Building Control Surveyor

Position Details:

Client : West Northamptonshire Council

Job Title: Building Control Surveyor

Primary Location: Largely remote role, as mostly undertaking site inspections in Northampton

Type: Contract (4- 6 months with an extension possibility)

Working hours: 37 hours per week – Mon to Fri

 Job Description:

• Pre application advice to both building professionals and non-professionals.
• Plan appraisal of all industrial, commercial and residential applications, to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations.
• Negotiate with applicants and/or their agents to bring about amendments/improvements to their applications, resulting in an approval being issued.
• Issue Building Regulation approvals and/or rejections.
• Site surveys to establish construction is in compliance with the building Regulations and allied legislation.
• Site investigation/surveys relating to Applications, including providing technical support and general advice to the applicants and their builders to ensure compliance with the Building Regulations.
• Record all site inspections and plan vetting details in a manner which will limit liability upon the Council in accordance with the Building Control Performance Standards.
• Negotiate with applicants, and/or their agent, builders and other professionals, to bring about amendments/alterations to the site work resulting in the acceptable completion of a project.
• Undertake the satisfactory resolution of contraventions of the Building Regulations, or where necessary, instigate legal action.
• Respond to enquiries from the public and Building Professionals and as a result, give guidance to enable them to achieve compliance with their chosen construction methodology.
• Respond to and take appropriate action when dangerous structures are reported.  Liaise with and advise the Emergency Services with a view to protecting their members and members of the public from danger. Where necessary issue enforcement notices requiring the removal of a dangerous structure.
• Consult with statutory authorities and other government bodies.
• Check complex structural, thermal and acoustic calculations relating to industrial, commercial and domestic buildings.
• Ensure that enquiries relating to Building Control are dealt with expeditiously, efficiently and with courtesy.