Interim Building Control Lead

2 weeks ago

Thrapston, United Kingdom Opus People Solutions Full time

Job Title: Interim Building Control Lead

Location: WFH 2 days per week/ 3 days per week at office Thrapston, Northamptonshire

Rate of Pay: Negotiable

Working Hours: Full Time - 37 hours

Type: Temporary Role - 3 months

Opus People Solutions are working with North Northamptonshire Council to recruit for an Interim Building Control Lead.

Purpose of the job

  • To provide an effective service for managing the Council's Building Control functions relating to the regulation and enforcement of the Building Regulations 2010, the Building Act 1984 and associated legislation and dealing with dangerous structures in the interest of public safety and in line with corporate objectives, including the management of Technical Support functions.
  • To deliver a professional customer focused LABC service which meets customers' needs and delivers good customer satisfaction and which fully explores future opportunities to grow market share and maximise income
  • To lead the Building Control service in promoting sustainable construction and energy efficiency improvements throughout North Northamptonshire through the provision of supportive regulation to developers/builders/householders and through public information and awareness.
  • To support the Head of Building Control and Local Land Charges through the process of change with the introduction of new legislation that impacts upon service delivery and provide advice and support to other council services that could also be impacted.
  • To support the Head of Building Control and Local Land Charges to deliver transformational change and innovation in services within your area of responsibility and cross cutting

Principal responsibilities

  1. Day to day management of the Building Control Surveying team and Building Control Technical Support Service, managing resources to ensure that the service meets statutory requirements and monitoring performance to ensure that the service meets service plan and performance indicator targets and operational needs.
  2. To act as the lead officer and senior technical advisor for Building Control, providing legislative guidance and technical support to the Building Control and Technical Support Teams and the council. Preparing reports and attending meetings as required.
  3. To apply and manage the implementation of the ISO 9001 Quality Management System accreditation process and/or other initiatives to ensure a consistently high quality of service delivery to service users.
  4. To take an active role in the organisation, management, and participation of a dangerous structures response service and to oversee and manage enforcement action taken by the team, to ensure that it meets internal policy as well as statutory and good practice requirements, to minimise the risks upon the council and protect public safety.
  5. To proactively manage staff development and training to ensure the team has the requisite levels of knowledge, skills, and competency validation to perform their roles.
  6. To work with the Head of Service to develop a marketing strategy to increase income and market share.
  7. To deputise for the Head of Building Control and Local Land Charges in respect of these services and in respect of other services within the service as and when required.
  8. To ensure that there is effective and timely forecasting and analysis of business and financial data to enable robust budget management and budget planning, minimising financial risks, and maximising potential efficiencies.
  9. Contribute to the overall management of risk, ensuring that lines of accountability are clear and well understood and systems are in place for monitoring, evaluating, and managing risks to secure the reputation of the council. This includes provision of Building Control assistance for business continuity or emergency plan purposes.

For more information or to process your application for this role, please apply online now.

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