Trainee Building Control Surveyor

Trainee Building Control Surveyor

Ref:

OPS1467

Full time

£24,294 - £25,119 per annum

Fixed Term for 4 years

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Trainee Building Control Surveyor to work in a professional, dedicated and well-motivated Building Control team.

Who we are -

Newcastle is an ambitious City, it always has been. Its’ an iconic City with a rich heritage but one that also shapes the future of the region.

Here at Newcastle City Council we have a real passion to improve the lives of residents and visitors in the City through the wide variety of essential public services we deliver and the relationships we influence. From our City leaders, to every member of our team, we’re all committed to making Newcastle a City that is vibrant and thriving.

We want you to help us make Newcastle a great place to work, visit and live in.

Our Values -

Everyone who works within one of our valuable public services makes an important contribution to delivering our vision and priorities of the city. How we do things is as important as what we do. In everything we do we strive to embed and live the Councils values

- Proud

- Fair

- Ambitious

What the role will involve -

The main role of a Trainee Building Control Surveyor is to assist in the duties, functions and implementation of legislation delivered by the building control service, assist with the handling of building regulation applications, primarily in initial processing and validation.

This is an apprenticeship role, where you will be learning on the job, combining vocational experience gained in the workplace with academic study, undertaking a building control surveying degree part time, on line / distance learning delivered through Wolverhampton University. You will occasionally be required to attend university in person, likely twice a year, for residential study week. Travel and accommodation expenses will be covered.

Over time, you will have the opportunity to develop your knowledge of law and regulation, technical understanding of construction and business skills relating to building control through work shadowing and supervised tasks dealing with service requests and customer enquiries, examining plans for compliance with building regulations and undertaking construction site inspections.

Who we are looking for ?

You should have a keen interest in the construction, buildings and surveying with a desire to complete a degree qualification in this sector while gaining valuable work experience which complements your studies.

You will need good organisational skills, able to manage tasks to meet a range of priorities and deadlines, have good communication skills, and can work well as part of a team.

What can we offer you ?

If a competitive salary and pension with the option to opt in to an AVC scheme wasn’t enough you will also have

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<li>A generous annual leave allowance.</li>

<li>The option to buy additional annual leave.</li>

<li>Access to family friendly policies including maternity and adoption leave, maternity support leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, special leave, leave when caring for a terminally ill dependent, leave for armed forces reservists, disability related special leave, career breaks and paid leave to support the electoral process.</li>

<li>An enhanced work life balance including agile working, part-year working, compressed hours and flexi time where appropriate.</li>

<li>Access to numerous salary sacrifice schemes including home electronics, car lease and gym membership.</li>

<li>Access to physiotherapy, counselling services and eye tests for VDE users through our Occupational Health Service.</li>

<li>Access to an extensive wellbeing programme including access to a 24 hour employee assistance programme for you and your immediate family.</li>

<li>Access to Mental Health First Aiders.</li>

<li>Ability to join staff network groups to meet and share information and raise awareness and include, Black and Minority Ethnic network, Disabled Employee network and LGBT+ network</li>

<li>Ability to join a trade union.</li>

<li>Access to a staff travel scheme.</li>

<li>Access to learning and development opportunities including a comprehensive corporate induction programme, access to e-learning, an annual performance appraisal, upskilling apprenticeships, access to Learning Resource Centres</li>

<li>A rewarding and most importantly access to a challenging career.</li>

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Additionally, we also offer you retail discounts on hundreds of the UK&rsquo;s high street and online retailers including travel, dining out, mobile and broadband from the point of receiving your offer of employment

Why work for us?

We strive to be an organisation where equality, diversity and inclusion is part of who we are and how we work and where every member of our team is treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We are committed to building an inclusive and supportive workplace where you can bring your whole self to work and succeed in being your best.

Our people deliver amazing services, initiatives and projects to benefit the lives of our residents. They also develop, manage, and maintain the City&rsquo;s vital infrastructure and public spaces that our societies and communities rely on.

If you want to become an integral part of the team to make a citywide difference for our residents and visitors, then we want to hear from you.

For an informal discussion on this exciting opportunity please feel free to contact:

Stephen Shearer, Principal Building Control Surveyor

Phone: 07816 973 855 Email: Stephen.Shearer@newcastle.gov.uk or alternatively contact David Ewles, Head of Building Control Phone: 07976 594 726 or Email: david.n.ewles@newcastle.gov.uk

Fixed Term

Closing date:

19 July 2024