Principal Building Control Surveyor

Hoople Ltd; Hereford; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS

Career progression

Annual leave 31 days + 10 days purchas

Flexible working

Employee Assistance Programme

Professional membership fees

Retail, leisure discounts

Job summary

Herefordshire Council is seeking a Principal Building Control Surveyor to lead the Building Control team in Hereford. The role focuses on operational leadership, regulatory compliance and delivering a high quality service with day-to-day management responsibilities and deputising for the Building Control Manager when needed.

You will manage applications, inspections and enforcement matters, ensuring accurate records and timely reporting while collaborating across departments to support council

Qualifications

• Registered building inspector with RBI 3 and knowledge of the building safety regulator
• Strong knowledge of building control, regulatory issues and current legislation
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as in a team under tight deadlines and multiple work streams

Responsibilities

• Head up an existing team of Building Control Surveyors and Technical Support Officers to provide building control services at an operational level, including day-to-day activities and departmental administration
• Deputise for the Building Control Manager when required
• Deal with internal and external customers on applications, site inspections, levies, pre-application advice, dangerous structure reports and enforcement enquiries
• Work with IT providers to maintain up-to-date records and prepare periodic data reports
• Collaborate with colleagues to address council projects and report to the Building Control Manager

Skills

Building control knowledge

Team leadership

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Tools

IT record systems

Job description

About The Role

Job Title : Principal Building Control Surveyor (Building Control)

Hours : 37

Salary HC10 £47,665 to £51,928 plus £5,000 MFS per annum

Location: Plough Lane, Hereford

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 27 September 2026

The Role

Herefordshire Council are seeking a passionate, knowledgeable and RBI 3 Principle Building Control Surveyorto join our Building Control Team. If you have a passion for building control, this is the role for you. We are engaging with the changes in the industry and are looking to grow the team to meet the challenges ahead of us.

What will you be doing?

Under the direction of the Building Control Manager, you will head up an existing team of Building Control Surveyors and Technical Support Officers to provide the building control service at an operational level, including day-to-day activities, together with the administrative duties of the department. Also the additional responsibility to deputise for the building control manager as necessary.

You will deal with both internal and external customers which will be in respect of building control related area’s, including regulation applications, site inspections, building safety levy charges, pre-application advice, potentially dangerous structure reports and relevant enforcement enquiries. Work closely with out IT providers to ensure up to date and accurate computer records are maintained, with preparation of periodic data reports.

You will work closely with colleagues in Building Control to address the council’s work on projects and report directly to the Building Control Manager.

About You

• An understanding of the role of a registered building inspector, the requirements of the building safety regulator and demonstrable experience and knowledge in this specialist area.
• Strong knowledge of building control, regulatory issues and current legislation.
• The ability to work under your own initiative as well as within a team, often to tight deadlines and on multiple work streams.

We Offer

A competitive salary, holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme, which includes:

• Salary range of HC10 £47,665 to £51,928 per annum dependent on experience plus £5,000 MFS per annum
• Enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Career progression: clear pathways to progress
• Annual Leave: 31 days’ annual leave (pro rata), plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum during the request period
• Flexible working: including the potential for job-sharing, part-time hours and agile working.
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling
• Payment of professional membership fees (based on role requirements)
• Pick your perks – our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts.

Why Choose Us?

Herefordshire is big hearted, welcoming and friendly. We have strong and independent communities and idyllic countryside, situated in the South West Midlands and bordering Wales. The county sits between Worcestershire and the Malvern Hills to the east, and Bannau Brycheiniog (the Brecon Beacons) in Wales to the west.

Historically Herefordshire has been the gateway to the Marches. We embrace partnership working. We are a member of the Marches Forward Partnership, which is a cross border collaboration between Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Powys and Shropshire who are collectively working to secure funding to invest in the region.

The council priorities over the next four years are set out in the Council Plan, with four main areas;

People

We will enable residents to realise their potential, to be healthy and to be part of great communities who support each other. We want all children to have the best start in life.

Place

We will protect and enhance our environment and ensure that Herefordshire is a great place to live. We will support the right housing in the right place, we will support access to green spaces and we will do everything we can to recover the health of our rivers.

Growth

We will create the conditions to deliver sustainable growth across the county; attracting inward investment, building business confidence, creating jobs, enabling housing development along with providing the right infrastructure.

Transformation

We will be an efficient council that embraces best practice, delivers innovation through technology and demonstrates value for money.

Don’t meet all parts of the job description?

Herefordshire Council is committed to strengthening a diverse and inclusive work environment which reflects the communities of Herefordshire. If you are looking at the next stage of your career and have a broad base of fieldwork experience, we can provide supportive and welcoming opportunities to help you develop your professional, management & supervisory skills.

Reasonable Adjustments

Our recruitment process runs in partnership with Hoople Resourcing. If you require any reasonable adjustments or alternative methods for the online application process, please contact the resourcing team by email: [e-mail].

Creating an inclusive workplace

We encourage our employees to feel empowered and to use their voices to help embrace diversity, promote inclusivity and shape our organisation. We have eight employee network groups, collectives of colleagues who often share identities, life experiences or cultures and offer support and community. They also play an important role in strengthening the voices of employees at Herefordshire Council. Embedded in the Council's values is a commitment to listen to people's views and needs.

Commitments, Covenants and Statutory Obligations

The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for:

• Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme.
• Those who indicate in their application that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Those who indicate in their application that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.

We take our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults seriously and expect all of our staff, visitors and volunteers to share in this commitment.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & young people and vulnerable adults. If you are offered this position, it will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.