Interim Building Control Lead

Interim Building Control Lead
3 Month FTC
Salary Negotiable
Hybrid - Home Based and Thrapston Office Based

We are currently recruiting for an Interim Building Control Lead to join a County Council to manage the Building Control team for the Council. As Interim Building Control Lead you will manage the Building Control team including personal, operations, budget management, performance, absence etc., to be the lead technical advisor for the Council in respect of Building Control matters and associated legislation and to also perform other tasks from time to time.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• To lead the day-to-day management of the Building Control team, managing resources to ensure that the service meets statutory requirements and monitoring performance to ensure that the service meets service plan and performance indicator targets and operational needs.
• Ensuring the Council discharges its statutory duties relating to Building Regulations (including Demolitions, Dangerous Structures, Dilapidated and Ruinous Structures, and keeping a register of Initial Notices and Competent Person Schemes.
• Provide an efficient, well managed, customer-focussed & value-adding Building Control service. To proactively manage staff development and training to ensure the team has the requisite levels of knowledge, skills, and competency validation to perform their roles.
• Effectively managing budgets including monthly forecast reporting and annual reviews of fees and charges.
• To support the Head of Building Control & Local Land Charges in developing and implementing a programme to drive transformation and organisational change to enable continuous service improvement through making best use of 'digital’ and other technologies and best practice to provide an improved experience for service users, employees, members, and partners.
• To support the Head of Building Control & Local Land Charges on strategies for the marketing and promotion of the service to increase market share and achieve/maintain external quality accreditation of the service to ensure a consistent, measurable, high quality service delivery to our customers and residents.

Skills and experience required:

• Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors or the Chartered Association of Building Engineers or substantial experience in local authority Building Control at a similar level.
• Excellent communication skills, with high level of written, oral, presentation and IT user skills Excellent persuasive and negotiation skills.
• Ability to develop, influence and maintain good working relationships with a wide range of customers, stakeholders, and partners.
• Ability to interpret legislation and remove ambiguity.
• Innovative approach to problem solving and achieving value for money.