Service: Development and Infrastructure Services
Closing Date: Friday 28th October 2024
Are you an experienced site manager or have construction site experience assessing developments against approved warrant drawings and standards and want a change of career? An excellent and unique opportunity to join the Councils Building Standards service as a Building Standards Inspector.
There is a national drive to strengthen building standards regulation and to meet this commitment, the Council have created a new post of Building Standards Inspector, Working with Building Standards Surveyors, the role will provide a range of support services, including the inspection of building works at various stages in construction to assess compliance against the technical standards; responding to an investigation of dangerous building complaints, applying standards, and liaison with agents, contractors and stakeholders.
This is a permanent post, based in Lochgilphead, and will involve carrying out site inspections across the area from Campbeltown to Oban, including the islands. Local government and flexible working conditions apply, together with a salary of £31,990-34,764.
Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible
Applicants should note that:-
- Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.
- This is a temporary post which may be filled on a secondment basis by an employee wishing to gain experience/career development and will be at the discretion of the employee’s director.
To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.
If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description you will require to speak with the recruiting manager, who is:
- Tony Casci, Principal Team Lead - Building Standards
- Telephone: 01546 604072
- Email: tony.casci@argyll-bute.gov.uk
- Reference: ARB15121/036698
Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.
Please also note that we do not accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy
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