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Building Control Surveyor
- Posted 23 July 2024
- Salary Up to £60 per hour
- LocationNorthampton
- Job type Temporary
- Discipline Professional & Technical
- Reference19168
- ContactHannah Harvey
Job description
Job Title: Building Control Surveyor
Location: Largely remote role, as mostly undertaking site inspections in Northampton
Rate of Pay: £60 per hour Umbrella or £46.15 per hour PAYE
Working Hours: Full Time - 37 hours
Type: Temporary Role - 13 Weeks
Opus People Solutions are working with West Northamptonshire Council to recruit for a Building Control Surveyor.
Typical duties:
- 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.
For more information or to process your application for this role, please apply online now.
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