Do you want to become a Building Control Surveyor? Here is some information to help point you in the right direction:
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Building control surveyors make sure that building regulations and other legislation are followed in the design and construction stages of new and altered buildings.
This is to ensure the health and safety of people in and around buildings, to provide for energy conservation and to make sure buildings are accessible (including for disabled people).
Before construction gets under way, building control surveyors check the plans, drawings and specifications to make sure they meet the regulations. Once work begins, they make site visits to ensure that it is being properly carried out.
Building control surveyors normally work 35 to 37 hours a week, Monday to Friday.
Flexitime, part-time work and job sharing may be available. They split their time between the office and site visits.
Salaries for building control surveyors range from around £15,000 to more than £40,000 a year.
Building control surveyors should:
Local authorities are the main employers. Some building control surveyors work as private approved inspectors.
There are approximately 4,500 building control surveyors in England and Wales, and there is a shortage of qualified staff.
Most direct entrants into the profession have at least two A levels/H grades or equivalent qualifications, or a degree. Some employers ask for an HND or degree in subjects such as building control surveying or civil engineering.
Building control surveying is often a second career, usually after experience in the construction industry.
Many local authorities recruit staff as assistant building control surveyors and support them through part-time study until they achieve full professional qualification.
The bigger local authorities with large building control departments usually have well-established promotion routes, up to head of department. There may also be opportunities to diversify into other branches of surveying, to move into self-employment or consultancy work, or to specialise in areas such as fire protection.
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