Senior building Inspector

About The Role

Working Hours: 35 Hours per week

Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Additional Payments: £8000 Market Rate Supplement and Essential Car Allowance

Closing Date: 18 October 2026

Closing time: 11.59pm

Interview Method: Face to Face

Legal Right to Work: Applicants must have existing right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not available for this position. 

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application. However, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. 

This role is subject to -  

2 References - where possible we require 3 years' employment history. 

Qualification - Suitable degree or equivalent award in a construction related discipline. Registered as a Building Inspector with the Building Safety Regulator as Class 2A - 2F

Professional Registration Body Membership - Suitable membership of RICS, CABE, CIOB or similar professional body/institution

Essential Car Documentation- This post is a designated Essential Car User. Therefore, you must always hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own car for use at work. You will receive the Essential Car User Allowance

Manchester is often ranked as one of the best cities in the world to live and work within international media circles, with an impressive night-time economy, reputation for creativity, community spirit, friendliness and getting to know your neighbours top of the list. 

We are home to the UK’s largest indoor arena, its second largest international airport, major sporting venues, great public transport links, and is at the heart of the nation’s motorway network. On our doorstep are National Parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty, and within the City, our 555,000+ residents live in every kind of housing from modern residential skyscrapers, traditional Victorian terraced neighbourhoods, to leafy suburban districts.

The Building Control Service in Manchester has a key role to play in the evolution of our city, ensuring our developments are compliant, safe, inclusive, sustainable and incorporate measures that reduce the impact of climate change. Following recent recruitment success to key management posts, our building control team is at the forefront of new ad exciting construction projects across the city.

If you want to be part of Manchester’s clear ambitions of delivering high-quality building control services across a vast building portfolio which includes arenas, sports stadia, high-rise buildings, housing schemes, shopping/retail centres, hospitals, an airport, and everything in-between, we definitely want to hear from you!

In addition to a competitive salary, here's what you can also expect from us....

• Market rate supplement of £8000p.a.
• Monthly essential-user car allowance of £83.65 (1000cc +vehicle) plus a per-mile allowance for all business miles travelled
• Free access to a centrally located car parking facility, available throughout the week across selected sites.
• A generous financial reward for each week you take part in the out-of-hours standby rota, including a minimum weekly allowance of £424.80 plus fixed allowances and overtime payments for any incidents attended. The rota is based on 1 in 9-12 weeks pattern
• Professional membership subscriptions paid (e.g. CABE, RICS, CIOB, etc.)
• Pre-paid online CPD/Training with LABC
• BSR re-registration and BSR maintenance fees paid
• A generous annual leave entitlement of up to 30 days paid leave (plus bank holidays) after a qualifying period of local government service and the ability to purchase an additional 10 days leave for full time employees.
• A flexible approach to working arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, including a 35-hour working week, and flexitime scheme which permits accrued hours to be taken as additional “flexi-leave” days
• A great working environment within the stunning Town Hall offices, right in the heart of the city, plus a pragmatic approach to home-working
• We will help you develop your career by providing development, training & support whatever your level of experience

This is an essential role that has a critical bearing upon the council's ability to meet statutory obligations for ensuring buildings comply with relevant building safety legislation and contributes significantly to the council's resilience capabilities. The responsibilities attached to the role are commensurate with the restricted activities and functions only available to building control and reflects the high importance and regard in which Building Control is held within the authority. If you’re successful, you’ll join a motivated and friendly team of highly skilled professionals, dedicated to ensuring that high standards of health, safe, sustainability, and accessibility are achieved in buildings within our city. For an informal discussion, please contact the hiring manager, David Oakes at [phone removed] and [email protected] to arrange a convenient time to discuss the role. 

About the Candidate

We are waiting to hear from you if you are a registered Class 2A - F inspector, and are interested in developing your skills and enhancing your professional experience by working in a busy city environment.

Essential requirements for the role: 

• Registered with the Building Safety Regulator as a Class 2A - F Building Inspector
• Holds professional membership of a building control related organisation – Chartered Assoc of Building Engineers (MCABE), Chartered Institute of Building (MCIOB), or Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS), or equivalent.
• Must possess relevant building control related knowledge and be able to demonstrate experience acquired, whilst working in a Local Authority or Registered Building Control Approver organisation
• A full UK driving licence is required

Desirable skills required for the role:

• Communication Skills: Ability to communicate equally, appropriately and effectively with the widest range of individuals and groups across all sectors and levels of society.
• Analytical Skills: Demonstrates the ability to apply analytical and logical thinking to gathering and analysing information, designing and testing solutions to problems, and formulating plans.
• Problem Solving and Decision Making: Ability to react to immediate problems of a highly complex nature with associated risk factors and deliver pragmatic solutions sometimes under extreme pressure
• ICT Skills: Skills to play an active role in improving the interface between the business and ICT, including the articulation of the benefits of ICT infrastructure to the business.
• Financial Management: Strategic awareness of the financial structure of the Council and the implications of decisions on the delivery of value for money for tax payers.
• Commercial Skills: Demonstrates sound business intelligence and ability to identify commercially viable opportuniti