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Position Details:
Client : West Northamptonshire Council
Job Title: Building Control Surveyor
Primary Location: Largely remote role, as mostly undertaking site inspections in Northampton
Type: Contract (4- 6 months with an extension possibility)
Working hours: 37 hours per week – Mon to Fri
Job Description:
* Pre application advice to both building professionals and non-professionals.
* Plan appraisal of all industrial, commercial and residential applications, to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations.
* Negotiate with applicants and/or their agents to bring about amendments/improvements to their applications, resulting in an approval being issued.
* Issue Building Regulation approvals and/or rejections.
* Site surveys to establish construction is in compliance with the building Regulations and allied legislation.
* Site investigation/surveys relating to Applications, including providing technical support and general advice to the applicants and their builders to ensure compliance with the Building Regulations.
* Record all site inspections and plan vetting details in a manner which will limit liability upon the Council in accordance with the Building Control Performance Standards.
* Negotiate with applicants, and/or their agent, builders and other professionals, to bring about amendments/alterations to the site work resulting in the acceptable completion of a project.
* Undertake the satisfactory resolution of contraventions of the Building Regulations, or where necessary, instigate legal action.
* Respond to enquiries from the public and Building Professionals and as a result, give guidance to enable them to achieve compliance with their chosen construction methodology.
* Respond to and take appropriate action when dangerous structures are reported. Liaise with and advise the Emergency Services with a view to protecting their members and members of the public from danger. Where necessary issue enforcement notices requiring the removal of a dangerous structure.
* Consult with statutory authorities and other government bodies.
* Check complex structural, thermal and acoustic calculations relating to industrial, commercial and domestic buildings.
* Ensure that enquiries relating to Building Control are dealt with expeditiously, efficiently and with courtesy