Grade: M
Hours: Full Time or part time hours available
Contract: Various available - Permanent/Fixed Term/Temporary
Location: Hybrid – Work from home or from one of our office locations in Selby, Richmond, Scarborough, Malton, Northallerton, Skipton, or Harrogate, with an expectation of attending the NYBCP Head Office at Easingwold when required.
Lead the Future of Building Safety and Innovation Across North Yorkshire
Are you a skilled and experienced Building Control professional with a class 2a or above qualification, looking for your next leadership opportunity? Do you have the vision and expertise to influence building control standards in one of the UK's most scenic and dynamic regions?
As Principal Building Control Surveyor within the North Yorkshire Councils Building Control team you will step into a pivotal role, shaping the future of building control in North Yorkshire. We are seeking a motivated leader who is ready to make a tangible impact in driving safety, sustainability, and innovation across the built environment.
The Role
As Principal Building Control Surveyor, you will lead and oversee complex, high-profile building control projects across North Yorkshire, ensuring they meet all regulatory requirements. You’ll guide a dynamic team of professionals, providing strategic leadership, shaping policy, and continuously improving service delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leadership & Operational Excellence: Lead a talented team of building control professionals, driving high standards of service and performance, while ensuring compliance with all statutory requirements.
- Complex Project Oversight: Take charge of large-scale, complex building control applications and projects, ensuring compliance with building regulations, and overseeing their successful delivery.
- Enforcement & Regulatory Compliance: Lead investigations into dangerous structures and unauthorized works, implementing enforcement actions as necessary to maintain the safety and integrity of the built environment.
- Team Development & Mentorship: Provide guidance and support to the building control team, fostering a culture of continuous professional development and high service delivery standards.
- Strategic Influence & Innovation: Contribute to the development of policies, procedures, and best practices that enhance the effectiveness of the building control service and drive continuous improvement.
What You Bring
- Extensive Knowledge: A deep understanding of Building Regulations, construction techniques, and related legislation, with a proven track record of managing complex and high-value projects.
- Proven Leadership: Experience in leading teams, managing performance, and making critical decisions under pressure to deliver results.
- Strong Communication Skills: The ability to effectively convey complex technical information to a wide range of stakeholders, including contractors, developers, and the public.
- Customer-Focused: A strong commitment to delivering exceptional service, building and maintaining positive relationships with clients and stakeholders.
What We Offer You
At North Yorkshire Council, we are passionate about developing our people and investing in the future of building control. When you join our team, you’ll enjoy:
- Hybrid Working: Enjoy flexibility by working from home or one of our regional offices. Tailor your work location to your needs while ensuring your work-life balance.
- Career Development: We’re committed to your growth. Whether you're developing your current role or planning future leadership steps, we support you through mentoring, training, and funding for professional qualifications.
- Generous Leave & Benefits: Start with 28 days of annual leave (rising with service), paid volunteering leave, and a range of wellbeing initiatives that ensure a healthy work-life balance.
- Local Government Pension Scheme: Secure your future with our competitive and comprehensive pension package, designed with your long-term financial wellbeing in mind.
- Perks & Discounts: Access an extensive range of employee benefits, including retail discounts, green car schemes, cycle-to-work options, and more.
Interested?
If you're ready to take the next step in your career and lead a team dedicated to building safe, sustainable, and innovative buildings in one of the UK's most beautiful regions, we’d love to hear from you!
To apply, simply complete our short application form and upload your CV.
For further information or an informal discussion about the role, please contact:
- Robert Harper, Head of Building Control – 01347 820601 / Robert.Harper@nybcp.org
- Darren Sykes, Building Control Manager – 07525 988175 / Darren.sykes@northyorks.gov.uk
Additional information can also be found on our campaign site https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/featured-jobs/building-control-surveyor-opportunities
• Registered with the Building Safety Regulator to at least, Class 2A: Building Inspector as determined by the HSE Building Inspector Competency Framework (BICoF)
North Yorkshire Council employees enjoy the same benefits (Total Rewards) of being a local government employee.
Job security – Job security in today’s climate can be somewhat uncertain. We pride ourselves on being able to offer diverse careers with breath and longevity, having the stability of working for large, complex organisations delivering vital public services.
Working atmosphere – We offer a good working environment at work, with professional employers. While we always provide high standards of work, it is important to us that all our employees have the right work / life balance; so you can enjoy the things in life that matter to you. We have fun at work too! We believe we do our best work when we love what we do!
Flexible working – As we deliver vital services to the general public, this brings into sharp focus the complexity of people’s lives, and the need for work and home life to complement each other. We recognise the different circumstances of our employees. We offer flexible working hours to improve the services by individuals or teams working beyond the standard day, and to help employees to balance their work and home commitments. Being 'digital by default' can enable greater flexibility around home or remote working. This connectivity can ensure that in extreme weather conditions people can safely work from home instead of risking a treacherous journey. Part-time jobs and job sharing are the norm in the public sector.
Training & Development – We are fully committed to realising the potential in all our staff. We have robust programmes of training and development to improve our employees’ knowledge and skill sets. We always encourage employees to further develop their knowledge base and up skill with additional qualifications and support them with future career opportunities. Support will be provided in terms of payment of tuition fees and time to attend formal training courses. For many years the building control team has held the ‘Investors in People’ accreditation and are currently accredited to ‘We invest in people Gold’. This accreditation is an independent review that we take our investment in our staff seriously for the benefit of the individual as well as the service.
Generous Leave Entitlement – We recognise that our employees work hard, and it is important that they spend time with their families and therefore offer a generous leave entitlement. We also offer additional leave entitlements such as paid leave, volunteering leave, additional leave, paid leave during periods of illness and flexible leave.
Pension scheme – We offer a comprehensive pension scheme, and having a guaranteed pension scheme tied into your job is a substantial perk of working in the Public Sector.
Additional benefits/schemes – We offer a number of additional benefits/schemes, including the payment of professional fees, BSR registration fees and potentially re-location expenses (which are subject to eligibility and agreement), employee benefits scheme which includes discounts on shopping, home tech, green car schemes, and more!
