Building Control Surveyor

1 month ago


Leicestershire UK, East Midlands, United Kingdom James Andrews Recruitment Solutions Ltd Full time

We are currently working in partnership with a local authority in Leicestershire, who are seeking an experienced Building Control Surveyor to join their team for an absolute minimum of six months.


They are completely open minded and are willing to consider candidates on a temporary or permanent basis. The permanent salary is paying up to £46,731 per annum, but they are willing to be very flexible with temporary rates, so please just let us know what you are looking for and we can put you forward


Duties will include (but are not limited to):

  • Providing and promoting a high quality, accessible and customer focussed value for money regulatory Building Control service throughout the district
  • Positively contribute in providing and promoting a high quality, cost neutral, accessible, responsive and customer focussed value for money service
  • Examining deposited plans to ensure compliance with the Building Regulations
  • Undertaking site inspections of building work in progress to ensure compliance
  • Undertaking necessary inspections on dangerous structures and reporting back to the Building Control Manager
  • Inspecting buildings intended to be demolished


Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

  • Ideally an appropriate degree or diploma in Building Surveying or HNC in Building
  • Ideally a Member of Chartered Association of Building Engineers or Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
  • Must be familiar with building safety regulator requirements and operational standards
  • Validated to at least level Class 2A


Working hours:

  • 37 hours per week
  • Standard hours are Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm but they can be slightly flexible
  • This is a hybrid role and there is no strict guideline, so they are again very flexible


Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.


James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.


At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.


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