Principal (Specialist) Building Inspector (Class 3)

Rochdale Council; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Rochdale Council as a Principal Registered Building Inspector, contributing to exciting commercial projects and regeneration initiatives in Greater Manchester. Leverage your technical skills in a supportive team environment while enjoying generous benefits and a flexible working policy. We are looking for experienced candidates to apply, offering a competitive pay package and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working policy

Payment of professional fees

Competitive leave entitlement

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience as a Class 3 Registered Building Inspector.
• Ability to undertake out of hours dangerous building work on a rota basis.
• Proven commercial customer focus.

Responsibilities

• Work within a team of Registered Building Inspectors delivering high-quality service.
• Manage a variety of commercial projects across the borough.
• Support digital transformation initiatives.

Skills

Strong technical skills

Commercial customer focus

Education

Class 3 Registered Building Inspector

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02.06.2025

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About the Role

Salary: £54,693 to £58,754 (inclusive of market supplement) + other benefits and additional out of hours allowance payments of approx. £3261.6 PA

How would you like to make the step to join the Rochdale Building Control team as one of our Principal Registered Building Inspectors?

We welcome applications from the public and private sector - You’ll be working within a great team of highly professional Registered Building Inspectors and dedicated technical support staff who are passionate about the service they deliver and whose work was recognised at the 2024 annual LABC awards and our own council ‘ACE Awards’.

As a result, we have a strong public and private client base and can provide you with the opportunity to work on a wide variety of exciting commercial projects across the borough and further afield including for the BSR. We have also invested in a new IT solution offering the opportunity to get involved in digital transformation and developing new ways of working.

More broadly, the council has an exciting regeneration agenda with a significant economic growth opportunity for Greater Manchester and the wider North West region. We are already delivering on our plans to create over one million square metres of employment space, 20,000 jobs, and 10,000 new homes connected by new and enhanced infrastructure and transport links in Atom Valley and have ambitious regeneration plans for our town centres. Home to 8,000 businesses, the Atom Valley Mayoral Development Zone, Northern Gateway and Rochdale Rail Corridor - the scale of opportunity is huge and so there has never been a better time to join us.

About you

In terms of candidates, we are seeking an experienced Class 3 Registered Building Inspector who can demonstrate strong technical skills and commercial customer focus. We also require you to be able to undertake out of hours dangerous building work on a rota basis with the wider team and for which we pay an additional allowance and overtime if called out.

In return, we can offer a highly competitive package, generous leave entitlement and payment of your professional fees and BSR registration costs. We also offer a flexible working policy and have award winning offices in the heart of the town centre within the Rochdale Riverside development which has seen over £400m invested to deliver offices, homes, a new hotel and high quality retail and leisure facilities.

About us

To apply for this job role please upload your CV with a supporting document that provides evidence of how you meet the person specification of the job role.

If you are interested in what we are offering, and have the skills we are looking for we want to hear from you. If you would like to discuss the post further please contact Shagufta Ansari or our Business Support Team on 01706 924 327 to arrange a discussion