Director of Building Control

Director of Building Control

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England | Home based with flexible hybrid working | Full time
Salary: up to £100,000 per annum plus bonus, depending on experience

About Our Client

Our client is a dedicated building control business building a dependable, professionally independent service for applicants, building owners and project teams across England. Their purpose is to exercise building control functions competently and consistently, protecting the public interest through sound judgement, effective inspection and clear regulatory decisions.
The business is moving from establishment and mobilisation into operational delivery and sustainable growth, with a focus on capable people, practical procedures, strong technical governance and a digital building control portal that supports reliable records and service.

The Opportunity
This is an executive leadership appointment. As Director of Building Control you will lead the overall direction, performance, governance and sustainable success of the business, building the organisation and making sure it has the people, resources and controls to meet its obligations.
You will report into the wider group's senior leadership, with the Head of Building Control and other senior roles reporting to you. The appointment is initially non statutory, with a potential route to statutory directorship through demonstrated performance, leadership and governance capability, subject to a separate formal appointment.

Key Responsibilities

Propose and implement the business strategy, annual operating plan, budgets and recruitment programme
Set the operating scope, acceptance criteria and capacity limits, and decline work where registration, conflicts, insurance, competence or resources prevent responsible delivery
Establish the management system through which the business meets its RBCA obligations, Operational Standards Rules and Professional Conduct Rules
Act as the principal regulatory relationship lead with the Building Safety Regulator
Appoint the Head of Building Control and hold them accountable for operational performance
Set the technical governance framework with the Head, protecting professional independence and the boundaries of registration
Take executive ownership of financial performance, fee principles and commercial controls
Lead business development and market positioning, built on reliable service and impartiality
Sponsor the digital building control portal and the systems behind records, data quality and regulatory returns
Develop the workforce and succession plan, and build a culture where concerns are raised early and without blame

About You

Essential:
Established building control expertise, with a relevant professional qualification or equivalent evidenced experience
Demonstrable leadership of people, technical standards and service performance, supported by sound financial understanding
Appropriate RBI registration for any technical work you undertake personally, and Class 4 registration (held or obtainable) before taking on technical management responsibilities, alongside relevant underlying Class 2 or 3 scope
Ability to establish proportionate procedures, assess organisational capability and engage constructively with regulators, applicants, statutory consultees and senior stakeholders
Balanced judgement, xwzovoh written decision making and a willingness to refuse commitments that compromise professional standards
Desirable:
Experience of establishing or scaling a regulated building control service
Experience of leading regulatory assessments, managing a business budget or developing digital delivery systems
Chartered status or membership of a relevant body such as CABE, RICS or CIOB
Class 3 registration where the portfolio requires it (Class 3H is not a blanket requirement)

What's On Offer

Performance related bonus, in addition to base salary
Home based role with flexible hybrid working, with office, site and meeting attendance as required
25 days annual leave plus England and Wales bank holidays, and an additional day of birthday leave
Christmas shutdown
Workplace pension through NEST
WPA private medical insurance following successful completion of probation
Support for professional membership fees, CPD and agreed training
Home working allowance of £26 per month
The chance to shape a new regulated business from the ground up, with a potential route to statutory directorship