Building Control Surveyor

The future of Building Control is changing, and we need you to ensure we can meet the demand and challenges of these changes.

Join our building control team and you'll play a crucial role in delivering a range of building control functions and helping the country to build better and safer. Across commercial and domestic projects, you'll create the standards that make sure all projects are safe, compliant, and sustainable.

You'll be joining a fast-growing, forward-thinking, developing business with the characteristics of a local authority, with private sector efficiency, who offer a diverse range of opportunities whatever your experience. With our resilience and specialist services including Fire Safety, Structural Engineering, and Energy Services, we're able to offer end-to-end coverage for all our customers' needs.

Build better environments as a building control inspector:

Location: Nationwide

What you'll be doing:

• delivering all building control functions and services, including pre-application meetings, plan checking, site inspections and visits of various nature for our resilience customers
• making decisions on building works, a range of applications, notices, and other matters, controlled under the Building Act 1984, the Building Regulations 2010 and imminently new Building Safety Regime
• be involved in a range of interesting and challenging projects and the opportunity to work on the safety at sports grounds function.
• upselling our building control services and other specialist services, involving Fire Safety, Structural Engineering and Energy services among others
• liaising with other partner agencies and authorities, as required in the process of carrying out your duties and responsibilities

What we're looking for:

• experience in building control inspection, general building surveying, design, project management or other similar specialist services, ideally within a local government authority or building control body
• knowledge of current building control legislation, associated guidance and issues relevant to the post and be a practical problem solver
• experience of administering all forms and levels of building regulation applications
• knowledge and understanding of operating building control software systems
• ability to undertake all duties in accordance with the building control quality management system and building control performance standards policy adopted
• good IT skills, including Microsoft Office

About Capita Local Public Services

At Capita Local Public Services, we're transforming the way local government authorities and councils serve the public. We're using technology, innovation and domain knowledge to improve services and deliver savings. Our teams are answering thousands of service calls every day and are making significant differences to communities and areas in the process making them safer and improving amenity.

What's in it for you?

• a competitive basic salary
• Competitive annual leave with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• access to a tailored learning and development programme linked to a career pathway
• payment of one professional membership relevant to the post
• the opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks...and plenty more
• voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
• flexible working options available - just ask

You'll be joining a network of experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we'll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

What we hope you'll do next:

What we hope you'll do next:

Choose 'Apply now' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

Equal Opportunities

At Capita, we're committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. We want everyone to have the best chance of succeeding as they move through their application and start their career with us. We are an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, we want to hear from you if you'd like to discuss any adjustments you might need during your recruitment process. Please email reasonableadjustments@capita.com or call 07784 237318 and we'll get back to you to discuss. For more information about equal opportunities and the types of adjustments we can offer, please visit the Capita Careers website.

If you have a question that does not relate to adjustments during your recruitment process, please email our Talent Acquisition team - CPScareers@capita.com