Overview
Job Role: Building Inspector
Salary: £45,000 - £48,000 (depending on experience) + 6% performance bonus
Working location: Field Based - Bracknell / Reading
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
As a Building Inspector, you will be a key member of our inspection service team, collaborating with registered builders to ensure homes meet NHBC Standards and Building Regulations, while benefiting from your expert guidance. Elevate your career by fostering strong customer relationships, championing NHBC's values, and making a lasting impact on the construction landscape.
What You’ll Be Doing
Based from home but out and about every day, you’ll work with registered builders to ensure that the new homes they are building meet NHBC Standards, Building Regulations and other relevant legislation. You will build excellent working relationships with site managers on your patch, identifying and preventing construction defects. It’s an important role that helps manage our insurance risk and contributes to creating high-quality homes for new home buyers.
You will receive full training and ongoing support from your line manager and wider team. You’ll control your own diary and have the autonomy to do the job as you think best. Your working day starts when you leave home, and there is no weekend work requirement to support a healthy work/life balance.
What We Are Looking For
* Significant and relevant house-building or construction experience
* Ability to listen, build rapport, establish credibility and develop effective working relationships
* Influence, and the ability to handle potential disagreements in an assertive manner that maintains relationships
* Ability to gather and analyse information to support decision making
* Able to describe the house building process and how trades interact with each other
* This is a physically demanding role requiring visits to construction sites and inspection of buildings throughout the build process, including working frequently at height
* A keen interest in learning and keeping up to date with industry improvements, building standards and developments
* Focus on customer satisfaction and delivering a quality service to agreed standards
* Construction-related qualifications such as City and Guilds, HNC, HND or NVQ (or equivalent) are desirable or you may be working towards them
* A full Driving licence is required for this role
Please note a full DVLA check will be required for this role.
NHBC Building Safety Regulator Framework
NHBC has a dedicated professional team to support any technical staff who require registration with the Building Safety Regulator as a Registered Building Inspector. This includes training and development to undertake third-party accredited assessment schemes that evidence individual technical competency. NHBC will provide funding for completion of the assessment schemes as well as registration with the Building Safety Regulator.
What We Offer
Our benefits package includes:
* 27 days annual leave + bank holidays
* Holiday purchase scheme
* Enhanced pension scheme (up to 10.5%)
* Life assurance
* Subsidised private medical insurance
* Employee discounts platform
* Two days volunteer leave
* Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption leave and pay for all new parents
* Many more
Who We Are
At NHBC, we pride ourselves on being truly unique. No other organisation in our sector matches the range of services and scale we provide. As the market leader, we are recognised as the go-to for new home warranties and insurance. Our team is united by a core purpose: to raise the standards of house building and protect homeowners.
Why you should join us
As a modern, family-friendly employer, we’re in a phase of rapid growth, embracing technology, data and new ways of working. We’re seeking passionate, skilled and driven individuals to join us on this exciting journey. Once onboard, you’ll have access to opportunities for personal and career growth, with thorough training, continuous development and the chance to earn recognised qualifications and professional memberships.
We support flexible working and encourage colleagues to find a balance that suits them. While we may not be able to accommodate every request, we’re always happy to discuss flexible working arrangements.
Our Inclusive Culture
We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive culture where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We believe in fair treatment, dignity and respect for all employees and customers, free from discrimination. Our active employee networks support colleagues and their allies, providing safe spaces for open conversations and idea-sharing.
We are a Disability Confident organisation committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. We review applications to ensure candidates meet essential criteria, assess skills, experience and potential objectively, and provide support or reasonable adjustments where needed. Candidates who meet the criteria will progress to the next stage.
EEO Note
We are an inclusive employer and comply with applicable equal employment opportunity laws.
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