Why work with us?

What we do

We regulate building and plumbing practitioners. We are focused on continuously improving safe, compliant and efficient building and plumbing industries.

Why work with us?

Working with the BPC offers the opportunity to drive significant transformation across Victoria’s built environment, safeguarding homes for future generations. Our people are our most important asset in how we deliver our core functions to the Victorian community.

We are building an innovative, collaborative, and diverse workplace that values the work we do and the way we do it.

How we show up each day is reflected in our Values and Behaviours. They are:

Do what's right

Acting with fairness, respect, and integrity.

Act with purpose

Taking responsibility for actions, following through, and owning the outcome.

Work together

Working as one team - sharing, supporting, and aligning to deliver results.

Strive for better

Always learning to get better outcomes.

Challenging work and a continuous learning environment

Employees benefit from flexible working arrangements, competitive salary packaging and professional development opportunities.

Within a career with us, you will:

• use your technical expertise and have your skills recognised.
• have a positive influence on the building and plumbing industries, the Victorian community and the potential to make a contribution nationally.
• look at the building and plumbing industries from a different perspective.
• be part of a new approach to contemporary regulatory practices and enforcement.
• be able to explore different career possibilities.
• have the opportunity to take on work in other areas of the business to expand knowledge, skills and experience via internal secondment.
• have access to reimbursement for work-approved professional memberships.
• have access to study assist and study leave.

Flexibility and hybrid working

We have adopted a hybrid working model where our people have meaningful control over working from home and from the office. All roles are considered flexible, where flexibility and hybrid working are co-designed by leaders and teams to produce the best outcome for our people and the community we serve.

Working with us, you will also get access to:

• strong work–life balance – including flexible hours, part-time working options, compressed working schedules and access to purchased leave.
• the ability to work remotely and in the office in a pattern that works best for you and your team.
• leave accrual with 17.5% annual leave loading (percentage paid on top of your base salary for the days you are on annual leave).
• 15 days personal /carer’s leave per anniversary year.

We shut down between Christmas and New Year each year for our people to take a break over the holiday period – on average about three annual leave days are required to cover this period.

Leave to support our diverse workforce.

These include:

• Gender affirmation leave (up to 4 weeks paid, and 48 weeks unpaid)
• Surrogacy leave
• Parental leave – for both primary (16 weeks) and secondary caregivers (4 weeks + 12 weeks if taking over primary care within the first 78 weeks).
• Family violence leave
• Cultural and Ceremonial leave for our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, including,
  • NAIDOC Week leave – one day paid leave to participate in NAIDOC week activities.
  • Leave to attend Aboriginal community meetings
  • Leave to attend Annual General Meetings of Aboriginal community organisations
  • Ceremonial leave

Diversity and Inclusion

We strive to fully utilise diversity to create high-performing teams, harness diversity of thought, and celebrate our diversity to create a vibrant work environment where people feel they belong. Learn more about our Diversity and Inclusion, including our Gender Equality Action Plan (GEAP).

Take a look at the Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2020 for employment terms and conditions.

Our workspace

When you’re working in our office, you’ll enjoy the benefits of our convenient location near Spring Street, 250m from Parliament Station. We have many great restaurants and cafes at our doorstep, including a food court downstairs, Chinatown, Wesley Place and Madame Brussels Lane.

Our office has been designed with collaboration in mind, with state-of-the-art meeting rooms, a vibrant communal hub and electronic sit-stand workstations across the entire floor.

Many of our people adopt a hybrid working model, utilising the office to attend one of our inclusion events, training sessions, connect with teams, work as a group on a project, or socialise with colleagues. There are always desks available, along with dedicated focus rooms, wellbeing rooms and casual meeting spaces. The choice is yours.

It's an exciting time join us

We have some big plans and are on the lookout for people who can help us lead and shape industry change. We are growing our business to meet industry and consumer needs, with upcoming ongoing and fixed-term opportunities.

We are always looking for talented...

Technical experts:

• Building Surveyors – MBS/RBS/PBS
• Building Inspectors

Please note: Inspectors and Surveyors will require current registration or the ability to seek registration.

Business and corporate support:

• Project management
• Data analytics
• Communications
• Business analyst
• Business administration
• Quality assurance/governance
• Legal professionals

All job opportunities are listed on the Victorian Government careers website.