages, outlining how you can deliver on the key aspects of the role and how you will assist Brimbank in 'becoming the best it can be'.
Brimbank City Council actively encourages applicants from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, and LGBTQIA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore the opportunity of a career at Brimbank.
If you have any support or access requirements, or would like to speak to someone about employment process please contact People Culture and Wellbeing on 92494000.
Brimbank City Council is a Child Safe organisation and endeavouring to promote child safe, child friendly practices.

To be eligible for employment at Brimbank City Council you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia or be legally entitled to work in Australia.
All applications should be submitted online.
Direct any queries regarding the role to: Michael N@brimbank.vic.gov.au


Don't meet every single requirement for this role? Studies have shown women and those of underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for roles unless they meet every criterion. At Brimbank City Council, we recognise that different experiences make for great community outcomes. If you are excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly align to the criteria we encourage you to click the APPLY button now and submit your application.


If you want to know more about what we do or why you should work for Brimbank City Council check out our web page: https://www.brimbank.vic.gov.au/careers
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