Building Control Manager
Job introduction
Want to grow your career by managing a team of building control surveyors dealing with up to 2000 applications a year? Interested in developing and extending your technical skills? Do you want to have an impact by ensuring buildings are better, safer and more sustainable?
We have an exceptional opportunity for a surveyor to manage the most varied building control service in Sussex. There will be opportunities for you to modernise and shape the future of the team through a Business Plan for the Service.
About the role
A qualified building control professional looking to lead and develop a key service, you will be at the forefront in helping Brighton & Hove to become carbon neutral. You will deliver environmentally sustainable and accessible new developments and certify some of the tallest buildings being planned to be built in the South East
You will be reporting to the Head of Planning and work with a positive and supportive management team. As well as shaping the future of the Building Control team you will also be at the forefront of implemented upcoming legislative changes, including Building Safety Act and Future Homes Standards.
About you
- You will have a recognised degree or professional qualification in building control or equivalent with evidence of accreditation and have full membership of a relevant
- Extensive experience of working in Building Control.
- Ability to communicate with a diverse community.
- Experience of successful management of a team of staff to deliver high quality services.
- Experience of successful management of complex building projects with good progress towards Level 6 Accreditation.
- Ability to lead a team and deliver change.
Our offer
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and initiative is strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
- Generous holiday entitlement - 28 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave
- A wide range of flexible working opportunities including hybrid working
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Potential financial support with relocation of up to £10,000
- Loans to buy public transport season ticket, bike or car; discounted membership of a car club and local bikeshare.
- Access to wide range of discounts from retailers and many other benefits.
- Working on a wide range of projects, including tall buildings.
- Growing your management and leadership skills.
- Support in gaining qualifications.
For an informal discussion, please contact Liz Hobden, Head of Planning: liz.hobden@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Interviews w/c 17th Oct
This role is politically restricted. For further information on what this means for employees in post, please click on the document attachment below.
As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
Work Permits: We may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Please see Gov.uk for more information on the Skilled Worker Visa.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
Company information
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).
We welcome applications from all sections of the community but particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, LGB, female or trans as these groups are currently under-represented in our Directorate workforce.