You will be an experienced Building Control Officer with professional membership of CABE or RICS. 

Candidates will need to be accredited as a competent surveyor at Class 2 commercial level or working towards their accreditation.  Assistance will be provided in gaining accreditation and we are committed to providing training opportunities to maintain your Continuing Professional Development.

You should also be a good communicator with a forward thinking enthusiastic attitude, highly motivated, innovative and customer-orientated. 

Crucial to your role will ensure that our service users maintain compliance with building control regulations.  You’ll carry out plan evaluations, undertake site visits, and provide effective advice to the service’s users.

There are opportunities to develop skills and take part in formal and informal personal development.

The Borough of Pendle lies in Lancashire’s beautiful Pennines and is within easy reach of the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District and the city of Manchester.

Pendle Borough Council offers an excellent work-life balance including an Agile Working Policy which allows a flexible approach to work location, flexitime with no core hours, up to 2 days flexi leave a month, compressed working options and up to 30 days annual leave.

The Council’s benefits package includes an excellent Local Government Pension Scheme, generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional annual leave, a cycle to work scheme, home tech and car scheme salary sacrifice schemes.  You will also be rewarded with access to our benefits programme, Vivup, which provides easy access to unbeatable discounts for retailers such as Argos, M&S, B&Q, Currys PC World, etc.

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.  Pendle Borough Council does not discriminate on any basis of disability, sex, marriage or civil partnership, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy or maternity.