Building Control Manager

Grade L £54,495 to £59,005

Contract Permanent

Essential Requirements, Current Valid UK Driving Licence, Educated to degree level in a relevant subject such as Building Control, Building Surveying, Construction, and/or be able to demonstrate learning at an equivalent level, Full corporate membership of CABE, RICS, CIOB or similar Professional Institution membership at corporate level involving a significant Building Control element

Interview date: to be confirmed

For further information about this role, contact: Jane.Gowing@bolton.gov.uk

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

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The Role:

Salary £54,495 to £59,005, pay award pending

Lead a High-Performing Team. Shape Building Control Excellence in the Bolton area.

Are you a seasoned Building Control professional with a class 3 or above qualification, strong leadership skills and a track record of success? Do you thrive in dynamic environments where you can make a real impact on both service delivery and team performance? We want to hear from you!

If you have the experience and ambition to lead and inspire a specialist team, this is the role you’ve been waiting for.

As Building Control Manager, you’ll be entrusted with a leadership role, overseeing a newly formed team of skilled professionals responsible for maintaining the highest standards of building safety, compliance, and sustainability across Bolton. You’ll be a strategic leader, ensuring that all building work complies with Building Regulations and associated legislation while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.

About You:

To succeed in this role, you’ll bring a wealth of Building Control experience and strong management expertise. You’ll be someone who thrives in a leadership position, balancing strategic oversight with hands-on guidance for your team.

You’ll have significant experience in managing building control functions within a local authority setting, with a deep understanding of building regulations and legislative requirements.

You’ll have experience managing a team, developing their skills and performance, and ensuring high standards of service delivery. You should be comfortable with decision-making, performance appraisals, and staff development.

You’ll bring a strategic approach to leadership, with a focus on continuous improvement, compliance, and service excellence. You’ll be able to manage competing priorities while driving change and innovation.

A strong commitment to providing excellent customer service and building strong relationships with key stakeholders, including elected members, external agencies, and service-users will be key.

You will be comfortable presenting complex technical issues in clear terms to non-technical stakeholders, as well as influencing and negotiating with senior

About Us

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.

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This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk