Building Control Engineer (Structures)
Vacancy Reference Number: PLA00393

 Closing Date: 22 Apr 2019

Directorate:          Place

Division:               Planning & Building Control

Section:                Building Control

Team:                   N/A

Grade:                  PO4 - £40,653 - £43,503

Contract Type:     Permanent

Number of Posts: 1

Hours per week:  35

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About us

Tower Hamlets Building Control is responsible for a wide range of diverse projects, from high rise residential blocks and offices to rear extensions of people’s homes. For an ambitious individual, we offer the projects to inspire, motivate, develop and satisfy your professional aspirations. Our impressive portfolio spans the London City Island and Canary Wharf expansion, Wood Wharf and Wardian and major out of Borough partnership projects such as the South bank development and Embassy Gardens. We have a professionally qualified management team to encourage you, while you learn and progress in a supportive environment.

About the role

As the Council’s specialist advisor on Building Control structural engineering, we’ll look to you to:

• Provide highly specialised technical advice and policy in relation to building design, materials, construction techniques and related matters in the context of the building regulations approval process.
• Check and approve complex structural designs for prestigious developments

About you

To succeed you’ll need:

• Comprehensive knowledge of complex building construction and structural analysis including dangerous structures.
• Knowledge and understanding of the relevant statutory and legal framework, national policy and current thinking within Building Control.
• Comprehensive understanding of building construction, materials and techniques.
• A detailed understanding of the Council’s core values of achieving results, engaging with others and valuing diversity.
• Willing to travel to various sites and locations and work at different times including weekend and evening meetings and to respond to out of hours dangerous structure call-outs.

About the benefits

The Building Control Department has recently been restructured to accommodate future demands, additional experience while also future proofing the team with opportunities from all levels; we offer opportunities for you to learn, progress and manage to become a highly skilled professional. We support and encourage you to achieve your true potential, job satisfaction, deliver benefits to the Tower Hamlets Community and make a real difference for their health, safety and welfare.

To apply for the role please visit: https://ig24.i-grasp.com/fe/tpl_lbth01.asp?newms=jj&id=138321&aid=15880