Job Ref: Adur 5255374

Key Requirements:

• Corporate Member of RICS / ABE.
• Registered with the Building Safety Regulator as a General Building Control Surveyor Class 2 (minimum level with BSR Class 2 a-d).
• In-depth knowledge of Building Regulations ancillary legislation and building construction.
• Experience as a Building Control Officer to the level required at Class 2 (a-d).
• Able to work unsupervised and make judgements as to adequacy of building work and compliance with the Regulations.
• Awareness and ability to follow Health & Safety Procedures.
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite, Mosaic).
• Full UK driving license and own transport appropriate to carry out the duties of the position.

As Senior Building Inspector the successful candidate will support the Principal Building Control Inspector and Building Control Manager to perform the Council's Building Control functions namely the administration and enforcement of the Building Regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring the health, safety and welfare of the people that live in, work in and visit Worthing through the application of the Building Act and enforcement of the Building Regulations.
• Protecting the environment through the application of government policy on energy conservation and carbon dioxide reduction in order to meet national and world targets.
• Helping to ensure that Adur and Worthing Council maintain a competitive and viable building control service in order to fulfil the Authority s statutory function and the aims of the Councils strategies.
• The administration and enforcement of Building Regulations, directly allied legislation and other functions of the Group in order to ensure that sound standards are achieved within the Council s Building Control Policy.
• Maintain registration with the Building Safety Regulator at the level required for the position and to comply with the requirements and responsibilities of registration.
• To assist in the gathering of accurate reporting data to the Building Safety Regulator.
• For a Senior Building Control Inspector, you would be required to be registered and to undertake work as a General Building Control Surveyor (aligned with BSR Class 2 a-d (as a minimum covering domestic work and low-rise commercial properties) and work under e - f and above under supervision if required.
• Assessing the danger to the public from dangerous structures and specifying/arranging appropriate work to be undertaken quickly and effectively to make such structures safe.
• Deal with Demolition Notices and advising contractors on safety and environmental matters.
• Identify any non-compliance with the Building Regulations and recommend to the Principal Building Inspector or Building Control Manager necessary enforcement action to remedy the breach. This may involve the preparation and submission of evidence in a Court of Law.
• When authorised to serve relevant enforcement notices.
• Liaise and consultation with other Sections, Departments and bodies, on matters arising, as necessary.