Technical Lead, Building Regulatory Services

Tēnei Tūranga – About the role

The Technical Lead, Building Regulatory Services provides timely, high-quality advice to support the successful delivery and implementation of the Regulatory Services work programme.

Reporting to the National Manager, Building Regulatory Delivery, the Technical Lead is responsible for:

• Providing technical advice, drawing on their comprehensive knowledge of the building and construction sector, on a variety of regulatory and investigative functions, such as product assurance, the CodeMark scheme and National Multiple Use Approval (MultiProof) applications, and wider regulatory implications.
• Contributing to the management of key strategic relationships with the sector.
• Identifying critical issues, important trends, key risks, and opportunities.
• Technical coaching and guidance to develop team members.

Partnering with the wider Building Regulatory Delivery management team, this position plays a key role in supporting the Building Systems Delivery & Assurance team to effectively deliver a range of regulatory and investigative functions that are critical for delivering on MBIE’s role as the central regulator of the building regulatory system.

Ngā Herenga – Requirements of the role

Personal specifications

• Demonstrated understanding and experience in the building and construction sector, including technical aspects of the sector.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the Building Act and other relevant legislation.
• Ability to understand, use and explain the building regulatory framework.
• Ability to critically analyse complex situations and to recommend robust solutions.
• Experienced in identifying relevant risks and establish recommendations for mitigation.
• Excellent influencing and interpersonal skills and proven ability to build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders; demonstrated by credibility, personal or collaborative influence, managing expectations and targeted persuasion.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) – including ability to explain legislation or technical guidance plain English and write for a range of audiences.
• Proven ability to develop trust and credibility with managers and staff.
• A strong working knowledge of the machinery of government.
• Must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand.
• Credit check required (yes).
• Required to drive (no).
• Police vetting (yes).

Takohanga tuhinga o mua – Key accountabilities and deliverables

Technical Advisory and Regulatory Performance

• Provides technical advice to the National Manager and wider Building Regulatory Delivery management team to give effect to the team’s strategy and other key priority work programmes.
• Has a deep understanding of technical compliance under a performance-based Building Code system.
• Has a well-developed understanding of the regulatory environment risks and provides high quality and timely risk-mitigation advise to the National Manager, team and wider building sector.
• Provides high quality and timely technical, strategic and tactical advice to the National Manager and team, and the Building System Performance branch, on common themes or regulatory implications arising from decisions relating to the teams’ regulatory functions.
• Identifies systemic issues which require additional focus by MBIE, including potential policy or regulatory responses.
• Delivery of services, products and programmes that actively support and contribute to the achievement of the Building Regulatory Delivery work programme.
• Regularly monitors and reports on progress towards achievement of plans and strategies.

Stakeholder and Relationship Management

• Builds and maintains effective relationships at the strategic level with key co-regulators, stakeholders and partners.
• Contributes to the management of key strategic relationships for the Building System Delivery & Assurance team.
• Develops effective working relationships with other MBIE managers and staff to transfer knowledge and learning from the team to the wider organisation.
• Builds and maintains effective relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, as necessary, to identify and share best practice information and to promote the Ministry, its products, and services.
• Represents whole-of-Ministry views and protects its reputation in any external interactions.

Coaching and Mentoring

• Provides intellectual support and coaches others on relationship management, monitoring, and knowledge of institutional practice.
• Provides constructive, timely and specific feedback to others and give credit for tasks well done.
• Supports, without taking away ownership of work output or ideas from managers and team members.
• Seeks and explores opportunities to develop the capability of others in the team.

Wellbeing, Health & Safety

• Displays commitment through actively supporting all safety and wellbeing initiatives
• Ensures own and others safety at all times
• Complies with relevant safety and wellbeing policies, procedures, safe systems of work and event reporting
• Reports all incidents/accidents, including near misses in a timely fashion
• Is involved in health and safety through participation and consultation

Tō tūranga i roto i te Manatū - Your place in the Ministry

The Technical Lead, Building Regulatory Services reports to the National Manager, Building Regulatory Delivery within the Building System Delivery & Assurance team. The team sits within the Building and Tenancy branch within the Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery group.

More information about MBIE’s structure

To mātou aronga – What we do for Aotearoa New Zealand

Hīkina Whakatutuki is the te reo Māori name for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Hīkina means to uplift. Whakatutuki means to move forward, to make successful. Our name speaks to our purpose, Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All.

To Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All, we put people at the heart of our mahi. Based on the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi, we are committed to upholding authentic partnerships with Māori.

As agile public service leaders, we use our breadth and experience to navigate the ever-changing world. We are service providers, policy makers, investors and regulators. We engage with diverse communities, businesses and regions. Our work touches on the daily lives of New Zealanders. We grow opportunities (Puāwai), guard and protect (Kaihāpai) and innovate and navigate towards a better future (Auaha).

Ngā matatau – Our competencies

Cultivates innovation We create new and better ways for the organisation to be successful by challenging the status quo generating new and creative ideas and translating them into workable solutions.

Nimble learning We are curious and actively learn through experimentation when tackling new problems by learning as we go when facing new situations and challenges.

Customer focus We build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions by listening and gaining insights into the needs of the communities we serve and actively seeking and responding to feedback.

Decision quality We make quality and timely decisions that shape the future for our communities and keep the organisation moving forward by relying on an appropriate mix of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgement to make valid and reliable decisions.

Action oriented We step up, taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with purpose, urgency and discipline by taking responsibility, ownership and action on challenges, and being accountable for the results.

Collaborates We connect, working together to build partnerships with our communities, working collaboratively to meet shared objectives by gaining trust and support of others; actively seeking the views, experiences, and opinions of others and by working co-operatively with others across MBIE, the public sector and external stakeholder groups.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi

As an agency of the public service, MBIE has a responsibility to contribute to the Crown meeting its obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Te Tiriti). Meeting our commitment to Te Tiriti will contribute towards us realising the overall aims of Te Ara Amiorangi – Our Path, Our Direction, and achieve the outcome of Growing New Zealand for All. The principles of Te Tiriti - including partnership, good faith, and active protection – are at the core of our work. MBIE is committed to delivering on our obligations as a Treaty partner with authenticity and integrity and to enable Māori interests. We are committed to ensuring that MBIE is well placed to meet our obligations under the Public Service Act 2020 (Te Ao Tūmatanui) to support the Crown in strengthening the Māori/Crown Relationship under the Treaty and to build MBIE’s capability, capacity and cultural intelligence to deliver this.

Mahi i roto i te Ratonga Tūmatanui – Working in the public service

Ka mahitahi mātou o te ratonga tūmatanui kia hei painga mō ngā tāngata o Aotearoa i āianei, ā, hei ngā rā ki tua hoki. He kawenga tino whaitake tā mātou hei tautoko i te Karauna i runga i āna hononga ki a ngāi Māori i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ka tautoko mātou i te kāwanatanga manapori. Ka whakakotahingia mātou e te wairua whakarato ki ō mātou hapori, ā, e arahina ana mātou e ngā mātāpono me ngā tikanga matua o te ratonga tūmatanui i roto i ā mātou mahi.

In the public service we work collectively to make a meaningful difference for New Zealanders now and in the future. We have an important role in supporting the Crown in its relationships with Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi. We support democratic government. We are unified by a spirit of service to our communities and guided by the core principles and values of the public service in our work.

What does it mean to work in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Public Service?(external link) — Te Kawa Mataaho The Public Service Commission