Scale PO 5
Essential Car User Allowance
BSR Fees and one Professional Membership fees paid.
Are you looking for a challenge, and a diverse range of work? Do you want to work in an innovative, positive team that shapes and develops the places we live and work in?
If so Telford & Wrekin Council’s Building Control Team want to hear from you.
Working in our highly innovative and motivated Building Control Team, our Building Control Area Surveyor will be responsible for the administration of the Building Regulations and allied legislation for a wide range of diverse and complex applications from inception to completion under the overall guidance of the Senior Building Control Surveyor and the Building Control Manager.
You will be part of our Development Management Team who deliver a wide range of development services which includes Planning, Highways Development Control, Ecology, Conservation, Healthy Spaces and Building Control. We deliver holistic and innovative solutions to all our customers.
You will be based in Telford - a destination of vibrant places and experiences where people love to live, work and play. Sitting in the heart of Shropshire, Telford is the gateway between the Midlands and Wales. Rich in heritage and natural beauty, the borough has a vibrant town centre that’s currently expanding and a 450 acre town park with numerous leisure facilities;
Being part of Telford & Wrekin Council ensures you will be play a part in the development and creation of creative and positive places for those who live and work in Telford, building a safe and sustainable environment for future generations to enjoy
The postholder is responsible for the administration of the Building Regulations and allied legislation for a wide range of diverse and complex applications from inception to completion under the overall guidance of the Building Control Manager.
Major Tasks include-
- Undertaking appraisals, considering the technical, financial, and planning implications of schemes.
- Developing design proposals, which provide the optimum solution for the client in terms of compliance, siting, orientation, energy rating, internal arrangement, appearance, and cost.
- Leading multi-disciplinary design teams to achieve Client/Council/regulatory objectives achieving compliance and are ensuring completed within budget.
- The preparation of detailed reports on applications, successfully integrating building fabric with structure, services, and ICT in a cost effective and innovative way to comply with regulatory standards.
- Liaising and negotiating with statutory and regulatory bodies Planning, Fire Officers and service utilities to ensure that the proposals comply with legislation including CDM and other health & safety legislation.
- Assisting in the administration of applications including the development and negotiation of fees.
• Must have a sound knowledge of Building Regulations, building construction and technology and allied building legislation and be able to devise technical solutions of a high standard.
• Must have good oral and written presentation skills and be able to communicate effectively with colleagues, design team members clients, and contractors.
• Knowledge of legislation affecting design and construction is essential and health and safety.
• Experience of the day to day liaison and communication with contractors, clients, statutory authorities
• Experience of having successfully completed a number of high quality complex projects
• The ability to plan and programme a number of jobs at the same time would be desirable.
For further information please contact Joe.Strafford@telford.gov.uk.
