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We have an exciting opportunity for a Building Control Surveyor to join our established Building Control team. You'll have proven experience of providing an effective and efficient Building Control operation and a Class 2F registration.

We are currently in the process of developing a comprehensive, efficient and effective building control service that operates differently to traditional local government building control services. The service will be encouraged to increase income and open up new markets.

• Hold and manage a varying caseload of specialist Building Control work, including specialist or technical assessments and activities (on Class 2A to 2F works), and associated decision making in according with legislation and technical guidance. This will also involve the provision of detailed advice and guidance to colleagues and clients.
• Assess dangerous structures and implement immediate remedial works as appropriate.
• Represent the Council at meetings, committees, through consultation activities, and customer and client management.
• Lead negotiations, and steer desired outcomes via the agreement of priorities and working arrangements with partner organisations, agencies, and external bodies.
• Support the development of local plans, strategies, and best practice standards.
• Undertake work associated with new initiatives, changing governing requirements, and service development projects.
• Support the technical capability growth of the Council through its people, and performance and provide supervision and management of the work undertaken by those who do not have the appropriate band of competence within the Building Control sections management framework.

We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible.

• Have Class 2A Registered Building Inspector status through the Building Safety Regulator.
• Educated to degree level in a relevant subject such as Building Control, Building Surveying, Construction, Structural Engineering and or be able to demonstrate learning at an equivalent level.
• Excellent working knowledge of legislation, regulations and professional codes of practice for Building Control including Operational Standards Rules set by the Building Safety Regulator and legislation under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
• Excellent knowledge of the construction industry, methods, techniques and materials.
• Expert level of knowledge in Building Control technical specialism including the legislative framework.
• Detailed understanding of technical service delivery and performance standards.
• Experience of holding and managing a caseload of requests / applications / relationships / accounts.
• Good IT skills and able to competently utilise Microsoft Office programmes and Building Control back-office system software