Building Standards Officer (2 Posts) (Temporary) - REQ06856 - 490817

North Lanarkshire Council Ltd; Bellshill; Ibrido; GBP 43.000 - 49.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

27 days annual leave

Smarter Working Policy

Flexible working

Descrizione del lavoro

North Lanarkshire Council is seeking a Building Standards Officer to join the Building Standards team. The role involves carrying out building warrant assessments and site inspections, with a focus on providing a professional service to architects, developers and customers.

You will have sound knowledge of Building Standards and related legislation, along with construction industry experience and excellent IT skills. The post is hybrid and requires minimum HND level or equivalent.

Competenze

• Sound knowledge of Construction, Building Standards and related legislation
• Excellent IT skills and ability to solve design-related problems
• Strong communication skills with customers, architects and developers
• Experience in construction industry contexts and building standards practice

Mansioni

• Carry out building warrant assessments
• Conduct site inspections and monitor projects
• Deal with dangerous buildings and enforcement matters
• Collaborate with Regulatory Services and provide professional service

Conoscenze

Communication skills

IT skills

Construction knowledge

Formazione

HND level or equivalent

Strumenti

Software/IT tools

Descrizione del lavoro

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF

This vacancy is internal and open to applications from employees of North Lanarkshire Council and Associated Employers* only. The "Apply now" button is not activated for this role. Please log into your MySelf account for further instructions on how to apply as an internal candidate.

*Fusion Assets, NLP LLP, and Routes to Work

NLC10 £43,043 - £49,231

We are looking to recruit a Building Standards Officer to join our team. We are the 4 th largest Local Authority in Scotland and we strive to deliver a highly responsive service to our residents and customers. Our ambitious plans provide a roadmap for the regeneration of our communities and the maintenance of our built environment.

North Lanarkshire Council is considered, by Scottish Government, as a strong performing Building Standards Verifying Authority.

The Building Standards team handles all aspects of the Building Standards function including carrying out building warrant assessments, site inspections and dealing with dangerous buildings. In addition, there is a strong working relationship with the wider Regulatory Services team. Excellent communication skills and a proactive, customer-focussed approach are important to our service delivery ensuring a professional service is provided to architects, developers, and other customers always.

You will have sound knowledge of Construction, Building Standards and related legislation allied to the Building Standards function together with experience and an understanding of the construction industry. Along with excellent IT skills, you must have the ability to achieve solutions to design related problems.

To apply for this post, applicants are required to be educated, as a minimum, to HND level or equivalent in a relevant Building Standards or Construction Industry discipline with significant relevant experience.

In line with current Council working practices this post will be classed as hybrid working.

For further information, please contact Alistair MacDonald - Building Standards Manager (Operations) email at [e-mail]

These posts are temporary for a period of 12 months.

Work pattern:

35 hours per week - Monday - Thursday: 08:45 - 16:45 (including a 55 minute unpaid break);

Friday: 08:45 - 16:15 (including a 50 minute unpaid break)

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you're considering a career with us, you'll be keen to know what's in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL.

We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

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North Lanarkshire Council are Happy To Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

North Lanarkshire Council has reached its current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and, as a result, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

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