Building Control Surveyor

Job Title: Building Control Surveyor.

1. Pre application advice to both building professionals and nonprofessionals.
   
2. Plan appraisal of all industrial commercial and residential applications to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations.
   
3. Negotiate with applicants and/or their agents to bring about amendments/improvements to their applications resulting in an approval being issued.
   
4. Issue Building Regulation approvals and/or rejections.
   
5. Site surveys to establish construction is in compliance with the building Regulations and allied legislation.
   
6. Site investigation/surveys relating to Applications including providing technical support and general advice to the applicants and their builders to ensure compliance with the Building Regulations.
   
7. Record all site inspections and plan vetting details in a manner which will limit liability upon the Council in accordance with the Building Control Performance Standards.
   
8. Negotiate with applicants and/or their agent builders and other professionals to bring about amendments/alterations to the site work resulting in the acceptable completion of a project.
   
9. Undertake the satisfactory resolution of contraventions of the Building Regulations or where necessary instigate legal action.
   
10. Respond to enquiries from the public and Building Professionals and as a result give guidance to enable them to achieve compliance with their chosen construction methodology.
    
11. Respond to and take appropriate action when dangerous structures are reported. Liaise with and advise the Emergency Services with a view to protecting their members and members of the public from danger. Where necessary issue enforcement notices requiring the removal of a dangerous structure.
    
12. Consult with statutory authorities and other government bodies.
    
13. Check complex structural thermal and acoustic calculations relating to industrial commercial and domestic buildings.
    

Requirements

• Experienced Building Surveyor
  
• Carrying out Plan Checks and Site Inspections authorisations and completions.
  
• Please ensure your CV s identify what Class you are registered to (E.g 2A 2D etc..) as this will be relevant to any shortlisting of candidates.