Head of Building Control NEW Salford Council Posted today Salford £74,502 to £81,644 Expires on[...]

If you’re an experienced and strategic building control professional with strong leadership credentials, this is a unique opportunity to lead a critical service shaping the future of Salford.

The scale of growth and regeneration across the city means you will operate at the forefront of delivering safe, high-quality development. You’ll lead a high-performing service, influence policy and practice at local and national level, and work closely with senior stakeholders across the city and Greater Manchester.

Why join us in Infrastructure?

• Scale of growth and regeneration in Salford.
• Opportunity to lead a high‑profile, statutory service at a time of significant change.
• Influence at city, Greater Manchester and national level, including engagement with the Building Safety Regulator.
• Close collaboration with Planning, Development and Investment teams.
• Strong learning culture with a focus on continuous development.
• Dedicated leadership and digital skills development programmes, tools and eLearning.
• Hybrid/flexible working.
• Competitive package, including excellent pension.

Your role

You will provide strategic leadership for Building Control and Technical Support teams, ensuring a resilient, high‑performing and digitally enabled service that supports the city’s growth ambitions.

Acting as a key member of the Place senior leadership team, you will work closely with internal and external partners to deliver safe, compliant and innovative development. We want you to:

• Lead and inspire a professional workforce, developing capability and high performance.
• Provide strategic direction and leadership for Building Control services.
• Promote the role of Building Control locally and nationally, working with key partners.
• Ensure compliance with legal and statutory obligations in a changing regulatory environment.
• Drive service transformation, innovation and digital enablement.
• Manage service budgets, income and financial performance.
• Work closely with Planning, Development and Investment to maximise growth opportunities.
• Build strong relationships with elected members, developers, regulators and stakeholders.
• Support governance, performance management and continuous improvement.

Your profile

• Degree‑level qualification and significant post‑qualification experience
• Extensive experience in Building Control, regulation or a related technical field.
• Proven leadership of services, teams or complex programmes.
• Strong technical knowledge of the regulatory and legislative environment.
• Experience managing budgets, governance and risk.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of service delivery models.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including engagement with senior leaders and elected members.
• Strong communication, organisational and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience developing and leading teams to achieve high performance.