Building Control Director

I am currently working with an excellent client who are now seeking an experienced Technical Director with both technical & leadership expertise in Building Control, Safety and Compliance to join our team.

The Group Technical Director will be joining us at a pivotal and exciting time of further development and will contribute significantly to the profitable long-term growth of the business and advocate the values / culture of the business.  The holder of this key role will be a Statutory Director and a key member of the Executive Management Team (“the EMT”) and oversee and drive the strategic direction of the business from a technical perspective, providing technical leadership guidance and support on all technical services (including building control) across our national network of experts.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Set the strategic direction of the business from a technical standpoint, ensuring alignment with goals and objectives.

• Work across the group with leadership and delivery teams, providing technical expertise in all technical services building control regulations, safety and compliance.

• Define and maintain technical operational standards for service delivery, ensuring efficiency and quality in inspections.

• Collaborate with business development and technical teams, developing and implementing technical sales strategies to drive business growth across a number of services.

• Offer input Lead on ? on risk and compliance considerations to ensure services meet regulatory requirements and industry standards.

• Responsible for creating & leading a dedicated technical working group and reporting outcomes to the leadership, operational teams, and external stakeholders.

• Responsible for upholding the Assent Quality (ISO9001) Risk management and compliance polices, compliance with all regulatory requirements, Operational Standards Rules, and Code of Conduct.

• Ensure robust quality and service assurance procedures are maintained and embedded to track and demonstrate Building Regulation compliance and continuously assess competency across the business.

• Track and advise of future changes in legislation and develop strategies to mitigate risk to ensure that our restricted RBCA/RBI activities and functions remain up to date. Oversee group approach to ensure restricted activities and functions are undertaken in a technically competent manner to satisfy the RBI Code of Conduct and BSR Operational Standard Rules.

• Attend EMT team meetings to provide regular updates, report findings and present solutions in respect of any key technical and regulatory matters to be actioned on behalf of the Group.

In return the client will offer an outstanding package the included a company car allowance and hybrid working