London Borough of Southwark, England, United Kingdom

Registered Building Inspector

 Job Description:

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Southwark to assist with the appointment of a Registered Building Inspector, on a 3-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Summary:

The post holder is to actively oversee and assure compliance with the requirements for the Building Safety Act 2022, Fire Safety Act 2021, and associated statutory building safety management systems required to deliver the building control service..

Rate of Pay: £34.74 - £45.00 per hour

Responsibilities:

  • Support the Building Control Inspector Manger to lead on processing building control applications to ensure that all procedures in force are followed and operating smoothly to establish and maintain a high standard of service.
  • Organise and manage the processing of building control and related applications, building control enforcement investigations, corporate enquiries according to statutory and departmental requirements and policies.
  • Review data systems related to the building safety programme to identify, recommend and influence both the rate of investment and efficiencies in relation to system weaknesses, process gaps and opportunities for further improvement of existing systems (including Uniform) and/or embedding new IT solutions (including Modern Data Platform).
  • Effectively contribute to the business support quality assurance team to provide ongoing reassurance that accurate data and information to whole building safety and statutory compliance associated with all types of properties under 20 stories are in place and available for all building control applications within the post holders responsibility with a direct report to the Building Control Inspector Group Manager.
  • Actively contribute to the development, writing, implementation and maintenance of the Building Control ISO9001 by enabling policy, procedure and guidance for a whole building safety system to support the councils governance framework so that it accurately reflects day to day operations demonstrating its effectiveness through the gathering of user feedback, change management, communication and reporting.

Qualifications:

  • Registered Building Inspector Class 2 A to F.
  • Specialist knowledge of building control and appreciates the processes in delivering the statutory building control service.
  • Building Control level 1 qualification.
  • Working knowledge of the use of software packages e.g. MS Word, Excel, Building Control Applications databases, PowerPoint and SAP to manage complex processes.
  • An understanding of how services are provided in a Local Government context and political awareness.
  • An understanding of project management concepts, practices and principles gained through experience.
  • An understanding of the issues and financial constraints facing local government and, in particular, the services provided by the units under the post holders direction.

Experience:

  • Experience of carrying out building control applications under 20 storeys in a customer orientated environment, and experience of working in a building control team with a city context.
  • Experience of dealing with dangerous structures.

Please note:

  • You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
  • You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.


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