Associate Director - Building Control

Acivico Building Consultancy is seeking an experienced Building Control leader to head its Community Team, delivering building control services across Birmingham.

Acivico Group is a purpose‑led, multi‑disciplinary organisation based in Birmingham, providing services across the built environment, including design and construction, building control and facilities management. Since 2012, its vision has been to promote public wellbeing and sustainable development through its #Building For Good  approach.

Acivico Building Consultancy provides Building Control services for Birmingham City Council, the largest local authority in the country, while also working with major retail and commercial clients through Acivico's Registered Building Control Approver service.

The successful candidate will lead a team of approximately 10–11 Registered Building Inspectors, overseeing domestic, residential and smaller commercial projects. This is a hands‑on leadership role focused on supervision, technical review and sign‑off, ensuring work progresses efficiently while maintaining high professional and regulatory standards.

The role also provides wider senior leadership exposure, including deputising for the Director of Building Consultancy and covering for the Associate Director responsible for Major Projects when required.

• Lead, stabilise and motivate the Community Building Control team.
• Build strong relationships with team members and bring people with you through change.
• Supervise, review and sign off building control work, with cases subject to internal audit.
• Deliver against Birmingham City Council service requirements and national operational standards.
• Work with the Director of Building Consultancy on annual budgets, fee‑setting and monthly monitoring of income and performance.
• Lead recruitment activity, with a focus on replacing contractors with permanent employees and building a stable long‑term team.
• Support and develop trainees, including new LABC trainees joining the service.
• Help shape the replacement of the organisation's database and site notes system.
• Build effective relationships with local designers, contractors and other regional authorities.
• Review policies and procedures alongside the Building Consultancy administration team.
• Deputise for the Director of Building Consultancy when required.
• Provide leadership cover for the Major Projects team.

Acivico is looking for a hands‑on Building Control leader with genuine technical and professional credibility.

You should have:

• Registered Building Inspector status at Class 2 A–F or Class 3, combined with Class 4 (Technical Manager) registration.
• Experience with in local authority and/or private practice or approved inspector Building Control, ideally with experience across both environments.
• Strong technical and professional credibility, with the confidence to supervise work and see cases through to completion.
• Proven experience leading, motivating and developing a team.
• Commercial awareness, including understanding of fees, budgets and performance management.
• The ambition to progress and help shape the future of a growing Building Control service.
• A genuine interest in developing people and building a permanent, high‑performing team.
• A full driving licence and access to a vehicle insured for business use.

Lead the Community Team delivering Building Control services for Birmingham City Council. You will contribute to annual budgets and fee‑setting recommendations, monitor income and performance, and gain regular exposure to senior management and the board when deputising for the Director.

Acivico is replacing its database and site notes system, providing an opportunity…