Contract Building Inspector
Location: Carlisle
Join our dynamic team and contribute to ensuring compliance with Building Control duties in the Carlisle District. As a Contract Building Inspector, you will play a crucial role in overseeing and enforcing Building Regulations to ensure the safety, sustainability, and quality of construction projects.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
Plan and Notice Assessment:
- Review deposited plans and Building Notices for compliance with Building Regulations and related legislation, including cost assessments.
Site Inspections:
- Conduct site inspections of ongoing construction to ensure adherence to Building Regulations.
Record Keeping:
- Maintain accurate records using the Section's 'Acolaid' computer system.
Stakeholder Negotiation:
- Negotiate with owners, architects, agents, builders, and the public to ensure regulatory compliance.
Regulation Enforcement:
- Enforce Building Regulations and take necessary actions against non-compliance.
Safety and Demolition Control:
- Manage dangerous structures and oversee demolition control processes.
Customer Care and Promotion:
- Ensure excellent customer service and promote Local Authority Building Control.
Professional Development:
- Stay updated with industry changes and participate in relevant training and development activities.
Continuous Improvement:
- Advocate for Best Value, customer service excellence, and continuous improvement within an inclusive and diverse work environment.
Performance Culture:
- Implement and monitor performance policies and procedures to achieve service standards and targets.
Communication:
- Maintain effective communication with staff, colleagues, Members, and customers to enhance service quality.
Health & Safety Compliance:
- Promote best practices in Health & Safety, comply with statutory legislation, and follow the Council's health and safety policies. Identify and manage job-related risks through risk assessments, training, and monitoring.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Full membership with MCABE, MCIOB, or MRICS.
- Actively working towards or holding a minimum of a Class 2F registration with the Building Safety Regulator.
- Practical and procedural knowledge in processing applications for major projects, including fire-engineered solutions and other regulatory guidance documents.
- Experience in preparing evidence and serving as an expert witness in court for Building Regulations enforcement cases.
Health and Safety:
- Promote best practices in meeting Health & Safety legislation requirements.
- Ensure compliance with corporate and service-specific health and safety policies.
- Identify and manage job-related risks, ensuring health and safety remain a top priority through effective application of risk assessments, internal controls, training, monitoring, and review.
How to Apply: Please contact Lara on 0191 211 1382 or email
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
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