Specialist Building Control Surveyor

Specialist Building Control Surveyor

Ref:

OPS1273

Full time

£43,421 - £46,464 per annum

About the Job

We are recruiting a Specialist Building Control Surveyor to work in the Building Control Service.

Our Specialist Building Control Surveyors have the knowledge and experience to undertake building control functions across all building types without direct supervision. This includes higher risk buildings that will require a building control licenced specialist to support the Building Safety Regulator.

In addition to building regulations administration and enforcement, the Building Control team is responsible for providing a wide range of other services including response to dangerous structures, demolition notice administration, certification of safety at sports grounds, highway licencing and street naming and numbering. The team also takes a lead role in work across the council and with external partners in supporting the initiatives and obligations of the national Building Safety Programme.

As a team we perform very well against our measured targets. We believe there are excellent opportunities ahead for the growth of our business. We have a strong commitment to service development and supporting the continued professional development needs and aspirations of individuals.

The team are agile, with flexible opportunity to work from office base or home location providing the operational needs of the service are met. A range of IT equipment is provided to support home and agile working.

The Candidate

You should be a registered building inspector to Class 2, Category G & H. Alternatively you should be able to demonstrate that you are currently in the process of completing a competency assessment validation pathway to achieve this.

Further Information and Applying

See the supporting documents for the full job description and other important information about working with us.

Contact David Ewles, Head of Building Control at david.n.ewles@newcastle.gov.uk for more information about this job.

The closing date for all applications is Monday 12th February 2024, and interviews will be held at Newcastle Civic Centre in the week commencing 26th February 2024.

Apply online at www.northeastjobs.org.uk, select 'Apply Now' and complete our online application form.

Any communication sent to you regarding your application will be sent to the email address you have set up on your Northeast Jobs account, so you will need to ensure that you check your inbox.

Permanent

Closing date:

12 February 2024