Building Control Team Leader | Full Time | Bournemouth | £53,460

BCP Council is hiring a Building Control Team Leader.

This is a permanent, full-time role based in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The starting salary is £53,460.

You will lead a team of Building Control staff. You will help make sure the service is delivered well, in line with the law and regulatory standards.

This is a senior technical role. You will act as a Class 3 Registered Building Inspector and take the lead on complex and high-risk building work.

You will also support the team, guide technical decisions and help improve the service. This is proper responsibility, not the “leadership” where someone just creates another meeting and calls it strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the team: Manage, support and motivate Building Control staff.
• Manage performance: Help with team performance, recruitment and service delivery.
• Act as Class 3 expert: Use your statutory authority as a registered Class 3 Building Control professional.
• Lead complex cases: Act as the council’s competent person for complex and high-risk work.
• Support legal duties: Work under the Building Act 1984 and Building Safety Act 2022.
• Advise on high-risk work: Give expert advice on complex, high-rise and higher-risk buildings.
• Check plans: Review complex plans, drawings and specifications against Building Regulations.
• Inspect sites: Survey complex buildings and construction methods during works.
• Support compliance: Make sure decisions meet legal standards, best practice and regulator needs.
• Lead enforcement: Prepare documents and serve notices for unauthorised or non-compliant work.
• Support junior staff: Help officers with enforcement and complex technical issues.
• Manage casework: Allocate, monitor and review workloads across the team.
• Keep clear records: Ensure records are accurate, audit-ready and suitable for legal use.
• Manage budgets: Control project, service and programme budgets.
• Support fees: Help define professional fee rates and support fee calculations.
• Improve processes: Help develop better Building Control policies and procedures.
• Build relationships: Work with customers and promote the service.

About You

You will need to be a strong Building Control professional with Class 3 registration.

You should have deep technical knowledge and the confidence to make decisions under scrutiny. You will also need to lead others, manage risk and deal with complex work.

You will need:

• Class 3 registration: Essential Class 3 Registered Building Inspector status.
• Qualification: A degree in a construction-related subject, or equivalent experience.
• Experience: Extensive post-qualification experience in local authority or equivalent Building Control.
• Complex project knowledge: Experience managing complex and high-risk buildings.
• Legal knowledge: Detailed knowledge of the Building Act 1984, Building Regulations and Approved Documents.
• Building safety knowledge: Knowledge of the Building Safety Act 2022 and related guidance.
• Team leadership: Experience leading professional and technical teams.
• Quality assurance: Ability to supervise technical decisions and manage competence.
• Professional judgement: Confidence to make and defend regulatory decisions.
• Enforcement skills: Experience with enforcement action and regulatory challenge.
• Professional membership: Membership of CABE, CIOB, RICS or another relevant body.
• Financial skills: Ability to manage budgets and understand commercial issues.
• Risk skills: Strong problem-solving and risk management skills.
• Workload management: Ability to manage major projects, complex services and competing priorities.
• Influencing skills: Ability to build trust and influence a wide range of people.
• People skills: Ability to engage and motivate technical staff.

Please note that this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.

What BCP Council Offers

BCP Council offers a clear pay band and support to help you grow your career.

All new starters begin at the entry point of the band. This helps keep pay fair and consistent across the council.

Benefits include:

• Starting salary: £53,460.
• Permanent role: A long-term role with BCP Council.
• Full-time hours: 37 hours per week.
• Career progression: A clear pay band as your career develops.
• Inclusive workplace: BCP Council is a Disability Confident Employer.
• Recruitment support: Reasonable adjustments are available during the hiring process.
• Large employer: Join a council with more than 5,000 staff.
• Community impact: Support services for around 400,000 residents.
• Local setting: Work across an area with over 15 miles of coastline.
• Enhanced benefits: Access to BCP Council’s Pay and Reward package.
• Public service purpose: Help deliver safe, lawful and effective Building Control services.

How to Apply

Apply through the BCP Council careers site.

The closing date is 17 May 2026.

Make sure your application clearly shows your Class 3 registration, Building Control experience and work on complex or high-risk buildings.

You should also include examples of team leadership, enforcement, quality assurance, budget work and technical decision-making.

Application Tips

Use clear examples from your Building Control career. Show how you have led teams, reviewed complex cases, managed risk and made sound regulatory decisions. Make your Class 3 Registered Building Inspector status easy to find. Also show how you handle enforcement and support staff, because hiding the most important evidence in paragraph seven is apparently how humans test patience.