Senior Building Inspector | Full Time | Manchester | £52,413 – £54,495

About the Role

Manchester City Council is hiring a Senior Building Inspector to join its Building Control Service.

This is a full-time, permanent role. You will work 35 hours per week. The role is based at the Town Hall Extension, Albert Square, Manchester. Home working is also supported in a practical way.

You will help make sure buildings across Manchester are safe, legal, sustainable and accessible. The work covers a wide range of projects. These include high-rise buildings, housing schemes, sports venues, shopping centres, hospitals, an airport and more.

So, not a quiet little job checking garden walls and calling it a day. Manchester has built itself into a full-time compliance puzzle, and someone has to keep the pieces from falling on people.

This role supports the council’s legal duties under building safety law. It also helps the city deliver high-quality building control services across a large and varied building stock.

Key Responsibilities

• Inspect buildings: Carry out building control work across a wide range of projects.
• Support compliance: Help make sure work meets building safety law and standards.
• Use BSR registration: Carry out work linked to Class 2A-F Building Inspector registration.
• Manage risk: Respond to complex issues with clear and practical solutions.
• Support safe design: Help ensure buildings are safe, sustainable and accessible.
• Work with others: Liaise with internal teams, partners, developers and stakeholders.
• Analyse information: Review plans, data and evidence to support decisions.
• Solve problems: Deal with urgent and complex matters under pressure.
• Use ICT well: Support better links between building control work and digital systems.
• Support value for money: Consider cost, quality and service impact in decisions.
• Influence others: Help promote high standards across the service.

About You

Manchester City Council is looking for someone with:

• BSR registration: Registration with the Building Safety Regulator as a Class 2A-F Building Inspector.
• Relevant qualification: A suitable degree or equivalent award in a construction-related subject.
• Professional membership: Membership of RICS, CABE, CIOB or a similar professional body.
• Building control knowledge: Strong knowledge gained in a local authority or Registered Building Control Approver setting.
• Driving licence: A full UK driving licence and access to your own car for work.
• Communication skills: The ability to speak clearly with a wide range of people and groups.
• Analytical skills: The ability to assess information, test ideas and form plans.
• Decision-making skills: Confidence dealing with complex problems and risk.
• ICT skills: The ability to support better use of digital tools and systems.
• Financial awareness: An understanding of council budgets and value for money.
• Commercial skills: The ability to spot practical and cost-effective service options.
• People skills: The ability to influence others and support high standards.

Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

What Manchester City Council Offers

Manchester City Council offers:

• Salary: Grade 10, £52,413 - £54,495 per annum pro rata.
• Market supplement: £8,000 per year, reviewed every 18 months.
• Car allowance: Essential car user allowance of £83.65 per month, plus mileage.
• Standby payments: Minimum weekly allowance of £424.80 when on the out-of-hours rota, plus fixed allowances and overtime for incidents attended.
• Standby rota: Around 1 in 9 to 12 weeks.
• Parking: Free access to selected central parking sites.
• Professional fees: Paid membership subscriptions, such as CABE, RICS or CIOB.
• BSR fees: BSR re-registration and maintenance fees paid.
• Training: Pre-paid online CPD and training with LABC.
• Annual leave: Up to 30 days’ paid leave, plus bank holidays, after the qualifying period.
• Extra leave: Option to buy up to 10 extra days of leave for full-time staff.
• Flexible working: A 35-hour week and a flexitime scheme.
• Home working: A practical approach to home working.
• Pension: Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Family support: Enhanced parental and carers leave.
• Staff benefits: Discounts, cycle to work scheme, flu jabs, eye tests and more.
• Volunteering leave: Up to three days of paid volunteering leave, pro rata.
• Career support: Training, development and support at all experience levels.

How to Apply

Apply through Manchester City Council by 20 May 2026 at 11.59pm.

Interviews will be held face to face.

For an informal discussion, contact the hiring manager:

David Oakes
Phone: 07908 569 235
Email: david.oakes@manchester.gov.uk

For questions about adjustments or support, email jobs@manchester.gov.uk.

You must provide evidence of your right to work in the UK before starting work. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

This role is subject to checks. These may include references, proof of qualifications, right to work checks, driving licence checks and other checks linked to the role.

Manchester City Council welcomes applications from a wide range of people. The council offers guaranteed assessments to applicants who meet the minimum shortlisting requirements and are Armed Forces members or veterans, current or former care leavers, or have a disability or long-term condition.

Application Tips

For this Senior Building Inspector role, focus on your Class 2A-F BSR registration, building control knowledge and experience with complex projects. Give clear examples from local authority or Registered Building Control Approver work. Show how you manage risk, make sound decisions and support safe, compliant buildings. Keep your examples truthful and based on your own work. AI can polish a sentence, but it cannot magically give you ten years of site experience.