• To provide a high quality and efficient Building Control Surveyor service. 

• Key functions include ensuring compliance with the Building Regulations and associated legislation and assessing applications and associated plans, reports and calculations.

• To support the provision of an excellent building control service to applicants, landowners, residents, community groups, amenity groups and other interested parties. To process plans, specifications and calculations and applications for compliance with building regulations and associated legislation and take appropriate action in accordance with local performance indicators. 

• Undertake inspections of sites to ensure compliance with the building regulations and related legislation and take appropriate action (including logging site visit notes and dates) in accordance with local performance indicators.

• To work with internal departments and/or the appropriate Principal Surveyor to ensure compliance with building regulations, licensing, fire/access regulations and public health and safety on council projects as and when required. 

• To advise on statutory and non statutory building control matters including collating and recording information to be used by the Council at appeals, court cases and other public hearings arising from the works of the service.

• In respect of enforcement action, to prepare evidence for Court or other hearings and appear as a witness.

• To provide advice and guidance to applicants and their agents/representatives as required as well as other professionals including builders, professional advisors, statutory bodies and the public.

• The survey and inspection of premises in connection with Licensing functions including Entertainment Licences as well as safety at Sports Grounds legislation as and when required. 

• To prepare schedules/reports/drawings/plans and designs in connection with surveys/site inspections.

• To carry out inspections and preparation of reports in relation to health and safety matters

• To provide services in relation to SAP ratings and general conservation work.

• To carry out surveys and prepare schedules in relation to party wall agreements, fire safety audits and access audits. 

• To deliver effective services on Partnership Schemes. 

• To work with internal departments to ensure compliance with building regulations on council projects as and when required. 

• Assisting and deputising for the Principal Surveyor as appropriate in the provision of the Building Control service. 

• To support the team’s performance and quality management systems as directed by the Building Control Manager.

• To make delegated decisions in line with the Council’s scheme of delegation.

• To achieve agreed service outcomes and outputs and personal appraisal targets as agreed with the line manager.

• To actively participate in development opportunities including training courses, seminars, supervisions and other forms of on the job learning.

• Communicate effectively both verbally and orally and be able to conduct meetings and give advice.

• To contribute to the work of the Service by taking on tasks as requested by the line and/or service managers.

• To ensure that resources are managed effectively and efficiently and opportunities for improvement are implemented.

• Ensure that duties are undertaken with due regard and compliance with Data Protection and other legislation. 

• At all times carrying out responsibilities within the framework of the Council’s Dignity for All Policy (Equal Opportunities Policy)

• To undertake duties commensurate with the grade of the post.

• To actively develop and improve effective services to Partnership Schemes.

• To implement innovative and effective procedures for improving service delivery.

• To develop and maintain service relationships with internal departments to ensure compliance with building regulations on council projects. 

• Provide expert support and advice to the team such as Fire Safety, CDM and structural safety. 

• To assess the validity of complaints of danger arising from defective structures, and with supervision instruct the Council’s dangerous structures contractor (including outside normal working hours and at short notice).

• To be able to participate in the Council’s dangerous structure rota.

• Prepare accurate and detailed case files to enable the team to instruct the Council’s legal services in respect of enforcement action, prepare evidence for Court or other hearings and appear as a witness.

• To coordinate a budget including monitoring of income and expenditure, authorising payments, forward planning and review.

• To deputise for the Principal Surveyor including the formulation and implementation of policy, procedures and technical standards.

• To work with the Principal Surveyor to implement income generation actions and take responsibility for ensuring allocated targets are met

• To lead on developing and expanding effective Partnership Services.

• Instruct the Council’s legal services in respect of enforcement action, prepare evidence for Court or other hearings and appear as a witness.

• Provide expert support and advice to the team across a range of specialisms including Fire Safety, CDM and structural safety.

• To assess the validity of complaints of danger arising from defective structures, and instruct the Council’s dangerous structures contractor (including outside normal working hours and at short notice).

• Advise and assist staff in undertaking this function.

