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Please note: If you are applying from either Scotland or Wales, you must be able to commute to our Cardiff, Edinburgh or Glasgow Offices.
Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role. We look forward to receiving your application.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
HSE is establishing the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR) with the intention of keeping high-risk residential buildings safe and to enable people to feel safe in their homes.
Working with residents and industry to make sure everybody has a voice, BSR will oversee changes to the safety and performance of all buildings and raise industry professional standards year on year.
BSR will serve as a lasting tribute to those who have lost their lives due to poor and substandard buildings and will help ensure tragedies of such proportions as Grenfell are consigned to the past.
We are looking for a Principal Building Control Specialist to lead a team of building control professionals, helping to create a safer future for residents of buildings across the built environment.
At HSE, we are proud to be able to offer our people the opportunity to work in a hybrid way which combines the flexibility for working from home and the office. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your allocated office will be your contractual place of work.
This role will also involve travel to sites across England therefore flexibility to be able to travel when needed for on-site visits, collaborative working, supporting and training colleagues & meetings is necessary. This may include the occasional overnight stay.
These posts can be based in any of the advertised locations, for details of HSE locations please see here
For more information, please visit our website using the following link: Building Safety Regulator- HSE
Job description
You will provide expert technical building control knowledge to your team who will be supporting the auditors and investigators, to ensure that all regulatory decisions made are sound and supported by high-quality knowledge and understanding of the building control profession.
Through Leadership, oversight and line management you will have a high profile impact, helping to create new regulations from the ground up. You will be responsible for the effective deployment and management of resources within and across regions related to building control expertise. As the Principal Building Control Specialist you will represent the Regulation of the Building Control Profession unit internally and externally as required at relevant meetings, committees and panels.
This is an exciting time to join BSR, and as a part of this team you will help us to shape a culture of high performance and continuous improvement, bringing about cultural change in building safety in your community today and in the future. You will have access to a range of development opportunities including career pathways, developing others through coaching and mentoring other members of the team, as well as Civil Service learning and development programmes.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
Knowledge and Skills:
You must have:
- Experience of applying building control knowledge in a expert capacity
- Experience of providing advice and guidance to other building control professionals in a senior or managerial capacity.
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Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Technical skills
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Building Control Expertise
Benefits
£14,917 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- Competitive rates of pay
- Access to the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme to which HSE contribute 27.9% far more than in the private sector
- Family friendly policies and working hours to help balance your home life and career
- Carer friendly policies to help create a supportive working culture
- 25 days annual holiday increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays and 1-day Civil Service privilege leave
- Parental leave benefits
At HSE, we are proud to be able to offer our people the opportunity to work in a hybrid way which combines the flexibility for working from home and the office without the need for long hours/weekend working. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your allocated office will be your contractual place of work. This role will also involve travel to sites across England therefore flexibility to be able to travel when needed for on-site visits & meetings is necessary. This may include the occasional overnight stay.
This post is eligible for Excess Fares Allowance. A successful internal candidate currently based at another office may be entitled to Excess Fares Allowance in line with HSE policy (http://intranet/finance/expenses/excess-fares-allowance-policy.htm)
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Selection process details
Please note that this vacancy will close at 12.00 pm midday on Friday, 12th January 2024 so please ensure you submit your application before the deadline as late applications will not be considered.
Application Stage:
As part of your application form you will asked to complete a CV that highlights your career history, key achievements, responsibilities and skills relevant to this role. You will also be asked to complete a Personal Statement, of no more than 500 words, that demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the job advert.
Application Guidance:
Please access the following link for guidance on how to apply and how to complete a Personal Statement https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/how-to-apply/
Sift Information:
The sift will take place during the week commencing 15th January 2024 where you will be assessed on your experience via your CV and Personal Statement.
Interview Information:
Interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams during the week commencing 29th January 2024 where we will assess you on the behaviours listed, your technical skills in building control and, your experience.
Further Information:
Please note that a Reserve List will be held for the period of up to 12 months.
It is the candidates responsibility to ensure they are aware of the terms and conditions they will adopt should they be successful in their application.
For a summary of HSE terms and conditions as part of Civil Service Reform, please see the attached document.
Any move to HSE from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at here
If you have a disability and you need an application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please contact: bsrvacancyquestions@hse.gov.uk
Please note, if you are a current civil servant and you are currently undergoing any of the following formal actions your application will not be progressed any further;
Formal discipline action, any formal action regarding attendance, poor performance or any restriction of duties as a result of disciplinary action.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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- Name : bsrvacancyquestions@hse.gov.uk
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