Building Control Officers (x 2) (Based: North London)

Calco

Job Description

North London Local Authority requires Building Control Officer (BCO) to supervise an area of the borough to ensure compliance with building control legislation, including the Building Act and Regulations and the London Building Acts. This is a large part of the daily workload, and includes office meetings, plan examination, appraisal of calculations, preparation and authorisation of letters, supervision of work on site, testing, identification of contraventions, enforcement, including attendance at Court, and the maintenance of records. As frequent site visits are an integral part of this role you must be able to climb ladders, descend excavations and move safely about building sites.
Ideally you should possess at least 8 years’ relevant experience or have gained a Degree or HNC in Building, Building Surveying, Civil or Structural Engineering along with 2 years relevant experience.
BCOs operate on a patch system, checking all plans and making site inspections on their patch. Your ‘patch’ will be mainly residential but will also cover a number of commercial properties. A car user would be preferred although the area is coverable by public transport, parking permit and mileage covered by client