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Building Control Team Manager is required to cover while the post -holder is acting up to Assistant Director.
The requirements of the role are;
To lead on and deliver a high quality Building Control service.
To act as the principal technical adviser and expert on Building Control matters and to be responsible for technical and legal compliance with the Building Acts and Building Regulations.
To make decisions in accordance with an appropriate scheme of delegation in the capacity of Registered Building Inspector (Class 3/4 expected)
PERSON SPECIFICATION
The person specification is a picture of skill, knowledge and experience required to carry out the job. It has been used to draw up the advert and will also be used in short-listing and interview processes for this post.
You should demonstrate on your application form how you meet each of the following essential criteria. Please ensure that you address each one of the criteria as this will be used to assess your suitability for the post.
Service Area: Environment and Regeneration
Section: Planning & Development
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
Extensive post qualification experience in Building Control
Hold corporate membership of ABE, RICS (Building Control), Institution of Structural Engineers or equivalent.
Experience of effective management of staff and resources by implementing a performance based approach.
Experience of making robust and defendable decisions on legal and technical building control and other related matters, ensuring that all decisions are consistent with the Council’s policies and other material considerations.
Experience of managing a budget including the monitoring of income and expenditure as well as detailed budget profiling, reviewing and forward planning as necessary
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITY
Ability to manage a team including the monitoring of workloads, priorities and performance.
Ability to undertake high level and complex negotiations with service users and other interested parties to ensure the Councils policies are met.
To have extensive knowledge of relevant legislation and the ability to act as the lead officer ensuring compliance and enforcement within the Building Regulations and ancillary legislation.
Ability to ensure the effective and efficient management of the team undertaking management tasks allocated by the Head of Service/
Ability to lead the organisation on structural safety of buildings and dealing with dangerous structures.
RQ1345722
