Overview
Registered Building Inspector (Plan Checking) - Interim
Negotiable day rate (DOE) - Initial 6-month contract - 3 days per week
Fully Remote - Local authority in Essex (client kept confidential)
The role
* Carry out technical plan checking across residential and commercial schemes, ensuring compliance with the Building Regulations (2010, as amended) and associated Approved Documents.
* Prepare clear queries, conditions and decisions, advising applicants/agents on proportionate routes to compliance.
* Manage your own caseload to statutory timeframes, flagging risks early and progressing files to determination.
* Liaise with internal teams and consultees as required (e.g., fire safety, drainage), documenting decisions on the council\'s case management system.
* Provide pragmatic, customer-focused advice while upholding public interest and audit standards.
* (Where relevant) escalate applications outside your registration scope and collaborate with senior/peer reviewers.
About you
* Registered Building Inspector (BSR) - Class 2B or higher (essential).
* Strong track record in local authority building control plan checking, including complex domestic and low- to medium-rise non-domestic work.
* Up-to-date knowledge across core Parts (A-S) and confident interpreting drawings, specifications and calculations.
* Comfortable working fully remote, using digital workflows (e.g., Uniform/IDOX or similar) and communicating clearly in writing.
* Thorough, organised and delivery-focused, with the judgement to balance safety, compliance and practicality.
The offer
* Contract: Initial 6 months, with potential to extend
* Pattern: 3 days per week, fully remote
* Rate: Negotiable, dependent on experience and registration class
How to apply
Ready to add immediate capacity to a proactive Essex team? Apply now or contact Ryan Hamlett on (phone number removed) for a confidential chat
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