Principal Registered Building Inspectors

Bury Council; Radcliffe; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Bury Council is seeking two experienced Principal Registered Building Inspectors to join our Building Control Service in Radcliffe. This role involves delivering high-quality building control functions to ensure developments meet safety and compliance standards.

You will manage Building Regulation applications, provide technical leadership, and support a team of inspectors. Candidates need registration as a Building Inspector, strong technical knowledge, and experience in a building control environment.

Join us to contribute to our mission of ensuring a safe and compliant built environment.

Qualifications

• Registration as a Registered Building Inspector at Class 2F minimum.
• Significant experience within the building industry.
• Experience of working within a Building Control environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage Building Regulation applications, inspections, and enforcement.
• Undertake complex plan assessments and inspections.
• Provide expert advice to developers and contractors.

Skills

Building Regulations compliance

Technical knowledge of construction practices

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Decision-making skills

Education

Corporate membership of CABE, RICS or CIOB

Registration as a Registered Building Inspector

Job description

Bury Council is seeking two experienced and ambitious Principal Registered Building Inspectors to join our Building Control Service.

This is an exciting opportunity to take a leading role in delivering a high-quality Building Control function, ensuring that development across the borough meets the highest standards of safety, compliance and customer service. Working within a supportive and forward-thinking team, you will oversee complex building projects, provide technical and operational leadership, and help drive service improvement in a rapidly evolving regulatory environment.

About the Role

As a Principal Registered Building Inspector, you will:

• Manage a diverse caseload of Building Regulation applications, inspections and enforcement matters.
• Undertake complex plan assessments and site inspections across a range of developments, including higher-risk and non-standard buildings where appropriately registered.
• Provide expert advice to developers, architects, contractors, businesses, residents and partner organisations.
• Lead on dangerous structures, emergency response and enforcement activities.
• Support and supervise Registered Building Inspectors and Technical Support Officers, helping to develop skills and expertise across the team.
• Contribute to the management and continuous improvement of the service, including Building Safety Regulator compliance and quality assurance processes.
• Deputise for the Head of Building Control and provide technical or operational leadership as required.

About You

We are looking for enthusiastic professionals with:

• Registration as a Registered Building Inspector at Class 2F as a minimum, with a commitment to achieving or holding Class 3 registration.
• Corporate membership of CABE, RICS or CIOB.
• Significant experience within the building industry and strong technical knowledge of Building Regulations and construction practices.
• Experience of working within a Building Control environment, ideally within local government.
• Excellent communication, organisational and decision-making skills.
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Benefits of working for Bury Council

We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements. We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.

Please note we are unable to support with sponsorship at this time.