Manager Compliance & Assurance Territorial Authority

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Lead a high performing team delivering compliance and assurance across New Zealand’s building system, driving performance, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Influence system-wide outcomes by shaping strategy, providing expert regulatory advice, and building trusted relationships with key sector stakeholders
• Fixed-term position, 2 years duration, based in either Wellington or Christchurch
• Salary range: $132,417-$160,472 + KiwiSaver + Wellness Benefits

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

Lead meaningful change in New Zealand’s building system.  We're looking for an experienced and strategic people leader to join MBIE’s Building System Delivery & Assurance team.

This position leads one of the teams within the Assurance & Monitoring unit, responsible for delivering MBIE’s functions under the Building Act in relation to Territory Authorities (Tas) and Building Consent Authorities (BCAs).

Reporting to the National Manager, Assurance & Monitoring, you’ll work as part of the wider leadership team to drive transformational change, enhance system performance, and foster a high-performing collaborative culture.

• Lead and manage a team delivering compliance and assurance activities across the building system
• Implement and continuously improve the TA compliance strategy
• Oversee performance monitoring, identifying risks, trends, and opportunities for system improvement
• Provide high-quality strategic advice on regulatory and performance issues
• Build and maintain strong relationships with councils, regulators, and key sector stakeholders
• Ensure compliance decisions are robust, evidence-based, and well-reasoned
• Manage operational planning, team performance, and delivery outcomes
• Contribute to MBIE’s broader regulatory stewardship and system leadership

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana -

Skills and Experience Required
 

• You’ll be a confident and credible leader with strong regulatory and strategic capability, including:
• Deep understanding of the building regulatory framework and Building Act
• Proven experience leading teams in complex, high-demand environments
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex information and make sound decisions
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to convey complex technical decisions clearly
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
• Experience managing programmes of work and delivering outcomes
• Sound understanding of government processes, systems, and decision-making frameworks
• Demonstrated success in leading change and continuous improvement initiatives

Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - About MBIE:

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.

• Mahi Tahi – Better Together
• Māia – Bold and brave
• Pae Kahurangi – Build our Future
• Pono Me Te Tika – Own It

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

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o 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.

E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahunga roa o ngā iwi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, ka tutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapa kua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.

Me pēhea te tono - How to Apply:

Click here to view a position description. 

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.

We can't wait to hear from you!

Email Sarah Hutcheson at sarah.hutcheson@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/19669 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on Friday 26 June 2026