Registered Building Control Surveyor/ Registered Senior Building Control Surveyor

Maidstone Borough Council; Maidstone; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Flexible hybrid working opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Local Government Pension Scheme

Life Assurance - 3x salary

Cycle to work scheme

Staff events and wellbeing support

Rail/Bus season ticket loan

Professional fee payment

Job summary

A local authority in England seeks a qualified Registered Building Control Surveyor to join a skilled team in Maidstone. The role includes enforcing Building Regulations and providing expert advice while ensuring safe, sustainable development. Candidates should possess relevant experience, a clean UK driving licence, and strong communication skills. This full-time position offers a hybrid working model and numerous employee benefits, including generous leave and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Relevant Building Surveying experience.
• Clean valid UK driving licence.
• Ability to engage effectively with diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Carry out building control duties.
• Negotiate and advise developers and applicants.
• Ensure compliance with Building Regulations.
• Carry out plan appraisals to ensure compliance with Building Regulations.
• Liaise with Kent Fire and Rescue and Southern Water Services.
• Out of Hours stand-by for dangerous structures with additional allowance and overtime.

Skills

Building Surveying experience

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Education

Registration of 2A (Domestic) RBI

Full membership of RICS/CABE/CIOB (desirable)

Job description

Registered Building Control Surveyor / Registered Senior Building Control Surveyor

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We have an opportunity for a qualified and experienced Class 2 Registered Building Control Surveyor or Registered Senior Building Control Surveyor to join our small but successful and highly skilled team based in Maidstone Town Centre, the County Town of Kent.

Our Building Control Team has a reputation for high standards of service delivery and customer care, ensuring our customer requirements alongside performance targets are met.

We are looking for a surveyor who is committed to delivering a first‑class customer‑oriented service and has the ability to promote our service in a busy competitive marketplace.

You will be a key member of our Building Control Team ensuring safe, compliant and sustainable development across a varied workload.

The primary role of the post holder is to enforce Building Regulations. You will be responsible for the supervision of an area that covers both domestic and commercial types of work in a geographical area that encompasses the North Downs AONB.

Duties are varied and will include:

• Responsibility to carry out building control duties
• Negotiating and advising developers, applicants and other interested parties
• Keeping up to date with changes in legislation
• Carry out plan appraisals within the prescribed period to ensure compliance with Building Regulations
• Liaise with statutory undertakers – Kent Fire and Rescue, Southern Water Services
• Out of Hours stand‑by for dangerous structures for which an additional allowance is paid plus overtime for any hours worked.

This is a full time position working 37 hours per week on a permanent contract. The role will include hybrid working opportunity.

About You:

Essentially, the successful candidate must have relevant Building Surveying experience and hold a minimum registration of 2A (Domestic) RBI with the Building Safety Regulator, working towards 2B (General).

A full membership of an approved professional institute such as RICS, CABE, CIOB is desirable though not essential.

You will hold a clean valid UK driving licence and have the ability to travel across the borough to conduct site visits/inspections.

You will be highly motivated and have excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with different audiences but with the experience to know when to seek expert help.

The Council considers this to be a customer focused role and the ability to converse at ease with customers adapting communication style to suit differing audiences and provide advice in accurate spoken English is fundamental to the role.

About Maidstone Borough Council:

Maidstone Borough Council is a confident and forward‑thinking organisation, committed to delivering high‑quality services to our residents and local businesses. We are ambitious in our goals to make the borough an attractive place to live, work, and invest, while supporting a thriving local economy. We continue to build on our strengths—our assets, knowledge, expertise, and a strong track record of innovation and improvement—to ensure a financially sustainable future that supports our long‑term vision.

Our success depends on the talent, dedication, and hard work of our people. We invite you to be part of our journey. In return, we offer support, training, and fair rewards, along with opportunities to develop your skills and contribute to a positive, forward‑looking working environment. Your ideas for improvement will be valued, and we are committed to managing change effectively as we embrace new ways of working.

At Maidstone Borough Council, we recognise the importance of flexible working and the benefits it brings to both our staff and the organisation. By offering a range of flexible working options, we aim to enhance wellbeing, engagement, and productivity. Our highly flexible hybrid working model, alongside flexi‑time and other flexible working policies, empowers staff to shape their working patterns and achieve a better work‑life balance.

Our Offer:

A range of benefits including:

• Generous holiday entitlement which increases after 5 years LG service plus bank holidays with the option to buy additional leave.
• Additional 3 days leave given to enable a close down of the offices between Christmas and New year.
• Free parking
• Flexible hybrid working opportunities
• Invitations to staff events to celebrate success and support wellbeing that include holistic therapies and outdoor activities
• Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential & independent information and access to counsellors
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with valuable life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Life Assurance – three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
• Season Ticket Loan - to help with the cost of your rail/ bus journey, to & from work
• Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand‑new car. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff benefits discounts on leisure, eating out, holidays and shopping
• Excellent learning and career opportunities for committed individuals
• A professional fee payment

Selection Process:

Following the submission of your application form, it will be reviewed by the recruiting manager. Those that are successful in securing an interview can expect job specific interview assessment, followed by an interview.

Maidstone Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employee and volunteers to share this commitment.

For further information or to discuss this opportunity in more detail, please contact a member of the Senior Team at [e-mail]

Closing Date: 5th January 2026

Interview Date: w/c 19th January 2026