Senior Building Control Surveyor

Job Purpose

To enforce the Building Regulations and allied legislation, by managing development proposals through the Building Control process from the pre-application stage through to completion on site.

Act as technical adviser and decision maker on Building Control and other related issues, whilst acting as lead officer on major Building Regulation applications.

Key Job Outcomes

1. Initiate and lead the development team approach for major projects to ensure that:

• The application decision, is lawful, and is compliant with the aims and objectives of Central Government policy, corporate initiatives, and third parties aspirations.

• That the developer's aspirations are met and that the design scheme is capable of being implemented.

• The post-holder must ensure that they personally, and any other staff delegated to the post holder's control, are effectively organised and motivated in order to achieve defined service priorities and performance plan targets.

2.Maintain a detailed knowledge of the building regulations, structural engineering, fire engineering, or other specialism relevant to the team to which the post-holder is allocated, ensuring consistency and accuracy of professional interpretation, and act as professional expert.

3. Interpret Central Government guidance and Building Control policy, including the preparation and organisation of the City Council's case to justify its decision(s) including at appeals and determinations submitted to Central Government and at court proceedings.

4. Ensure that Building Control revenues are maximised by maintaining our market share, through efficient invoicing and the determination of applications within prescribed time periods.

5. Participate in, and where applicable lead, in corporate, partnership and stakeholder groups, to achieve performance plan outcomes on time and within budget constraints.

6. As part of the service planning process for the Building Control Team, explore, devise and present technical justification to management team, for specific project proposals.

7. Work in an ethical way, where compliance with regulations is the primary task and winning new work secondary. Not bidding for new work on the basis of interpretation.