• To participate in the Council’s dangerous structure rota.

• To develop team performance contributing to the team achieving its key performance indicators.

• At relevant post levels to undertake tasks commensurate with the grade of the post as contained in the Person Specification.

• To use and assist others in the use of information technology systems to carry out duties in the most efficient and effective manner. 

• To achieve agreed team outcomes and outputs, and personal appraisal targets, as agreed by the line manager. 

• To undertake training and constructively take part in meetings, supervision, seminars and other events designed to improve communication and assist with effective development of the post and post holder. 

• To be committed to the Council’s core values of public service, quality, equality and empowerment and to demonstrate this commitment in the way duties are carried out. To ensure that duties are undertaken with due regard and compliance with the Data Protection Act and other legislation.

• To carry out duties and responsibilities in accordance with the Council’s Health and safety Policy and relevant Health & Safety legislation.

• At all times carrying out responsibilities/duties within the framework of the Council's Dignity for all Policy. (Equal Opportunities Policy).

• Have appropriate post qualification building control experience.

• Ability to climb ladders, scaffolding and other means of gaining access to building sites, working at heights.

• Knowledge or experience of preparing evidence for court or other hearings and appearing as a witness as part of enforcement proceedings. 

• To have a good knowledge of relevant legislation and the ability to apply this to surveys and inspections. 

• Ability to undertake technically complex negotiations with service users and other interested parties to ensure the Councils policies are met. 

• Ability to assess the structural safety of buildings and participate in the rota dealing with dangerous structures. 

• Ability to instruct in respect of enforcement action, prepare and attend hearings and support team in undertaking this role.

• Ability to provide expert advice to staff and colleagues. 

• Have good written and oral communications skills including the communication of legal and technical requirements. 

• Demonstrate excellent organisational skills together with experience of operating within a performance management systems. 

• Ability to occasionally work outside normal working hours.

• Be proficient in the use of IT and its application to the service. 

• Ability to adhere to the Councils Dignity for All Policy. 

• Have significant knowledge and experience of building control work.

• Demonstrable contribution to service improvement.

• Manage and maintain inter departmental relationships and partnership schemes. Ability and some experience mentoring others in the disciplines of licensing, public health and safety and fire risk assessment.

• Developed expert understanding in Fire Safety, CDM or structural safety. 

• Ability to participate in the dangerous structures rota.

• Prepare robust and defendable case files and progress enforcement cases to enable the Council’s legal services to be instructed. 

• Have extensive knowledge and experience of building control work.

• Hold corporate membership of ABE, RICS (Building Control), Institution of Structural Engineers or equivalent. 

• Extensive experience of supervising/mentoring the Assistant Building Control Surveyors and advise on technical issues and learning. 

• Developed a leading role in interdepartmental relationships and Partnership schemes. Ability and experience of checking a range of building control applications, including complex applications, for compliance with relevant legislation for the purposes of issuing a completion certificate. 

• Expert understanding of two or more building control related areas such as fire safety, CDM, structural safety, licensing, safety at sports grounds.

• Participation in the dangerous structures rota.

• Ability and experience of progressing enforcement cases to a conclusion.

• Ability and experience of monitoring income and expenditure associated with cases/partnerships.

• Full time role: 35 Hr/week from 9.00 to 15:30.

• Candidate needs to be a Registered Building Inspector as specified by the Building Safety Regulator at Class 2A-F or above.

• Hold a BTEC qualification, Degree or equivalent in a building construction related subject.

• Working as a Registered Inspector for the Council you will be required:

• To have achieved at least Class 2A competency. 

• To provide expert technical advice on building control matters. 

• Undertake detailed inspection of building work in progress, ensure compliance with Building Regulations at plan checking and final inspection of building work. 

• To carry an appropriate application case load. 

• To work with internal departments and/or other RBIs to ensure compliance with building regulations on council projects as and when required. 

• Assisting and deputising for the Team Manager as appropriate. 

• Attendance in the office at least 2 days a week and as required.