We have an exciting role on offer within our Planning Service as a Building Control Surveyor.
Middlesbrough Council is making great progress delivering its ambitious economic plans with exciting physical regeneration projects and unprecedented new housing growth. In addition, Middlesbrough Council continues to influence the built environment through its planning and building control functions to ensure high quality development which meets the required national standards for building safety, sustainability and other aspects.
Planning and Building Control Services are an essential component in Middlesbrough achieving its aspirations for the built environment and we need an additional member of staff to join the Building Control team who is highly motivated, can demonstrate a "can-do" attitude and has a creative approach to problem solving.
The council are looking to appoint a Building Control Surveyor within the graded post. The successful candidate would be appointed to the post relevant to their experience and qualifications and would be able to progress through to the Senior Building Surveyor level subject to relevant experience and qualifications in line with the Person Specification and subject to their being a vacancy for a member of staff at that level.
Working as a Building Control Surveyor you will have responsibility for your own caseload of projects submitted under the Building Regulations Legislation. You will be responsible for the examination of submitted plans and information, for the preparation of reports and appropriate recording of inspections and compliance checks / decision making against relevant legislation and guidance documents. You will be supported within the role to increase your knowledge and improve your skills relevant to the job whilst Senior Building Control Surveyors will also have a supervisory role of more junior members of staff. You will also have supported responsibility for undertaking the enforcement of Building Regulations as necessary and will support the development of the service and staff.
Successful candidates will need to hold the relevant level of qualification, have the appropriate experience, be a full member of an appropriate body (depending on the post requirements as detailed in the person specification) and hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a motor vehicle.
If this is you, this may be the opportunity you are looking for!
For an informal discussion please contact Andrew Glossop, Development Control Manager at [email protected] (01642 729474).
Please note Middlesbrough Council do not currently offer sponsorships.
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Telephone: 01642 727088
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