What's involved with this role: Temporary Senior Building Control Surveyor - Building Control Reference no: Northumberland 1000459815181958 Pay Rate: £13.12 per hour PAYE 35-37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours This opening assignment is for 4-5 months City: CRAMLINGTON Duties of this post will be to undertake the full range of Building Control functions within the Area, this work includes plans vetting, inspection of building work in progress, dangerous structures, and means of escape in case of fire. The post-holder will assist the Area Building Control Manager in the fulfilment of the Council’s statutory duty relating to health and safety of people in and around buildings, energy conservation and access of disabled persons, by ensuring that all works comply with the Building Regulations 2000 and associated legislation. The postholder will be required to make a positive contribution to the delivery of the Building Control Service, by helping to secure the implementation of policies to meet the aims of the section and the Council’s corporate objectives. Key responsibilities: Provide professional advice to applicants or their agents, contractors and third parties involved in the construction process and to the general public, professionals, officers and Members in respect of all duties and requirements of the Building Act 1984 and its allied legislation. Effectively respond to and deal with routine service enquiries, providing service users with information that satisfies their need. This to be undertaken in accordance with the service’s established procedures and quality standards. Take responsibility for own caseload of Building Regulation Applications/Full Plans/Building Notices and Regularisations submitted for approval including more complex cases and deal with this caseload within strict time limits and assess the ability to meet the requirements of the Building Regulations and allied legislation. Assist junior staff with their caseload mentoring them to develop their experience and confidence. Discuss, in person or by letter with applicants, their agents, builders, architects or engineers, aspects of applications including the need to submit amendments Ensure that decision notices in Building Regulation applications and Building Notices are issued within prescribed time limits Inspect and assess on site at set stages of building work the suitability of materials, methods of construction and developments to meet the requirements of the Building Regulations and allied legislation. To keep records of site inspections and the work completed on site and issue completion certificates when required. Check and ensure compliance by building owners and users with mandatory requirements in respect of means of escape in case of fire where responsibility rests fully with Building Control and liaise with the Fire Authority where necessary. Investigate, report and implement appropriate action on unauthorised developments and initiate and implement any necessary legal proceedings or enforcement action including the provision of evidence for proceedings in the Magistrates Court to achieve the objectives of the Building Regulations and allied legislation. Carry out the inspection of unsafe and dilapidated buildings and structures and to prepare, Dangerous Building Notices. Authorise such emergency works as are necessary to deal with the immediate problem including closing highways and demolishing buildings and to ensure that the site is secured and danger to the public removed. Qualifications: A good standard of general education demonstrating numeracy and literacy. Willing to achieve or work towards a relevant professional qualification such as R.I.C.S or ABEng or equivalent. BSR registration A current UK driving licence. Knowledge: Knowledge of the main operational, procedural and practical issues relating to the BC service. Good knowledge of current inter/national laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and developments relating to building control. Experience: Experience in building control at a senior level Experience in working collaboratively with service users. Experience in engaging effectively with others and building productive partnerships. Skills & Abilities: Effective ICT skills and able to use ICT to achieve work objectives. Effective organisational skills Ability to work at heights or in foundations/trenches and no uncorrected sight defects. Able to apply own initiative to overcome day-to-day operational problems. Prepares written material – reports, letters, site notes etc that are accurate, rational, convincing and coherent. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the role to help support your application (and help us to help you) – please give full details within your CV document. Clients are generally looking for candidates who are local to, or who can commute easily to the place of work. It will help your application if your CV states, in broad terms, where you reside – there is no need for a full address. Please feel free to apply to us directly via jobstclrec.com by quoting the job reference and exact job title. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would ask that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, not as a PDF. If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles. ALD Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please