Head of Building Control
Hybrid Working
Permanent
Salary Dependent on Experience + Benefits
The Client
Our client, one of the leading Approved Inspectors, offers building control services tailored to client requirements. Our client can provide solutions when you want them, where you want them, from design phase to completion. Building compliance, safety, training, and education have been at the heart of what we do since we were founded in 2005.
The Role
The role will be joining us at an amazing and exciting time of development and growth and will contribute significantly to the profitable long-term growth of the business and advocate the values/culture of the business.
The Head of Building Control will be responsible for the technical leadership and development of a team of Registered Building Inspectors (RBIs). Accountable for the consistent application of operational standards, building control, professional guidance, codes of conduct and performance, to ensure the business satisfactorily performs its regulatory role as Registered Building Control Approver.
Key Responsibilities
1. Deliver the area targets set for your team and ensure targets are being met by each RBI.
2. Work with the operational team to plan surveyor workload, understanding the necessary data in respect of volume, type, and complexity of projects.
3. Review and manage the statutory building control and operational processes, monitor performance (KPIs, QA alerts), take necessary actions to ensure highest quality service delivery, determine/maintain compliance, and escalate non-conformance working with the Risk and Compliance Team.
4. Attend team meetings to discuss and provide solutions to operational changes and improvements.
5. Meet requirements of Building Inspector Competence Framework (BICof), support and maintain both self and team development of competence and experience through the training Academy.
6. Uphold the group's Quality Risk management and compliance policies within their office resource requirements, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements including working with key stakeholders.
7. Ensure all procedures of regulatory and compliance are carried out consistently by your team and work with key stakeholders in relation to defective work on site.
8. Ensure awareness and uphold best practice in respect of all risk management initiatives and that all policies and procedures are adhered to with your remit to ensure rigor around PI/PL insurance and the regulatory body BSR.
9. Be an advocate for the business in a professional manner.
10. Provide professional technical leadership of a team of Registered Building Inspectors (mix of levels and competencies).
11. Ensure the team has the required capacity and competency to service an agreed portfolio of projects.
12. Performance manage the RBIs within your area and ensure code of conduct standards are followed.
13. Engage in recruiting, supporting, training, mentoring, and developing the necessary resources.
14. Provide competent advice to network for all technical queries and escalate issues as required.
15. Project manage a maximum of 10 projects to enable RBI status to be maintained.
16. Identify and report on conflicts of interest.
17. Engage in stakeholder communications.
Experience and Qualifications Required
1. Professional qualification/membership RICS & MCABE or equivalent.
2. Hold and maintain appropriate technical Class 2/3 Registered Building Inspector RBI status, + desirable to hold Class 4 Technical Manager registration status.
3. Conversant with relevant legislation and technical guidance.
4. Health and Safety policy and framework development.
5. Codes of conduct and performance standards.
6. Knowledge of customer care and the principles of equal opportunities in providing a Building Control function.
7. Assessing compliance against regulation & legislation.
8. Professional leadership.
9. People management.
10. Decision making.
11. Problem solving.
12. Record keeping.
13. Analysis of information.
14. Time Management.
15. Change management.
16. Communication, influencing, and interpersonal skills.
Benefits
Our client offers a range of benefits on top of the competitive salary for this position. These benefits include: Choice of company car or allowance, Contributory pension scheme, Private Healthcare scheme, Death in Service Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Cycle to Work Scheme, Performance Related Bonus Scheme, Employee referral scheme, and Hybrid working.
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