Senior Building Control Surveyor (PO5/ PO6)
Waltham Forest is vibrant and distinctive, making it a fantastic place to live, work, explore and invest. With more green space than any borough north of the Thames and great transport connections to the city and beyond, it’s a place that people want to call home.
We are working at pace to deliver our Redefining Waltham Forest 2020 vision and Economic Growth Strategy that sees 12,000 new homes by 2020 along with the essential services required to accommodate our new and existing residents. Our priority as a Council is to plan proactively for future growth, to ensure that development makes a lasting and positive impact on our communities and opens up new opportunities for our people.
To enable us to deliver a step change for this part of East London we need a team that is resident-focused, insight-led, digitally-driven and commercially-minded.
We are looking for a number of posts across the Regeneration and Growth Directorate.
Senior Building Control Surveyors (x2)
Become part of our well respected team of Building Control Surveyors. We are looking for experienced commercially focused individuals with a high level of self-motivation and substantial building regulation and experience on complex construction projects. You will need to be an effective communicator, able to deal with developer negotiations, and be equally comfortable working independently or as a part of a team.
You should hold or be working towards a recognized professional qualification in Building Control, (IBC, ABE, RICS,) and / or have substantial experience of building regulations plans examination skills and site construction expertise through working in Building Control.
Closing date: 23rd October 2018 at 11.30pm
Equal Opportunities
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population.
We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace.
The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives contained within the Waltham Forest Council Equality Plan 2012/2015:
- Promoting equality of opportunity
- Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage
- Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels.
- Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all.
Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
