Senior Building Control Surveyor

Hays Property & Surveying; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Southend-on-Sea City Council seeks a Building Inspector to join their Building Control team. The successful candidate will manage site inspections and ensure compliance with building laws while enjoying flexible working and comprehensive training. This permanent role offers a salary of up to £48,693 and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working

Salary sacrifice scheme

Excellent training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered Building Inspector status required.
• Prior experience within Building Control is essential.
• Ability to provide a vehicle for work purposes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the Building Control function and enforce building legislation.
• Conduct site inspections and plan checks.
• Complete enforcement actions as necessary.

Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Problem Solving

Education

Degree qualification or equivalent

Job description

Your new company
Southend-on-Sea City Council is a Unitary Local Authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the local community. They employ around 800 staff who work alongside local communities to deliver the Southend 2050 ambition and make lives better for the people of Southend. Working for Southend-on-Sea City Council offers a challenging and rewarding career in local government within a collaborative and innovative environment, with the benefit of flexible working practices to support a positive work life balance. As a Unitary Authority, they are responsible for all local government functions ranging from social services, transport, public health and parks through to planning, trading standards, community safety and education, and therefore offer a wide range of career opportunities. The diversity of the economy and communities, and investment in a number of exciting regeneration projects, makes the Council a great place to work, learn and make a difference.

The Council is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed professional who would like to come and work within their Building Control team. There are a number of large and interesting projects in the pipeline, from major residential schemes and large seafront leisure developments, along with day-to-day householder projects.

Your new role
You will be involved in the delivery of the Building Control function and ensure that the Council's obligations under the Building Act and associated legislation with regards to health and safety, welfare and convenience of persons in or about buildings are administered and enforced. This will include a multitude of tasks including site inspections, plan checking and completing enforcement actions.

What you'll need to succeed
In order to be successful for this role, you should have a degree qualification (or equivalent) and be a registered Building Inspector. Prior experience within Building Control is essential and you will be required to provide your own vehicle for work purposes. Please note, you will be regularly required to attend site inspections within the borough.

What you'll get in return
This is a permanent position, paying up to £48,693 per annum (including market supplement). When joining in a permanent position, you can enjoy a range of benefits including: flexible working, salary sacrifice scheme and excellent training and development opportunities. A full list of benefits provided by Southend-on-Sea City Council can be found on the "Jobs at the Council" webpage.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

The Council is an equal opportunities employer. They welcome applications, regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, age or religion or belief. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

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