Senior Building Control Officer

West Northamptonshire Council; Towcester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Towcester seeks a Building Control professional to check plans, visit sites, and advise on building regulations. The ideal candidate will ensure compliance with national standards and have a significant impact on the safety and sustainability of the built environment. The role offers generous benefits, flexible working options, and the opportunity to improve local communities. A corporate membership in RICS, CABE, or equivalent is essential for candidates.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Local Government Pension Scheme with life cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible working options

Ongoing training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in checking plans and providing advice on building regulations.
• Skills in dealing with health and safety matters related to buildings.

Responsibilities

• Check plans and monitor site visits for compliance.
• Advise building professionals and ensure legislative controls are followed.
• Handle dangerous structures and resolve breaches of regulations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Knowledge of building regulations

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Corporate member of RICS, CABE or equivalent

Class 2 Registered Building Inspector

Job description

As a new authority, we’re embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers, and communities. There is tremendous opportunity for an ambitious, dynamic, and spirited Building Control professional to exert a lasting influence over design, construction, safety, sustainability, and welfare, as well as protecting a rich and colourful heritage. You’ll find yourself in a position where your input can really make a difference and significantly benefit the future development of West Northamptonshire.

Our benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:

• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
• Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
• Car Lease scheme via Tusker.
• Payment of professional subscription / membership - If your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.
• Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
• Commsave- Free membership to Commsave Credit Union who provide a variety of savings accounts, loans, a monthly lottery draw and more!
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).
• Our West Ways of Working – We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.
• Making a difference - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.

What will you be doing?

This role will include checking plans, visiting sites, providing advice to building professionals, the public and the Council as well as contributing to the quality and safety of the built environment in accordance with national standards. The candidate would also be required to deal with dangerous structures, the investigation and resolution of breaches of the Building Regulations and be responsible for ensuring Partner Authority applications are administered and checked according to the LABC Partner Authority Scheme.

About you

In this role the successful candidate will be working closely with the Principal and Senior Building Control Surveyors, you’ll help ensure that the Council’s statutory functions are properly carried out in dealing with the building regulations and associated legislative controls including fire, health and safety matters relating to buildings and structures.

The candidate should be a corporate member of RICS, CABE or equivalent and be a Class 2 (C to F) Registered Building inspector.

About us

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.

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