Modern Apprentice - Building Standards and Public Safety

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 21 September 2026

Closing Date: Tuesday 8 September 2026

Contract Type: Temporary for 2 years

Salary: FC6 £31,761.26 (50% year 1, 80% year 2)

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week

Location: Fife House Glenrothes

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply [https://www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/how-to-apply] section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement [http://www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement].

Job Details

Protective Services element forms a wide range of statutory and advisory services designed to protect public health and consumer safety through Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Building Standards functions.

Becoming a Modern Apprentice will give you the opportunity to develop a career within Building Standards & Public Safety and be trained to the appropriate National Standard through college attendance and on the job training and experience.

Under the leadership and direction of the Service Manager, you may have a range of responsibilities including:

• Processing Building Warrant applications and applications for relaxation of building standards, including assessment of plans, specifications and calculations, and the issue of warrants and completion certificates
• Inspection and monitoring of developments being implemented on site, including testing of drainage systems, to ensure compliance with Building Warrant approvals.
• Assess work carried out without consent and take necessary action, including issue of appropriate authorisations.
• To inspect buildings and take action in terms of Section 27 of the Building (Scotland) Act – (unauthorised buildings); and inspections and action under Section 29/30 – (dangerous buildings), including authorisation of remedial works and evacuation of buildings.