Building Control Surveyor

We are currently looking for a Building Control Surveyor. You will be working around the Harrow area.

Monday - Friday

09:00am - 17:00pm

Temp Contract - Ongoing

Pay rate - £40ph umbrella

Job Purpose

The Building Control Service within the Planning Division is responsible for the scrutiny of full plans applications, Building Notices and Regularisation Applications for compliance with the Building Regulation, the Building Act and other relevant legislation including examination of structural details and calculations. The service operates within a competitive market and is in direct competition with private companies/Approved Inspectors

Main Duties

• Assistance in the registration of new applications including checking estimates and building costs and assessing plan and inspection charges.
• The Scrutiny of Full Plans applications, Building Notices, and Regularisation Applications for compliance with the Building Regulations, the Building Act and other relevant legislation including examination of structure details and calculations. To carry out investigation of existing site conditions where appropriate.
• To advise applicants of the amendments required in those cases that do not comply with the Building Regulations and Building Acts, negotiating with those applicants and arrange for the necessary amendments to be made.
• To recommend to the Senior Building Surveyor a decision on Full Plans applications within statutory time limits, including where necessary the drafting of decision notices.
• To carry out unsupervised statutory and intermediate site inspection of works in progress to ensure conformity with the Building Regulations and other relevant legislation, negotiating as necessary with builders and developers. Responsibility for decisions made at these inspections lies entirely with the Postholder and except in exceptional circumstances without reference to the Supervisor.

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.

To discuss this vacancy, please apply to the job with your updated CV