Building Control - Associate Director

Head of Building Control

West Midlands

Competitive + Fantastic Benefits

Permanent

An experienced Building Control leader is sought to head a Community Team delivering building control services across a major West Midlands city.
The organisation is a purpose-led, multi-disciplinary business providing services across the built environment, including design and construction, building control and facilities management. Its long-standing vision is to promote public wellbeing and sustainable development.

Its Building Consultancy division provides Building Control services on behalf of a large metropolitan local authority, while also working with major retail and commercial clients through its Registered Building Control Approver service.
The role You 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.

• 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 local authority client 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.

We are 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 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.

Leadership exposure. Lead the Community Team delivering Building Control services for a major local authority. 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.

The chance to build. The organisation is replacing its database and site notes system, giving you the opportunity to influence and shape new ways of working. You will also lead recruitment and help build a stable permanent team while supporting the next generation of Building Control professionals.

A supportive team. The Community Team is established…