Trainee Building Inspector Positions across England and Wales
Salary:
£23,500 - £27,500 (England and Wales - dependent on experience) £27,500 - £31,500 (London boroughs - dependent on experience)
Looking for an opportunity to earn while you learn and gain the qualifications needed to start a successful career in the construction industry?
Following a successful initial recruitment campaign resulting in over 150 placements, LABC, the organisation that represents all local authority building control teams in England and Wales, is recruiting additional trainees to join their LABC Academy, starting in December 2025.
The LABC Academy Programme is a two-year programme that provides the opportunity to learn on the job working towards level 4 and level 5 diplomas in building control surveying whilst gaining on-the-job experience with a local authority building control department.
Throughout the programme you'll earn a competitive salary and on completion you'll have the skills, qualifications and experience required to become a Registered Building Inspector as well as the opportunity to progress to become a fully qualified Chartered Surveyor or Building Engineer.
As a Trainee Building Inspector, you'll assist in delivering a range of surveying activities relating to building control, including working with designers and contractors to achieve compliance with building regulations, doing inspections of building work, assisting in technical investigations and responding to dangerous structure call outs. Successful candidates will be employed by LABC but be based in a local authority to allow you to gain practical experience.
We are currently seeking candidates to be based within the following locations:
Arun District Council (BN17 5LF)
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils (IP1 2BX)
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (S70 9FE)
Bassetlaw District Council (S80 2AH)
BCP Council (BH2 6DY)
Bradford Metropolitan District Council (BD1 1HX)
Brentwood Borough Council (CM15 8AY)
Bristol City Council (BS1 5UY)
Buckinghamshire Council (HP19 8FF)
CNC Building Control (NR7 0DU)
Cornwall Council (TR1 3AY)
Coventry City Council (CV1 2PY)
Darlington Borough Council (DL1 5QT)
Derbyshire Building Control Partnership (S41 8NG)
Doncaster City Council (DN1 3BU)
Durham County Council (DH1 5UL)
East Cambridgeshire District Council (CB7 4EE)
East Devon District Council (EX14 1EJ)
East Midlands Building Consultancy (NG31 6TT)
East Riding of Yorkshire (HU17 9BA)
Erewash and West Nottinghamshire Building Consultancy (NG10 1HU)
Fareham/Building Control Partnership (PO16 7AZ)
Hartlepool Borough Council (TS24 8AY)
Isle of Wight Council (PO30 2QS)
Leeds City Council (LS2 8HD)
Liverpool City Council (L2 2DH)
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (W6 9JU)
London Borough of Haringey (N22 7TR)
London Borough of Havering (RM1 3SL)
London Borough of Hounslow (TW3 3EB)
London Borough of Islington (N1 1XR)
London Borough of Lambeth (SW2 1EG)
London Borough of Merton (SM4 5DX)
London Borough of Redbridge (IG1 1NY)
London Borough of Richmond & Wandsworth (SW18 2PT)
London Borough of Tower Hamlets (E14 2BG)
Luton Borough Council (LU1 2QB)
Manchester City Council (M60 2LA)
Middlesbrough Council (TS1 2DT)
Milton Keynes City Council (MK9 3EJ)
New Forest District Council (SO43 7PA)
North East Lincolnshire Council (DN31 1HU)
North Kesteven District Council (NG34 7EF)
North Somerset Council (BS23 1UJ)
Nottingham City Council (NG2 3NG)
Pendle Borough Council (BB9 7LG)
Reading Borough Council (RG1 7AE)
Rochdale Council (OL16 1XU)
Salford City Council (M27 5AS)
Sheffield City Council (S1 2SH)
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council?(B91 3QB)
South Gloucestershire Council (BS37 5AF)
Southend-on-Sea City Council (SS2 6ZF)
STG Building Control Partnership (ME1 1EW)
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council (TS18 1LD)
Sunderland City Council (SR2 7DN)
Swindon Borough Council (SN3 3TY)
St Helens Council (WA10 1HP)
Stratford-on-Avon District Council (CV37 6HX)
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (OL6 6DL)
Thurrock Council (RM17 6SL)
Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council (WF1 2EB)
Warrington Borough Council (WA1 2NH)
Warwick District Council (CV32 5QH)
Cardiff Council (CF10 4UW)
Carmarthenshire County Council (SA31 3HB)
Ceredigion County Council?(SY23 3UE)
Conwy County Borough Council (LL29 7AZ)
Gwynedd Council (LL55 1SH)
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (CF48 4TQ)
Pembrokeshire County Council (SA61 1TP)
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (SA11 2GG)
Powys County Council (LD1 5LG)
Swansea Council (SA1 4PE)
Torfaen County Borough Council (NP4 6YB)
Wrexham County Borough Council (LL11 1AR)
Please note - This role will require regular travel to sites within your local authority. Therefore, you will need a full driving licence or be working towards having one by employment start date.
What does the programme include?
Two years accredited learning, where you will earn your level 4 and level 5 diplomas in building control surveying. As a funded programme you will have no student debt to pay back!
Hybrid working approach - 35-hour work week mainly consisting of two days home based learning/study and three days on the job training with your assigned local authority (with five days in your local authority outside 'term' time)
A competitive salary throughout the duration of the programme.
Regular salary increases following successful completion of education and competence milestones.
A dedicated LABC coordinator to support you throughout your employment with LABC.
An experienced local authority mentor who will meet with you daily
Training and experience to become a Chartered Surveyor or Building Engineer.
What do I need to join?
We're seeking technically minded candidates who like problem solving, are keen to learn and are looking to build a real career in the construction industry.
To apply you will need one of the following:
Minimum 3 A levels at grade C or higher (or equivalent - 80 UCAS points)
Demonstrable experience in a relevant or related discipline for example but not limited to construction, ex-military, fire etc.
A qualification at level 3 S/NVQ in construction or a related discipline
What can we offer you?
26 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Private Pension with 4% employers' contribution and 4% employee contribution
Hybrid working (typically 2 days training and study at home, 3 days site based)
Season ticket loan scheme
35 hour working week
Laptop
Investment in your development as a Building Inspector through levels 4 and 5 diplomas over two-year Fixed Term Contract. This investment is worth over £10,000.
The application process
Initial application - Submit your CV to Opus. We'll then contact you with a few more questions to complete your application.
Assessment centre - If your application is successful, you'll then be invited to attend one of the assessment centres on 14/15 October in North/South Wales (for applications for Welsh authorities) and 21/22 October in Birmingham for applications for English authorities.
Offer -We'll notify you of the assessment centre outcome within one week. If you're successful, we'll then work with LABC to get everything ready for you to start your new role. Please note all offers are subject to satisfactory references and a clean DBS check.
Further details will be confirmed by our recruitment teams at time of booking.
