Building Development Control Manager - London

London  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Main Responsibilities

To manage the Council's building and development control service including enforcement and aboriculture, ensuring the maintenance of high technical and professional standards

Acting as a Cost Centre Manager, to prepare, monitor and manage the capital and revenue budgets for the activities of the section to ensure that resources are managed in accordance with Departmental and Council requirements. To manage and monitor the Planning Delivery Grant Budget and to ensure that resources, including staff paid for out of this budget, are managed and allocated in accordance with DCLG requirements.

Provide an input into corporate initiatives as appropriate.

To ensure that an effective performance management system is maintained and applied so that the section delivers a service which meets statutory central government and local performance indicators.

To set building control charges at a level that recovers the cost of providing the service to its users and ensures that the market share of the business is maintained

To act as access officer to advise all departments on inclusive design and maintenance of buildings.

To act as Cyberteam's local authority liaison officer to the Emergency Services authorising major initiatives and expenditure to ameliorate any significant effect on Cyberteam's client residents in case of any major emergency.

Full delegation of authority is given to the Building and Development Control Manager and Principal Building Control Surveyor to ensure that building projects within the Borough are constructed to comply with the performance standards of the Building Regulations. This delegation covers the issue of safety certificates and the monitoring of safety at all sports grounds within the borough.

Major Activities

To ensure the effective and efficient provision of a comprehensive range of building and development control services, including:

  • planning applications
  • planning appeals
  • tree preservation
  • planning advice and guidance
  • Section 106 Agreement negotiation and disbursement
  • full plans applications
  • building notices
  • enforcement
  • dangerous structures
  • safety in sports grounds
  • initial notices
  • regularisation applications
  • reversion applications

To establish and maintain strategies and policies for the above services in line with Council policies and budgetary constraints and to develop the services to reflect changes in operational needs, legislation and other relevant factors.

To be responsible for the maintenance of high professional and technical standards within the section, including an up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation, guidance standards and technology;

To ensure that quality control systems are in place to ensure that correspondence leaving the section is acceptable in terms of timeliness, content and customer care.

To take part in the appointment of staff to the section including ensuring that job descriptions and person profiles reflect the duties required; to ensure staff training and development in accordance with their needs and the Departmental Training Plan, making best use of available resources.

To ensure effective monitoring of staff performance, including carrying out staff appraisals and monitoring sickness levels, and taking any necessary action with regard to staffing, in line with Departmental and corporate procedures

Where appropriate, to manage tendering and contract procedures for the services and advise on the appointment of contractors and specialist consultants; to instruct within the overall terms of reference of such appointments, monitor the performance of contractors and consultants and take appropriate action where deficiencies are identified.

When relevant, to comment on proposals from and provide information to government agencies and professional bodies working within the service area.

To maintain and develop arrangements to ensure that emergency situations within the services managed are dealt with effectively and safely.

To ensure effective liaison with other Boroughs and bodies dealing with building and development control matters; to maintain an awareness of equivalent activities in other local authorities so that the cost-effectiveness of the Council's position is continually optimised.

To provide regular reports to the Head of Division and appropriate Committees regarding the performance of the Building and Development Control section on key service issues; to contribute to the overall management of the Division and when required, to deputise for the Head of Division.

To assess continually, demands and priorities imposed on the section and provide appropriate responses.

To ensure effective liaison with other Council service areas to ensure their service needs are fully taken into account

To act as a Cost Centre Manager for the section

To prepare and present reports and offer advice to Members of the Council's Planning Applications Committee and to manage the preparation of reports detailing decisions taken under delegated authority

To prepare and present evidence and statements in response to planning appeals.

To represent the Department as required at meetings both within the Council and with external bodies.

To ensure that supplementary land charges queries are responded to in a timely and efficient manner and that an appropriate charge is levied.

To implement the Unitary Development Plan/emerging LDF and other Council policies through the building and development control processes and to have an input into the formulation and review of these policies.

To oversee the management of the enforcement process including issuing of Enforcement Notices, Stop Notices and enforcement appeals etc and to authorise and instigate legal action against persons contravening the building regulations in accordance with the Council's Building Control Policy.

To act as Borough Liaison Officer representing the Council at strategic meetings with the Heads of Emergency Services at any major emergency. Implementing actions and authorising expenditure to ameliorate the effects of any major emergency on Cyberteam's client residents.

To provide and manage a 24 hour 365 days a year emergency call out service for dangerous structures and other major emergencies.

To carry out all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the Council's Equal Opportunities and Customer Care practices and take a proactive role in their development and implementation.

To monitor the effectiveness of IT equipment and introduce new work practices as appropriate to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of the system.

To ensure that all staff reporting to the postholder are aware of corporate and Departmental health and safety policies and procedures and are trained in their implementation where necessary. To ensure that health and safety risk assessments are carried out and monitor the implementation of health and safety procedures, raising any concerns or suggestions or revisions with the Head of Division.

To be responsible for ensuring close and effective links between the section and elected Members (Particularly members of PAC). Including appropriate training for the same.

To carry out any other duties appropriate to the grading of the post as required by the Senior Management.

Contact:

Email: (see below)

Start date
ASAP
Duration
Ongoing
From
Cyberteam
Published at
24.09.2021
Project ID:
2213774
Contract type
Freelance
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