Senior Building Control Surveyor

1 month ago

Hove, United Kingdom Guidant Global Full time

Purpose of the Job

To ensure that all building work undertaken within the City is designed and built in accordance with adequate performance standards that satisfy the Building Regulations, The Building Act and other allied legislation and ensure the Health and Safety of building users and the general public. To ensure that Buildings are accessible to all groups and limit the use of non-renewable energy.

To ensure that existing structures within the town are maintained in a satisfactory condition, so as to preclude danger to the general public through structural failure.

To ensure that demolition of buildings is undertaken in a safe manner to minimise the inconvenience and danger to the public and adjoining buildings.

Principal Accountabilities

To locate, inspect and evaluate dangerous structures and ensure their safe removal including arranging for such works to be carried out when necessary, that adequately minimises the risk to the public and deal with the situation through to a satisfactory conclusion.
To project manage the inspection of works in progress on developments and ensure compliance with the Building Regulations, relevant British Standards and codes of good practice and see through to a satisfactory conclusion.
To examine plans, submitted to the Council, for compliance with Building Control Legislation. Formulate and execute decisions with regard to approval or rejection of plans and decide appropriate conditions where necessary.
To administer and control the safe demolition of buildings.
To liaise with other sections and departments of the Council, external bodies such as the Fire Brigade and statutory undertakers and members of the public.
To assist in the certification of sporting venues as required under Safety at sports grounds legislation.
To attend Magistrates Court when required, and give evidence on matters relating to all aspects of Building Regulations, demolitions and dangerous structures.
To deal with enquiries from builders, architects, designers, solicitors and the general public concerning all matters relating to the application, interpretation and enforcement of Building Control Legislation relating to submitted plans, site inspections and work carried out without consent.
To write progress reports relating to ongoing site operations and maintain a record of all site inspections made. To compile statistics on monthly house building for submission to the relevant government office.
To assist in the development, coaching, mentoring and appraisal of Trainee/Assistant Building Control Surveyors when required.
To ensure a satisfactory means of escape from all buildings as required in the Building Act 1984.
To assist and participate in an out of hours service regarding the making safe of dangerous structuresJob Related Education, Qualifications and Knowledge

The job requires a extensive experience in the construction industry and college education.
Degree course or four year appropriate level of education ONC/HNC in building studies, ideally working towards culminating in a test of professional competence, professional diary, dissertation and final examinations.
To maintain a level of expertise, and to keep abreast of continually changing products and requirements, following a programme of Continuing Professional Development to retain membership.Experience

In addition on the job experience is necessary during the training period on a wide range of construction projects to provide sufficient practical experience that enables a surveyor to be able to assess a wide range of work, both on plans and on site, for compliance with national guidance.
This ensures that a surveyor is equipped to apply the regulations in a reasonable manner that accords with the basic requirements of the Building Regulations.
Detailed working knowledge of Building Regulations and allied legislation
Understanding of current Building materials and construction techniques
Good understanding of Health and Safety in relation to the role of the post holder

There will be other duties and requirements associated with your job and, in addition, as a term of your employment you may be required to undertake various other duties as may reasonably be required.

Guidant Global (BH4SF) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

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