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About the Role

Strengthen building safety standards and lead the technical systems that keep our borough compliant. As a Senior Building Control Technician, you’ll supervise key processes and people, ensuring our Building Control service operates with accuracy, transparency and confidence.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of Building Control Technicians, ensuring all applications, notices and certifications are managed accurately and in line with ISO 9001 standards and the requirements of the Building Safety Regulator.
• Oversee the administration of the Building Safety Levy, including managing submissions, issuing statutory notices and taking appropriate enforcement action.
• Take ownership of key financial processes, ensuring charges are issued and received correctly and overseeing phased payment arrangements for major applications.
• Maintain oversight of customer enquiries and performance data, monitoring service standards and identifying areas for improvement.
• Support the embedding of new processes introduced following legislative changes and the Council’s response to the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry.
• Coordinate training activities aligned with the Building Inspector Competence Framework.
• Respond to Freedom of Information requests.
• Ensure that governance, transparency and compliance remain at the heart of the service.

Requirements

• Hold a Level 3 qualification or have equivalent professional experience.
• Experience supervising staff or overseeing systems is essential.
• Maintain high standards and support your team to meet performance targets.
• Sound understanding of the building control regime.
• Experience working within quality management standards, ideally in an ISO 9001 environment.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail are critical.
• Confident communicator, comfortable engaging with residents, contractors and internal colleagues.
• Intermediate IT skills required, including experience using Microsoft Office and financial systems.
• Take ownership of your work.
• Demonstrate integrity, professionalism and a commitment to data protection, equal opportunities and delivering a trusted public service.

Skills

• ISO 9001 standards
• Building Safety Regulator requirements
• Building Safety Levy administration
• Financial processes management
• Customer enquiry oversight
• Performance data monitoring
• Legislative changes implementation
• Building Inspector Competence Framework
• Freedom of Information requests
• Microsoft Office
• Financial systems
• GIS systems (advantageous)
• Interpreting building plans (advantageous)

Location

• Borough

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Senior

Education Level

• Level 3 qualification

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive salary

Benefits

• Clear focus on professional development
• Supportive team environment
• Expertise valued
• Contribution to safety and integrity of the built environment is visible and meaningful

About the Company

• Kensington and Chelsea is home to diverse communities, thriving businesses and unique local places.
• Everything we do is focused on supporting our residents, strengthening our approach and creating a fairer borough.
• As a competent and caring Council, we take pride in our work every day, ensuring our services are delivered with care and competence.
• We listen to our residents, act with integrity and work together to build a borough that is greener, safer and fairer for all.
• The we’re all in mindset is central to this role.
• By supervising critical processes, strengthening compliance and supporting your team through regulatory change, you help ensure our Building Control service remains trusted, resilient and effective.

Equal Opportunity

• We are committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
• We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.