At a Glance
- Tasks: Assist in delivering high-quality building control services on diverse projects.
- Company: Join Test Valley Borough Council, a forward-thinking organisation with high employee satisfaction.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, flexible working hours, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Supportive work environment with excellent career growth and work/life balance.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the building control profession while tackling environmental challenges.
- Qualifications: Enthusiastic individuals with a passion for building control and client relationship skills.
The predicted salary is between 23850 - 29150 £ per year.
Career Graded- 6-8 (£32,155 20 – £45,518 52 per annum) Full time, 37 hours Beech Hurst, Andover.
Benefits include: payment of professional subscription, and at grades 7 and 8, a leased car or cash alternative (currently £3000), subject to meeting mileage requirements.
We have a great opportunity at Test Valley Borough Council, a forward-thinking organisation with excellent employee satisfaction rates. If you are enthusiastic and self-motivated, and are seeking a Building Control Surveying role for 2026, this could be just the job for you.
With an established reputation within our community for delivering high quality services, you’ll play a key part in the delivery of this vital service. You will be aware of the challenges facing the Building Control profession and be willing to respond to these along with improving our market share and increasing the potential for personal development for the whole team.
The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment is an urgent challenge and an important priority for the service; using your expertise you’ll be expected to make a valuable contribution to this.
As an Assistant Building Control Surveyor, you will be offered training and supervision, and will help the team of technical surveyors providing guidance and advice on all building control matters. Under supervision, you will be involved in a wide range of projects including residential, commercial and mixed-use schemes.
We have a number of partnership working agreements that you will be involved with, so it is important to develop effective client relationships. If you are already an experienced 2A Building Control Surveyor, you will be one of a team of technical surveyors providing guidance and advice on all building control matters.
From your first day of employment, you will undertake a wide range of projects including residential, commercial and mixed-use schemes. This also includes dealing with dangerous structures and attending other emergency incidents, as well as dealing with a number of partnership working schemes that require effective client relationships.
We actively promote a good work/life balance including flexible working hours and some home working opportunities. We also promote flexibility in service delivery and use remote/mobile working technology.
We also offer a competitive salary, with a starting salary dependent on your ability, experience and qualifications. A lease car or cash allowance options at grades 7 and 8 are also available subject to meeting mileage criteria.
We pride ourselves on our supportive working environment and you’ll also benefit from flexi-time, generous holiday allowance, professional subscription paid, free car parking on site, staff restaurant, subsidised leisure facilities, membership of the local government pension scheme.
As a progressive council we also place great importance on living our values and behaviours in terms of how we work and deliver our services.
Closing date for applications: 07 September 2026.
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Contact Details:
Test Valley Borough Council Recruitment Team
