We have an exciting opportunity within our Building Control team working across South Worcestershire. In this newly created role, you will lead and manage the Building Control function for the South Worcestershire Authorities. This will involve managing a team of building control surveyors and administrative staff, providing technical advice and support to ensure compliance with relevant Building Control legislation and council policies. You will also monitor performance of the service with a view to increasing its market share. You will support with HSE inspections, lead the management of the South Worcestershire Building Control Board meeting, and represent the Council at court hearings in relation to Building Control matters. Great communication skills and an ability to engage with a range of stakeholders is therefore essential along with a commitment to delivering an outstanding service to all our customers.

The successful candidate will:

• Be fully qualified with chartered membership to RICS, CABE, or equivalent
• Registered with the Building Safety Regulator at class 2 or above
• Sound knowledge of major legislative issues facing Local Government, particularly in the area of Building Control
• Experience of promoting policy/guidance and ensuring compliance with relative legislation
• Experience of representing the Council at the wide range of internal and external meetings including court hearings, across a wide range of contacts and at all levels
• Be an inspirational leader, with experience of motivating and developing others
• Be computer literate and have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Well organised and ability to handle a variety of tasks at any time
• Ability to positively respond to change and seek new and improved ways of working.
The role requires travel across our districts with an ability to undertake site visits which may involve activities such as climbing ladders/operating in confined spaces. Candidates must therefore hold a full driving licence, have access to a vehicle for work purposes, and be comfortable working at height / in confined spaces.

Working for us Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils are rewarding places to work, with high levels of resident satisfaction and motivated staff who enjoy working for us. Located in south Worcestershire, both districts boast beautiful natural environments, a rich heritage and plenty to do and see. The districts are ranked the top two best rural places to live in the West Midlands and are amongst the top 30 in the country. We pride ourselves on being progressive organisations spending time, energy and investment on what we know matters to our residents and communities - things like supporting our town centres and rural communities, creating jobs, keeping the streets clean, reducing our carbon footprint, helping people feel safe and preventing homelessness. We are an employer that values face to face Communication, Collaboration and Connection, therefore all our roles have an office based requirement with some agile working as part of the role. Working with you Our staff are at the heart of what we do, and as a result we are always looking to recruit and develop the very best talent we can find. That's why, as well as providing a satisfying job, we offer a range of attractive benefits, generous holiday entitlements, a pension scheme, plenty of opportunities for personal development, and discounted gym membership. We value skills and an ability to do a great job over identifying personal information and that's why we anonymise all our recruitment until we reach interview stage. What you can offer us and how you will uphold our values and behaviours is really important to us and that's what we look for during our recruitment process. Our staff are our driving force, and it's important our workforce reflects the communities we serve. More than 50% of our Senior Management Team is female, as is the majority of our Heads of Service. We are a member of the Disability Confident Scheme and support the movement of change, to think differently about disability and apply this to how we recruit, retain and develop disabled people. We value all our staff and are committed to eliminating unlawful discrimination, promoting equality of opportunity, and fostering good relations between people from a diverse range of backgrounds. Want to know more? The two councils have a shared Chief Executive and a joint senior management team. Whilst they retain their own political structures and distinct identities, the joint management structure allows us to maximise the opportunity to deliver a wide range of good value services to our customers and communities, and operate and develop shared services, collaborative working and partnership arrangements with each other, with other councils and with key stakeholders Whichever council you work for, you can be sure it will be an enjoyable place to work, you will feel valued and appreciated and have an opportunity to develop your career in line with your potential and expectations. Please click for more information on or Malvern Hills District Council or Wychavon District Council

Our staff are at the heart of what we do, and as a result we are always looking to recruit, develop and retain the very best talent we can find. So, as well as a rewarding career, we offer a range of attractive benefits, such as:
• Excellent pension scheme with employer contributions
• Generous annual leave entitlement with options to purchase additional annual leave
• Committed training programme and development opportunities
• Onsite nursery with 20% staff discount (if Pershore based)
• Discounted Gym and swim membership
• Health and Wellbeing support and a Free Employee Assistance scheme including access to counselling services
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Discounts with a range of companies including EE and the Kaarp discount scheme.
We are an employer that values face to face communication, collaboration and connection, therefore all our roles have an office-based requirement with some agile working as part of the role.