Job Description
Local government team in a diverse regulatory support role, working across permit administration, compliance/n Your new company /n Join a local government team in a varied regulatory support role, working across permit administration, compliance and customer enquiries.
Hays is partnering with a well-established local government organisation in Hobart to recruit an experienced Permits Officer for an initial six-month temporary assignment. This is a part-time chance working 25 hours per week, offering flexibility alongside the chance to contribute to a busy compliance and regulatory environment. Your new role /n Working closely with the Permits team, you'll provide administrative and customer support across permit processes while helping ensure legislative requirements and statutory timeframes are met.
Your responsibilities will include: /n /n
- Preparing and issuing statutory documentation and correspondence relating to permits, completions, extensions and other permit matters. /n
- Maintaining statutory records and registers and ensuring information is accurate and up to date. /n
- Responding to enquiries from applicants, property owners, building surveyors and members of the public. /n
- Providing information and guidance relating to development approval and permit processes. /n
- Supporting the finalisation of permits and compliance with legislative requirements. /n
- Preparing correspondence, reports and other documentation. /n
- Providing general administrative support,



including managing electronic documentation, incoming correspondence and enquiries. /n

What you'll need
to succeed /n /nYou'll be a robust administrator who is comfortable working in a regulatory or compliance-focused environment and managing competing priorities and deadlines.
Ideally, you'll bring:/n /n
- Experience in local government, planning, building, permits, compliance or another regulatory setting. /n
- Strong administrative skills and excellent attention to detail. /n
- The ability to interpret and work within legislation, policies and procedures. /n
- Strong written and verbal communication skills. /n
- Confidence dealing with a range of internal and external stakeholders. /n
- Good organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and statutory timeframes. /n
- Strong Microsoft Office and database skills. /n What you'll get in return /n /n /n
- $46 per hour + super /n
- 25 hours per week /n
- Six-month temporary assignment /n
- Part-time opportunity within local government /n
- Varied role across permits, compliance and customer service /n
- Opportunity to build further experience within a regulatory environment /n What you need to do now /n /nIf you're an experienced administrator with exposure to local government, permits, planning or regulatory compliance, we'd love to hear from you.
Applications close 8 November.
Apply now, or contact Hays for a confidential discussion about the opportunity: [email protected]#3026697/n

📌 PERMIT OFFICER (Hobart)
🏢 Hays
📍 Hobart