Registered Building Inspector Class 2F City Hall in Leicester

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent

We are currently in the process of developing a comprehensive, efficient and effective building control service that operates differently to traditional local government building control services. The service will be encouraged to increase income and open up new markets.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Building Control Surveyor to join our established Building Control team. You\’ll have proven experience of providing an effective and efficient Building Control operation and a Class 2F registration.

You’ll undertake all Building Control duties including plan checking for compliance with Building Regulations and associated legislation, site inspections, and the investigation of reports of dangerous structures, including outside normal working hours and demolitions. You\’ll have a good working knowledge and experience of building and construction as well as informed understanding and awareness of current relevant regulations and legislation. An excellent communicator with the ability to prioritise your own workload, you\’ll be highly organised and capable of working both independently and as part of a team.

What we can offer you

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from several flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.

We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.

For a chat about this post, please feel free to contact Mal Brown,

Interim Building Control Manager, on 07790 964 069

Interview/Assessments will take place on Tuesday 17 February 2026