Building Control Officer

Place and Economic Growth

Public Protection - Building Control

Building Control Officer

Ref: 000631

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £33,366 to £49,764 per annum (Grade 6/7/9) plus essential car user and out of hours allowance

Hours: 36.66 per week

Location: Spindles Shopping Centre, George Street Oldham OL1 1HD

Closing Date: Wednesday 11th June 2025

Shortlisting & Interview Dates: TBC.

Role Overview:

Working with in the council’s Building Control Service. We are looking to appoint up to 3 registered building inspectors to help deliver and shape the building control service here at Oldham. If you are registered at minimum class 2a we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will manage a range of domestic and commercial applications, contribute to the team on a wide range of related activities including dealing with dangerous structures, enforcement and advising on demolitions.
• You will train and mentor junior staff, where necessary under supervision, to ensure the service grows its talent pool and develops staff of the future.
• You will participate in an out of hours dangerous structure standby rota for which you will be paid additional monies.
• You will work within the services adopted Quality Management System, keeping records, ensuring compliance with current operating standard rules and codes of conduct.

Key Requirements:

To succeed in this role, you will need as a minimum:

• To be registered with the Building Safety Regulator at Class 2a minimum.
• To be technically competent with experience in delivering plan checking and site inspections
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively advise and support colleagues, confidence to challenge and enforce regulatory requirements where appropriate.
• A current full driving licence and access to a vehicle.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

About Us:

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.

Our Values and Behaviours:

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page

Our benefits package:

At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:

• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
• The option to purchase additional annual leave.
• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
• Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
• Staff recognition and celebration events.
• Peer support groups

Inclusive Recruitment:

We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.

NB. - Any candidate that meets the criteria of our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme and meets the essential criteria of the role, will be guaranteed the first stage of assessment (whether that is an interview or another assessment, as appropriate).

Our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme supports candidates with disabilities, have previously been in or currently in care, those that are carers, and those who have served in the Armed Forces as a regular, reserve or cadet.

Data and Privacy:

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Important Information:

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for a current employee at risk of redundancy, it can be pulled back at any point, up to the post being formally offered to a candidate who is not at risk of redundancy.

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