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Job Title: Building Inspector
Location: Bradford (field-based)
Driven by their core purpose to raise standards in housebuilding and protect homeowners, a modern, lifestyle- and family-friendly employer has teamed up with Thorn Baker. Due to an exciting period of rapid growth, investing in technology, data and new ways of working, they are looking for a passionate, talented, and driven Building Inspector to join their team.
What's in it for you:
- £39,000 - £55,000 + up to 6% bonus per annum
- Company Car
- 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and a holiday purchase scheme+ 2 days volunteer leave
- Generous pension scheme, with an employer contribution of up to 10.5%
- Subsidised private medical insurance+ 24/7 employee assistance programme supporting your mental wellbeing
- Cycle to Work scheme+ Employee discounts platform, including gym discounts
- Equalised maternity, paternity, adoption leave and pay for all new parents
- Payroll Giving(make donations to your chosen charity through monthly pay deductions)
- Have control of your own diary and the autonomy to do the job as you think best
- Working day startswhen you leave home (not when you arrive at your first call)
- NO WEEKEND WORK
- Full training and the ongoing support of your line manager and wider team
Your Responsibilities:
- Work with registered builders to ensure that the new homes they are building meet the Standards, Building Regulations and other relevant legislation
- Build excellent working relationships with the site managers on your patch
- Work with site managers to identify and prevent construction defects
- Help manage theinsurance risk and create the very best homes for new home buyers
Required Skills:
- Significant and relevant house-buildingor construction experience
- Ability to listen, build rapport, establish credibility and build effective working relationships
- Influence, and deal with potential disagreements in an assertive manner that maintain relationships.
- Ability to gather and analyse information to support decision making
- Able to describe the house building process and how the trades interact with each other
- Be comfortable working frequently at height (this is a physically demanding role requiring visits to construction sites and inspection of buildings throughout the whole of the build process.)
- A keen interest in learning and keeping up to date with industry related improvements, building standards and developments
- Focus on customer satisfaction and delivering a quality service to agreed standards
- Holding or working towards a construction related qualification such as City and Guilds, HNC, HND or NVQ (or equivalent) preferred
- A full Driving licence is required for this roleas travel is required
For more information on the role please contact Chloeat Thorn Baker on(phone number removed) or email:(url removed)
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