- East Suffolk Council
- Address: Riverside, Lowestoft NR33 0EQ and East Suffolk House, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1RT
- Salary: £54,495 – £58,809 per annum, Pay scale band 10
- Hours: 37 hours per week
- Contract: Permanent
East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people’s lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.
We have an opportunity to join East Suffolk Council’s Building Control Team as a Building Control Team Leader, based in Lowestoft or Melton with scope to work across the wider partnership area.
This is a unique opportunity to lead and shape Building Control across a dynamic multi-authority partnership, delivering services at scale. As one of three Team Leaders, you will play a pivotal role in influencing strategy, driving innovation and delivering high-quality outcomes across East Suffolk and Ipswich.
Working across East Suffolk and Ipswich, you will influence a diverse portfolio of developments and play a key role in delivering safe, high-quality growth across the region.
Main Purpose of the Role
As Building Control Team Leader, you will lead the delivery of a high-quality, customer-focused Building Control service across a defined area of our Building Control Partnership. You will manage and develop your team, ensuring a professional, efficient and compliant service, while maintaining a financially sustainable Building Regulations function.
Working at the heart of a forward-thinking council, you will contribute to corporate priorities and wider planning objectives, ensuring building control plays a key role in delivering positive outcomes for our communities. As one of three Team Leaders, you will also take ownership of a key service area, whether commercial development, staff competency and training, or quality assurance and performance, helping to shape and strengthen the partnership. You will actively promote the service across both councils and represent us regionally and nationally through LABC networks.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and inspire a team of Building Control professionals, overseeing delivery of regulatory and enforcement functions while driving high performance, continuous improvement and excellent customer service.
- Provide full line management responsibility, from recruitment and development through to performance and wellbeing.
- Work closely with the Partnership Manager and fellow Team Leaders to shape a consistent, modern and high-performing service.
- Ensure effective implementation of evolving legislation, promote best practice, and drive alignment across the partnership, including adopting innovative digital and remote working approaches.
- Act as a trusted professional adviser, building strong relationships with planning, regulatory partners and customers, while promoting the service in a competitive market.
- Manage complex cases, support enforcement activity, respond to customers and contribute to emergency response arrangements, alongside leading on a specialist service area to enhance performance, reputation and growth.
About You
- Experienced Building Control professional with strong technical expertise, leadership capability and a proactive, solutions-focused mindset.
- Significant post-qualification experience, sound knowledge of legislation and proven ability to manage and motivate teams within a complex regulatory environment.
- Confident communicator with strong analytical and decision-making skills, able to influence stakeholders, manage competing priorities and identify opportunities for service improvement.
- Collaborative approach, commercial awareness and the ability to deliver under pressure are essential, alongside strong digital skills and a commitment to continuous improvement.
- Full membership of RICS or CABE or equivalent, with substantial practical experience and a commitment to ongoing professional development.
- Flexibility to travel across the district, attend occasional out-of-hours work and undertake site inspections safely in a range of conditions.
Benefits
- Great opportunities for training and development
- Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 24 days a year, increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
- Local government pension scheme
- Free car parking for when you are working in the office
- Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.
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