Building Control Part Time Plan Checker

Carrington West; Braintree; Remote; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A confidential client is seeking a Registered Building Inspector for a fully remote position. This interim role involves technical plan checking across residential and commercial schemes, ensuring compliance with building regulations. The successful candidate will have strong local authority experience and Class 2B registration or higher. This is a negotiable day rate position, initially for 6 months, requiring 3 days of work per week.

Qualifications

• Strong track record in local authority building control plan checking.
• Up-to-date knowledge across core Parts (A-S).
• Comfortable working fully remote with digital workflows.

Responsibilities

• Carry out technical plan checking ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Manage your own caseload to statutory timeframes.
• Provide customer-focused advice while upholding public interest.

Skills

Technical plan checking

Building Regulations compliance

Customer-focused advice

Education

Registered Building Inspector (BSR) - Class 2B or higher

Tools

Uniform

IDOX

Job description

Overview

Registered Building Inspector (Plan Checking) - Interim

Negotiable day rate (DOE) - Initial 6-month contract - 3 days per week

Fully Remote - Local authority in Essex (client kept confidential)

The role

• Carry out technical plan checking across residential and commercial schemes, ensuring compliance with the Building Regulations (2010, as amended) and associated Approved Documents.
• Prepare clear queries, conditions and decisions, advising applicants/agents on proportionate routes to compliance.
• Manage your own caseload to statutory timeframes, flagging risks early and progressing files to determination.
• Liaise with internal teams and consultees as required (e.g., fire safety, drainage), documenting decisions on the council\'s case management system.
• Provide pragmatic, customer-focused advice while upholding public interest and audit standards.
• (Where relevant) escalate applications outside your registration scope and collaborate with senior/peer reviewers.

About you

• Registered Building Inspector (BSR) - Class 2B or higher (essential).
• Strong track record in local authority building control plan checking, including complex domestic and low- to medium-rise non-domestic work.
• Up-to-date knowledge across core Parts (A-S) and confident interpreting drawings, specifications and calculations.
• Comfortable working fully remote, using digital workflows (e.g., Uniform/IDOX or similar) and communicating clearly in writing.
• Thorough, organised and delivery-focused, with the judgement to balance safety, compliance and practicality.

The offer

• Contract: Initial 6 months, with potential to extend
• Pattern: 3 days per week, fully remote
• Rate: Negotiable, dependent on experience and registration class

How to apply

Ready to add immediate capacity to a proactive Essex team? Apply now or contact Ryan Hamlett on (phone number removed) for a confidential chat