East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a major provider of public services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.
Position
Building Control Team Leader
Location: Lowestoft or Melton, with scope to work across the partnership area.
Salary: £54,495 – £58,809 per annum, Pay scale band 10
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Role Overview
As a Building Control Team Leader you will lead 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, supporting positive outcomes for communities across East Suffolk and Ipswich.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and inspire a team of Building Control professionals, overseeing the delivery of regulatory and enforcement functions while driving high performance, continuous improvement and excellent customer service.
- Perform full line management responsibilities: recruitment, development, performance and wellbeing.
- Collaborate with the Partnership Manager and fellow Team Leaders to shape a consistent, modern, 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.
- Serve as a trusted professional adviser, building strong relationships with planning, regulatory partners and customers, and representing the council regionally and nationally through LABC networks.
- Manage complex cases, support enforcement activity, respond to customers and contribute to emergency response arrangements, while 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, capable of influencing stakeholders, managing competing priorities and identifying opportunities for service improvement.
- Collaborative approach, commercial awareness and the ability to deliver under pressure, alongside strong digital skills and a commitment to continuous improvement.
- Full membership of RICS, CABE or equivalent, with substantial practical experience and a commitment to ongoing professional development.
- Flexible, able to travel across the district, including occasional out‑of‑hours working and site inspections 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 when working in the office.
- Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.
Closing Date
11.30 pm, 19 June 2026.
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