Malvern Hills District Council
Senior Building Control Surveyor
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Senior Building Control Surveyor
£45,091 - £49,282 per annum plus £4,000 Market Forces Supplement
South Worcestershire Building Control Partnership brings together the Building Control services of Malvern Hills District Council, Worcester City Council and Wychavon District Council into one Partnership, sharing resources and expertise to provide a modern, flexible and customer focused local authority Building Control Service.
As a senior member of the team, you will maintain your own caseload of applications for Building Regulations approval including some complex and challenging projects within your registration class. You will also, where required, assist supervising Class 1 RBI’s and provide support to the Head of Building Control. You will manage relationships between the Council and developers on a range of development proposals, providing an efficient and effective building control service and representing the service on a wide range of new and exciting projects.
The successful candidate will be a self-motivated with aspirations to develop the service further. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to demonstrate enthusiasm and a strong track record in team leadership.
You will be required to liaise with members of the public or their agents, so you will need to be comfortable working away from the office and be confident when dealing with customers.
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In South Worcestershire Building Control, you will be very much part of a team. If a Local Authority Environment appeals to you, then this is a great time to join our organisation.
About you
The successful candidate will:
- Be registered at a minimum of Class 2a, b&d with the regulator.
- Desirable to be fully qualified with RICS, CABE or equivalent.
- Have strong team leadership track record
- Hold a driving licence and use of a car for business or fully mobile with access to transport.
- Have the ability to undertake site visits in both urban and rural parts of South Worcestershire, which may involve activities such as climbing ladders/operating in confined spaces.
- Be totally committed to customer care.
- Have a full range of experience within the construction industry.
- Be well organised and ability to handle a variety of tasks at any time.
- Have the ability to positively respond to change and seek new and improved ways of working.
What we can offer
Our staff are at the heart of what we do and are key to ensuring we deliver Our Council Plan to make a positive difference to our communities, our economy and our environment. We are always looking to recruit, develop and retain the very best talent we can find. So, as well as a rewarding career, we offer a range of attractive benefits, such as:
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- Excellent pension scheme with employer contributions
- Generous annual leave entitlement with options to purchase additional annual leave
- Committed training programme and development opportunities
- Onsite nursery with 20% staff discount (Pershore office only)
- Discounted Gym and swim membership
- Health and Wellbeing support and a Free Employee Assistance scheme including access to counselling services
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Employee Discounts with a range of companies including EE and the Kaarp discount scheme.
We are an employer that values face to face communication, collaboration and connection, therefore all our roles have an office-based requirement with some agile working as part of the role.
Please note: Malvern Hills District Council does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.
Location: Although the main base is Great Malvern, the successful applicant will be expected to operate on an agile basis and from an office in Pershore and/or Worcester depending on the operational needs of the shared service.
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