Building & Environmental Services Today

Professional Services for Local, State and Federal Governments

Geoff Smith

Assoc. Dip. Applied Science, Grad. Cert. Local Govt. Management, M.A.I.B.S., M.A.I.E.H. 

Geoff has worked in local government for 13 years, for a range of Councils covering rural, regional and metropolitan centres.  Geoff’s primary qualifications are an Associate Diploma of Applied Science in Health & building Surveying and a Graduate Certificate in Local Government Management from Deakin University.  Geoff is a Member of the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors, the Australian Institute of Environmental Health and the Building Practitioners Board (Victoria). 

In addition, Geoff has specialist knowledge and experience relating to larger industrial and commercial buildings. 

Summary of Experience

Employment History

v   Building and Planning Specialist, Building & Environmental Services Today

v   Team Leader Building, Albury City Council

v   Area Health & Building Surveyor, Albury Council

v   Production Foreman, Foundry, Wyong

v   Production Foreman, BHP, Newcastle

Professional Development

v   Planning Law and Practice Short Course, UNSW 2003

v   Building Notices & Orders Workshop, Building Commission

v   Implementing OHS Risk Management in the Workplace TAFE

v   Construction Industry OH&S Induction Course, TAFE

v   Media Training for the Business Executive, Innoven 2003

v   ResCode 2002, Aust Institute of Building Surveyors 2002

v   National Fire Safety Engineering Guidelines, AIBS 2002

v   How to Minimise Liability of Building Practitioners, AIBS

v   AIBS State Conference, Sydney 2001

v   ResCode Training, Holmesglen TAFE 2001

v   Fire Safety Audit Workshop, AIBS 2001

v   Safer by Design, NSW Police 2001

v   Privacy & Personal Information Protection Act, LGSA 2001

v   Performance Feedback Skills, Central Human Resources 2000

v   NatHERS Energy Rating, John Ballinger 2000

v   Essential Fire & Other Safety Measures Workshop, AIBS 1999

v   Integrated Development Assessment, DUAP 1998

v   Dealing with Difficult Complainants, NSW Ombudsman 1999

v   New Directions:Coping with change, Central Human Res 1998

v   Managing EEO in the Workplace, ACC 1998

v   BCA 96 Seminar, Dept. of Local Government 1997

v   Development Control Short Course, UTS

v   Plumbing Inspection Techniques, NSW Public Works 1993

v   Computer Short Courses (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access )

v   Outward Bound School Adult Course, Tharwa ACT 1977