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Job Opportunity: Building Control Surveyor (Temporary)
Contract: Temporary, 4 Months
Possibility of Extension: Yes, based on performance
Pay Rate: 40.00 Per Hour (PAYE) or 78.00 Per Hour (Umbrella)
Working Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 16:00
Location: EX36 3BY
Job Purpose:
- To work with the Senior Building Control Surveyors in delivering the Building Control Service in a competitive and commercial environment
Key Responsibilities:
- To determine Full plan notifications and issue decision notices
- Processing of Building Regulation notifications including the provision of pre-application advice
- The inspection and certification of building work
- To be responsible for ensuring effective enforcement where the Building Regulations have been contravened.
- To respond to notifications of dangerous structures and recommend appropriate action to the Building Control Manager
- To manage the workload to meet statutory time limits, performance standards, and service level agreements.
- To be responsible for managing customer relationships, providing professional customer-orientated service, and promoting the Building Control Service at all times
- To advise officers of other units and Members by providing specialist advice on the Building Act, Building Regulations, and construction-related matters including disabled access, sustainability,y and means of escape in case of fire
- To work as part of a team ensuring that fluctuations in workload are met and covering for other surveyors in their absence
- Undertake any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Building Control Manager
- Provide advice to industry professionals on appropriate building standards relating to development proposals and works in progress
Qualifications and Experience:
- Must be a Registered inspector who is a Class 2A
- Expert Knowledge of relevant health and safety legislation, and its application to the functions of the service area
- Relevant technical qualifications such as a degree building surveying or a combination of qualifications and experience that demonstrates expert knowledge of the service areas' functions and responsibilities
- An appropriate recognized date fire regulations qualification for high-rise buildings
- Demonstrable experience in working with elected members constructively and politically sensitively, underpinned by a good knowledge of current local government issues.
- Experience working unsupervised on Safety at Sports Grounds and Dangerous Structures
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