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Full-time Building Control Officer

at The Jeya Group in Durham

We are looking for a Building Control Officer that will be responsible for assisting in the provision of the Building Regulation service ensuring the effective delivery of the statutory processes. In doing so the post holder will assist the Principal Building Control Officer in engaging customers including the general public, applicants, stakeholders and the development industry in the Building Control service. In doing, so the post holder will carry a case load of varied duties across a wide spectrum of building control activity.

Duties and responsibilities:

To participate within a locality area to ensure smooth delivery of the service in a timely and customer focussed manner.

To provide professional Building Control advice within an area locality team.

To assist the Principal Building Control Officer in liaising with other services/outside bodies; community groups and Elected Members as required delivering effective and responsive Building Control services as necessary.
To assist the Principal Building Control officer in contributing to service improvement initiatives and effective performance management for the Building Control Service.

To assist the Principal Building Control Officer in meeting the demands/requests of the public, including community groups and organisations to both engage the community in the service and to further the interests of the service.

To support the Principal Building Control Officer to implement Building Regulations and their enforcement in accordance with powers delegated by the council, including

• Pre Application advice and guidance
• Receipt, validation, administration and plan examination of applications for Building Regulation Approval, including applications submitted as part of the LABC Partner Authority Scheme.
• Site inspection of developments to determine building work carried out on site is compliant with Building Regulations and any other relevant Legislation.
• Processing of Initial Notices submitted by Approved Inspectors.
• Processing of consultations for all types of Building Regulation Applications.
• Administer the Council’s responsibilities in relation to Dangerous Structures and Demolitions.
• Enforcement of Building Regulation Legislation.
• Maintain a Competent Persons Register in relation to Building Control work.
• Advice and guidance in relation to Access and DDA activity.
• Maintain documentation and information as required by statutory regulations relating to Building Control

The candidates must have:

• HND in Surveying/Construction and/or
• AssocRICS, ABEng or equivalent Professional Qualification
• Demonstrate experience / knowledge of Building Regulations and other legislation
• Demonstrate experience / knowledge in Surveying/Construction related employment
• Demonstrate experience / knowledge of Building Control Enforcement services.
• Demonstrate experience / knowledge of Dangerous Structures and associated Legislation
• Relevant knowledge of Demolition services
• Relevant up to date knowledge of all relevant Building Regulation Legislation in relation to Building Control services.
• Relevant up to date knowledge in relation to administering the Council’s responsibilities relating to Dangerous Structures and Demolitions
• Ability to carryout site inspections to establish compliance with Building Regulations
• Ability to carryout investigations of alleged contraventions of the Building Regulations and take enforcement action where necessary
• Ability to carryout plan examination of submitted Building Regulation applications to determine compliance with Building Regulations and other relevant legislation.
 Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with a wide range of people from different backgrounds.
 Ability to demonstrate customer orientated approach to service delivery.
 Ability to establish stakeholder relationships and to communicate effectively with a wide range of partners; including other Officers of similar disciplines both from within the Authority and external
 Ability to recognise key issues, identify problems and find, and implement, solutions.
 Good knowledge of Building Control service issues including national and local performance framework
 good knowledge of community engagement and customer first approach to service delivery
 Access to a car or means of mobility support (if driving then must have a current valid driving licence and appropriate insurance).
 May be required to work outside of normal office hours

BiCoF Class 2F Required Minimum

Pay Rate: £14.41p/hr
Reference : Building Control Officer jobs


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