Lead Officer

2 weeks ago

Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom CRA GROUP LIMITED Full time

3 Months contract with a Local Authority

Job Summary:

The Council is focused on delivering the best possible outcomes for its communities. To do this the Council needs employees who thrive in an agile and networked organisation and who can support continuous improvement within a constructive organisational culture.

To be responsible for the operational management ongoing development and promotion of the Building Control Services.

To provide inspirational leadership to a team of Building Control Surveyors to ensure the successful implementation and enforcement of Building Regulations and associated legislation.

To deliver a risk based operational strategy to ensure the Building Control service meets the demands of the Building Safety Regulator and Building Safety Act 2022.

To support the operational delivery outcomes and development of the Building Control function. The role reports to the Assistant Director Strategic Planning and Infrastructure and is responsible for the Building Control team..

Key Duties/Accountabilities

Leadership. As a member of the Corporate Leadership Group plays a key role in the collective leadership of the Council providing the constructive leadership needed to create the conditions for success and working across organisational boundaries Provides effective project leadership to ensure that crosscutting and servicerelated projects achieve desired outcomes

Performance Works with management and colleagues to define outcomes set targets and monitor performance within a culture of continual improvement Supports operational plans to ensure that the resources within the teams are used to best effect and impact Effectively plan manage and deliver individual workload requirements in line with service performance standards.

Business Development With the development of commercial activities the postholder will routinely have complex involvement with partner organisations and be accountable for the delivery of building control contracts. This includes contract monitoring and adherence to new and changing legislation.

Commissioning Commissions services and activities to secure the best outcomes for service users and deliver optimum value for money in line with the Council s commissioning and contract management frameworks

Customers and Partners Builds strong internal and external working partnerships to enable the service to be delivered in an outcomefocused and efficient way Supports Kingston s commitment to community cohesion and valuing diversity and social inclusion

Digital/New Ways of Working Uses new technologies particularly Google to adopt modern agile working practices improve customer service and eliminate paperbased processes wherever possible.

Essential Experience Required:

Experience of undertaking Change Management planning and implementing new ways of working in a complex environment is essential.

Experience of the Building Regulations to verify that proposed designs and building work comply with these regulations is essential.

Essential Qualification Required:

Registration with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) at Class 3 and Class 4 is essential.

  • Chartered Building Surveyor: MRICS is desirable.
  • Relevant Degree in Building Surveying/ Construction is essential.

Additional information to note:

Working hours: 36 hours per week.


The closing date for this position is 25th July 2024.







To be responsible for the operational management, ongoing development and promotion of the Building Control Services. To provide inspirational leadership to a team of Building Control Surveyors to ensure the successful implementation and enforcement of Building Regulations and associated legislation. To deliver a risk based operational strategy to ensure the Building Control service meets the demands of the Building Safety Regulator and Building Safety Act 2022.

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