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Team Leader (Building Control)

Salary and Grade: £59,415 to £64,590 per year, Grade 9
Duration: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: The designated office base is Abbey House, Abingdon. The councils operate in a truly flexible, and hybrid way where the focus is on outcomes not where you work.

Closing Date: Wednesday 15 January (midnight)

About the role and what we’re looking for

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils operate a shared building control service.
We are looking for a dynamic, forward thinking team leader to manage and deliver our building control service. You will be the lead officer for building regulations and associated legislation. If you have excellent building knowledge along with the ability to effectively lead a team, this could be the role for you.

You will be responsible for ensuring that the building control service and operational objectives of each council are met within the service team, and that all customers receive services which provide improvement and value for money through the delivery of direct and commissioned services.

You will also provide effective leadership and development for the team and encourage best practice in a shared hybrid working arrangement. You’ll facilitate informed decisions by ensuring that officers and councillors are kept appraised of issues and receive relevant, best practice professional advice. The role will also be responsible for assisting the service manager in the operational management of the service area including the delivery of the service within set timescales and to a good standard.

Main duties and responsibilities

• to undertake the necessary professional duties associated with ensuring compliance with building regulations
• to develop, maintain and refine team processes and procedures to support and facilitate the delivery of a high quality and efficient building control service
• to ensure that Building Regulations applications and associated work processes are carried out in accordance with documented procedures, timescales and deadlines and all work is conducted in a timely and professional manner
• manage the team in carrying out site inspections to ensure compliance to building regulations and other relevant legislation, and inspection of dangerous structures and taking appropriate action
• leading by example in modelling the conduct, behaviour and values expected of the councils’ employees and establish a working environment within your team in which individuals can excel
• Being responsible for the appointment and development of all members in your team
• Taking initiative for solving issues and problems
• assisting and managing other aspects of the team’s work including input into access, sustainability, fire safety and new legislation

Your essential skills, knowledge and experience

• Extensive knowledge and understanding of Building Act, The Building Regulations and all associated legislative frameworks relating to Building Control and a willingness and desire to keep knowledge up to date
• Proven experience of successfully managing and leading a team, providing constructive feedback on performance and encouraging individuals to take training opportunities
• Proven track record at maintaining an excellent level of competence in a constantly changing and competitive environment
• Able to communicate ideas and expectations clearly, succinctly, using plain language and able to demonstrate political awareness and sensitivity
• Occasionally deal with potentially dangerous structure situations in inclement conditions and anti-social times
• Ability to act as the lead officer ensuring compliance and enforcement within Building Regulations and ancillary legislation
• Excellent organisational skills together with prioritisation of available resources and management of appropriate performance systems

Your essential qualifications

• Degree or an equivalent qualification in building studies or a related field
• Full professional membership of RICS, CABE or equivalent
• At least five years working at a senior level in the building control profession
• Minimum Registered as a Class 2F & Class 4 Building Inspector
• Hold full and current driving licence with ready access to a vehicle that is insured for business use

The benefits we offer

• A basic 25 days annual leave per annum, rising to 30 days after five years. You also have all the bank holidays to look forward to and time off between Christmas and New Year
• Flexible working and annualised hours – a flexible approach to work that our employees love!
• Salary pay awards – most jobs give scope for a pay increase after six months or the following April (depending on your start date) and we also review salaries each April
• A generous career average pension scheme which includes life insurance of three times your salary
• The opportunity to purchase a bike through Cyclescheme (cheaper than directly through a store) so that you can cycle to work!
• Various schemes to keep you healthy (reduced gym membership, free swims, free eye tests for DSE users and more)
• We give you two days per year to volunteer within the local community
• A range of resources, support, and activities to help you maintain your wellbeing including a monthly wellbeing hour in addition to annualised hours (the ability to work flexibly as long as, over the course of the year, you complete your contracted hours) and annual leave

You may have experience in the following: Building Control Manager, Senior Building Surveyor, Building Standards Manager, Principal Building Control Officer, Construction Compliance Manager, Building Regulations Specialist, Building Inspector Lead, Building Safety Manager, Structural Compliance Manager, Building Surveying Team Leader, Development Control Manager, Planning and Building Standards Officer, Building Control Surveyor Manager, Built Environment Compliance Leader, etc.

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