Harrow Council

1 month ago


Harrow Greater London, United Kingdom Remedy Social Work Full time

The Building Control Service within the Planning Division is responsible for the scrutiny of full plans applications, Building Notices and Regularisation Applications for compliance with the Building Regulation, the Building Act and other relevant legislation including examination of structural details and calculations. The service operates within a competitive market and is in direct competition with private companies/Approved Inspectors. The post provides more senior level professional input into the scrutiny/assessment of more complex applications. Within this context, the postholder will be responsible for complex schemes and will be responsible for the negotiation of fees and for securing work on major development projects, involving significant investment in the Borough. Duties of the role will be; Assistance in the registration of new applications including checking estimates and building costs and assessing plan and inspection charges. The Scrutiny of Full Plans applications, Building Notices, and Regularisation Applications for compliance with the Building Regulations, the Building Act and other relevant legislation including examination of structure details and calculations. To carry out investigation of existing site conditions where appropriate. To carry out unsupervised statutory and intermediate site inspection of works in progress to ensure conformity with the Building Regulations and other relevant legislation, negotiating as necessary with builders and developers. Responsibility for decisions made at these inspections lies entirely with the Postholder and except in exceptional circumstances without reference to the Supervisor. To notify and/or confirm by letter/email to the responsible person details of irregularities, contraventions and other matters regarding works in progress and liaise, where necessary, with other Departments of the Council negotiating as necessary with builders and developers on these matters. To prepare and record Building Regulation fee quotes when requested by clients or senior staff. To report serious contraventions of the Building Regulations and allied legislation to the Senior Building Surveyor for guidance upon necessary action. To provide pre-application, specialist advice on all aspects of the Building Regulations and allied legislation for more complex projects. To keep detailed records of all works inspected on site for future reference and in sufficient detail. To complete site inspection records for incorporating into the computer records within specified timelines specified within office policy.If you are interested in this role please send your updated CV in the first instance



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