Registered Building Inspector - Class 3

Summary: The Registered Building Inspector - Class 3 role involves managing and evaluating building control caseloads, particularly for high-risk residential buildings, ensuring compliance with safety regulations. The position requires conducting inspections, providing expert advice, and maintaining thorough records to promote a culture of safety and accountability in building practices. This role is part of the newly established Building Safety Regulator, which aims to enhance building safety standards across the UK. Candidates will play a crucial role in shaping the future of building safety and compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage, evaluate, and discharge a building control caseload, including complex buildings and developments.
• Examine plans and conduct onsite inspections, maintaining thorough records and initiating enforcement actions.
• Act as a specialist Building Control expert, providing competent advice to BSR.
• Assess plans, designs, and completed works in line with building regulations.
• Provide guidance on building control standards and assess structural safety and fire risk.
• Conduct unsupervised onsite inspections to confirm compliance with Building Regulations.
• Provide technical guidance to colleagues on compliance matters.
• Manage records of site activities and ensure data is up-to-date in the asset management system.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team on building safety case work for higher-risk buildings.
• Act as an expert witness in legal enforcement actions related to regulation contraventions.
• Maintain an expert understanding of the Building Safety Act 2002 and related frameworks.

Key Skills:

• Experience and specialist knowledge of various building types, including non-standard and HRBs.
• Demonstrable experience of building control processes for complex buildings.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and approved documents related to building safety.
• Experience in Fire Safety, Structural Safety, and Construction Safety.
• Experience in assessing compliance with the Building Act 1984 and Building Regulations 2010.
• Experience in conducting site inspections and developing inspection schedules.
• Ability to assess safety and risk and take action for compliance, including enforcement.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Wideopen

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other