Coordinator Building Surveying

About this role

Are you an experienced building surveyor ready to take the next step in your career?

Do you have a vision for service delivery and team development?

Are you attracted to a regional coastal environment offering a great climate, convenience and affordability?

Are you seeking a position with work life balance options including compressed working weeks and negotiated start and finish times?

Can you see yourself enjoying 5 weeks of annual leave each year?

This may be the role for you!

About the position:

This is an exciting permanent full-time opportunity for a motivated Building Surveyor to join the City of Greater Geraldton’s City Growth branch. Overseeing and mentoring a team of three building surveyors at various stages in their professional development, this role is primarily responsible for coordinating the delivery of the City’s building surveying services that received over 850 applications in 2025.

Key accountabilities:

• Work collaboratively with the Manager City Growth to shape the City’s building surveying service so that it is customer focused, efficient, compliant and aligned to organisational values and objectives.

• Undertake business planning, establish team goals, create action plans, develop work programs and undertake risk management.

• Coordinate, provide leadership and recommend improvement initiatives for service delivery.

• Coordinate the knowledge, skills and capacity development of the team through mentoring, coaching, performance and development planning.

For further information and to view the position description, visit www.cgg.wa.gov.au/employment.

To gain a better understanding of the role or to discuss how your background and prior experience might align, please call Heath Martin, Manager City Growth on (08) 9956 6742.

Position requirements:

Candidates must hold formal qualifications and experience as a Building Surveying Practitioner Level 2.

Our ideal candidate has experience as a senior member of a building surveying team, including resource planning, coordination and budget monitoring, along with strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities. The role requires the ability to build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships supported by clear communication and interpersonal skills. Sound judgement and a pragmatic, solutions-focused approach to balancing multiple inputs and perspectives are essential in this diverse environment.

Completion of a pre-employment medical including alcohol and other substances testing is required of all positions at the City.

Remuneration and benefits:

A salary ranging from $126,622 to $135,470 per annum will be offered dependent on knowledge, skills, experience and qualifications.

Some of the additional benefits of working for the City include:

• Up to 21% Superannuation (with superannuation co-contribution scheme)

• 27 Annual Leave days per annum

• Health & Wellbeing Program

• Flexible working arrangements

• Career opportunities

• Study Assistance

• Centrally located

• Free parking

About the City

Overlooking the Indian Ocean, Geraldton is a thriving regional city at the heart of Australia's Coral Coast.Witha growingpopulationofover 41,000people itoffers awide rangeofservicesandactivities.

Geraldton is recognised as one of WA's key growth areas and the opportunities in this regional city are plentiful. You can be part of working with usto deliverthe bestfor our community and thisregion.

The City of Greater Geraldton actively welcomes, includes and values the unique contributions of all people in its workplace. The City welcomes applications from all age groups, people with a disability, and those from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer with strong commitment to fitness for work and safety in the workplace.

Interested in applying?

Visit the City’s website: Employment - City of Greater Geraldton to apply for this position.

To be considered for this vacancy, applicants are advised to include the following:

• A current resume

• A written response (maximum 1250 characters per criteria) addressing the following selection criteria inclusive of examples to support your claims:

i. Comprehensive ability to lead, develop, maintain, and contribute towards a cohesive team environment;

ii. Comprehensive knowledge and appreciation of relevant legislation, regulations and current building requirements, principles and practices within Western Australia (including interpreting and applying the National Construction Code);

iii. Comprehensive computer literacy, interpersonal, negotiation, public relations, customer service, reporting and communication (both written and verbal) skills; and

iv. Comprehensive analytical, investigative and problem solving skills.

Applications close 4pm Friday 11 September 2026.