Published date: 19 September 2024

Last edited date: 19 September 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 24 September 2024, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Recruitment services - 79600000

Location of contract

B70 8SZ

Value of contract

£25,000 to £30,000

Procurement reference

IT-230-8626-2WL190924

Published date

19 September 2024

Closing date

24 September 2024

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 October 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Job Title: Team Leader - Building Control (Building Inspector Class 3 competency)
Rate of Pay: ?500pd
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, B69 3DE/Hybrid working. Minimum of 2 days per week in-office, with flexibility required to meet the demands of the service.
Start Date: ASAP
Contract type: Agency

Please see the attached Job Description and Personnel Specification for further details on the post.

Brief description:

We are looking for a Team Leader to oversee the day-to-day management of the Building Control Team.

Due to the recent change in legislation, the post-holder will be required to be a Class 3 registered Building Inspector and will be conducting the inspections of all Class 3 buildings for Sandwell MBC, along with other general sign-off within the area.

The candidate will be managing a team of 6, including one Senior Inspector, and will be responsible for the technical and professional leadership of the team, workload management and compliance with current legislation and operational requirements.

Key aspects of the role:

o Completing Class 3 Building Inspections, along with any other inspection workload within the team.
o To be responsible for the organisation and allocation of work with the team and ensuring that plans are assessed for compliance within the statutory timescales.
o To ensure inspections are carried out efficiently and in co-ordination with other departments as required.
o To represent the Council and be responsible for the issuing of statutory notices and instigation of proceedings under the Building Act and other relevant legislation.
o To act as the Council's lead technical officer in relation to the implementation of statutory responsibilities of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act and the Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987.
o Supervising and signing off level 1 trainee work, to include plan vetting and inspections.

Qualification Requirements:
o Possession of a relevant degree or equivalent qualification.
o Membership of a professional body representing Building Control.

The candidate must be able to travel across the borough to various sites.

Experience:
o Experience of supervision.
o Experience of communicating, liaising with elected members, groups, members of the public and external bodies.
o Experience of assessing and checking Building Regulations applications relating to public service and commercial buildings.
o Experience of dealing with dangerous structures.
o Experience of dealing with BC Enforcement cases.

No DBS is required for this role.

Please can the agencies send over a CV, 2x up to date references and a copy of Terms and Conditions. You will also need to include your agency on cost details to each submission. Stated rates must be inclusive of all known costs.

Please note this advert is also...

More information

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The Quotation Document(s) will be made available to suppliers who Express Interest on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Tendering Portal. To access the portal please click the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

You will be required to log into an existing account or register a new one. Once logged in, from the top menu bar click on 'Tenders' to list all the current opportunities. Once you have found the relevant opportunity you should click on 'View Details' in order to Express Interest.

Closing date for submission of quotations is Tuesday 24th September at 10am

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Wendy Linford

Address

1 Providence Place
West Bromwich
West Midlands
B70 8SZ
United Kingdom

Telephone

01215693300

Email

wendy_linford@sandwell.gov.uk