Principal Building Control Surveyor

Peterborough First group; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Benefits Platform discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Home & Electronics schemes

Car lease scheme

Flexible bank holiday usage

Additional Voluntary Contributions (AV

Development opportunities including/ap

Job summary

Peterborough City Council is seeking a Principal Building Surveyor to lead building control delivery, ensuring compliance with regulations and delivering high-quality, customer-focused services. The role involves supporting budgets, performance targets, and working with a wide range of stakeholders.

You will lead small teams, engage with elected members, and use digital systems to enhance service delivery. Strong post-qualification experience and professional accreditation are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge of building regulations and related legislation.
• Significant post-qualification experience including managing small teams and delivering performance targets.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, highly organised and able to prioritise deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of high-quality building control services within regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to service performance, budget monitoring and achieving local/national targets.
• Collaborate with internal teams, elected members, and external partners to shape service delivery and drive improvements.

Skills

Building Regulations

Private Sector Building Control

Education

BSCF accreditation (Class 2D)

Degree or equivalent in related subject

Membership of a relevant professional body

Job description

All about the Role

We are seeking an experienced and motivated professional to join our Building Control service as a Principal Building Surveyor. You will support the delivery of high-quality, customer-focused services across a complex and evolving regulatory environment.

You will play a key role in ensuring compliance with current building regulations and associated legislation, including health and safety and licensing requirements. The role involves contributing to service performance, supporting budget monitoring, and helping to deliver local and national targets.

Working collaboratively with internal teams, elected members, and external partners, you will help shape service delivery, promote continuous improvement, and support the management of small teams where required. You will also use a range of digital systems, including planning, EDRMS, and GIS platforms, to support efficient and effective service delivery.

This is an opportunity to work in a challenging and rewarding environment, including supporting services across major growth areas and multiple planning disciplines.

Salary offered will be dependant on qualifications and experience.

All about You

• You will bring strong technical knowledge of building regulations, private sector building control, and related legislation, alongside a commitment to delivering excellent customer service.

• You will have significant post-qualification experience, including experience of managing small teams and delivering performance targets. You will be confident working within a political environment and engaging effectively with elected members and a wide range of stakeholders.

• You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, be highly organised, and able to prioritise workloads to meet strict deadlines. You will also demonstrate a proactive approach, with the ability to develop new ideas and contribute to the ongoing promotion and improvement of the service.

• You will hold BSCF accreditation (Class 2D as a minimum), a degree or equivalent qualification in a related subject, and membership of a relevant professional body. Additional qualifications or corporate membership of organisations such as ABE or RICS would be advantageous.

If you have any questions about the role please email [e-mail]

All about our Benefits

We have developed a number of benefits in addition to our generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays, sick pay and local government pension scheme...

• Access to a range of benefits via our Employee Benefits Platform, including in-store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes
• Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro-rata)
• Access to car lease scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to our equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards

All about our Commitments

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to fostering diversity, advancing equity, and building an inclusive workplace for everyone. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage those from underrepresented groups, including disabled people, care leavers, and individuals from minority ethnic communities. Your unique perspectives and experiences are encouraged and valued and will play a vital role in our success.

We are committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you are disabled and require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact [e-mail] we will work with you to meet your needs.

If you've already applied and completed the recruitment process for this position within the last three months, there's no need to reapply. We really appreciate your interest and thank you for considering us.