Senior Building Control Inspector

Senior Building Control Inspector

Post No: 10690

Salary: Starting from £16,604.40 to £17,884.40 per annum plus Essential Car User allowance and Payment of one professional fee.

Grade: Grade 7

Hours: 14.8 hours per week 

Place of work: Based at Worthing Town Hall with the opportunity for home working

Closing date: 6th July 2025

Interviews: TBC

Worthing and Adur is a rapidly developing area and we are seeing an increase in high quality construction and investment. 

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, self-motivated, experienced Building Control Inspector to join our partnership. You will need to be registered with the Building Safety Regulator as level 2 a-d (as a minimum covering domestic work and low rise commercial properties) and work under e - f and above under supervision if required. 

Experience of using Uniform is essential as use of this system is integral to undertaking the duties of the role.

You will be joining a dynamic service and will have the opportunity to use your excellent communication skills to ensure full compliance with the building regulations whilst working in a fantastic coastal area. 

Main duties of the role include delivery of the council's service for building control  including application processing, issuing of decisions, site inspections, enforcement and dealing with dangerous structures and demolition notices. 

If this sounds like the role for you, we look forward to receiving your application!

At Adur & Worthing, we are committed to supporting care leavers, in accordance with the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and the Children and Social Work Act 2017. To that end, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone meeting the essential criteria of the role they are applying for. In order to be considered for this, you will need to be a care leaver under the age of 25 at the time of application. Please confirm that you are a care leaver within your CV.  

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of applicants declaring a disability, that meet the essential criteria for this position, will be offered an interview. 

Staff are our most important asset and we therefore have a benefit package which reflects our continuing commitment to our employees.  This includes:

• Generous leave entitlement; a minimum of 26 days + Bank Holiday entitlement
• Local Government Pension
• Training & development
• Occupational Health
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Employee resource groups/networks 
• Buddy Support Programme  
• Flexible working options

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. Staff work in a supportive and safe environment, recognising their responsibility to value and respect each other’s contributions. Standards of conduct must be of the highest level to ensure that no-one is harassed, bullied or victimised. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, staff engagement forums and are keen to hear from applicants from a variety of different backgrounds.

In order to apply for this vacancy please use the Apply Online link below. No CVs from Agencies accepted.