COMM ENT 5747 G4 - Team Leader (Building Standards)

South Lanarkshire Council; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LG Pension

Salary Sacrifice AVC

33 days annual leave

Public holidays

Sick pay

Flexible working

Employee Discounts

Cycle to Work

Physiotherapy

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

South Lanarkshire Council in Hamilton is seeking a Planning professional to join the Planning and Regulatory Service Team. You will oversee building warrants and assess plans, ensure site developments comply with Technical Standards, including drainage testing.

The role requires excellent communication, strong organisation, and the ability to travel across the South Lanarkshire area, delivering a proactive, customer-focused service with continual improvement.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills
• Highly organised
• Ability to travel across South Lanarkshire area
• Promote customer focus in service delivery

Responsibilities

• Overseeing processing of Building Warrant applications and related views, including assessment of plans and issue of warrants and completion certificates
• Overseeing assessment and monitoring of developments on site to ensure compliance with Technical Standards including drainage testing
• Responding to routine and FOI enquiries from the public, agents and organisations
• Overseeing inspections under Building (Scotland) Act 2003 sections on unauthorised works and dangerous buildings
• Carrying out inspections and providing comments/reports for Licensing functions (Safety at Sports Grounds, HMOs, etc.)

Job description

Key Details

Location: Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA

Hours: 35 hours per week

Work Pattern: Monday - Thursday 8:45am - 4:55pm and Friday 8:45am - 4:15pm

Salary: £54,783 - £59,911 annual salary

Introduction

An exciting opportunity has arisen within South Lanarkshire Community and Enterprise Resources for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our Planning and Regulatory Service Team.

Key Responsibilities

• Overseeing the processing of Building Warrant applications and applications for alternative views, including assessment of plans, specifications and calculations, and the issue of warrants and completion certificates.
• Overseeing the assessment and monitoring of developments on site to ensure compliance with the Technical Standards including testing of drainage systems.
• Responding to routine, standard and more complex general enquiries and Freedom of Information enquiries from the general public, agents and other organisations.
• Overseeing the inspection and assessment of buildings in terms of Section 27 (unauthorised works) and Section 29/30 (dangerous buildings), of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003, and taking action as appropriate, including authorisation of remedial works and evacuation of buildings etc.
• Carrying out inspections and providing comments/reports in relation to the Council’s Licensing function with respect to Safety at Sports Grounds, houses in Multiple Occupancy etc.

Requirements

You must have excellent communication skills, be highly organised and have the passion and experience to deliver results. You will require to ensure continuous improvement and efficiency, support a positive and flexible organisational culture and promote a strong customer focus to service delivery.

You must have the ability to travel throughout the South Lanarkshire area.

Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

Criminal Record Check

Overseas Criminal Records Check

An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of 12 months in the past 10 years.

Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion

The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position.

As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment, service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile.

Benefits

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)

Closing Date

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by Monday 19 October 2026 at 11:55pm.