Job Introduction
The Building Control team ensure that buildings in Milton Keynes meet building regulations and as such are safe, healthy and inclusive. Our business support operations are busy with varied tasks.
We’re seeking a Building Control Support Assistant with good attention to detail, who can work at pace and who can support in the creation of new processes. Ideally, you’ll have experience within a building control body or construction sector.
In return, you’ll join a friendly and supportive team who are always ready to help. We’re a hardworking, collaborative team working to make sure we’re delivering building control services in line with Government changes.
This is a 12-month fixed term role.
Main Responsibility
- Join the support team as the first point of contact for customers, colleagues and external agencies to the building control service.
- Review data and information to process and validate building regulation applications.
- Support with the monitoring and management of the building control central email and communication.
- Assist with the financial systems, raising invoices and orders as required.
- Support the service with data cleansing, migration and implementation of new data and document management system.
The Ideal Candidate
- Good communication and interpersonal skills both verbally and in writing.
- Proven ability to build effective relationships and achieve cooperation from others to deliver organisational objectives.
- Understanding and knowledge of working within a legislative field, with demonstrable understanding of attention to detail.
- Experience of handling and understanding architectural plans and building information.
- IT literate, very confident with database systems, excel and a good working knowledge of generating reports which are accurate and informative.
- Experience of working with financial systems, raising invoices, and reviewing financial data.
- You must have Level 3 business administration qualification or equivalent.
Package Description
In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:
- Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28 days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years. In addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
- Excellent pension – everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
- A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support and a childcare subsidy.
- Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
- Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.
Our roles are either designated ‘site based’ or ‘home based’. ‘Site based’ roles can include up to two days a week working from home whilst ‘home based’ roles are based at home four days a week. Of course, managers designate which category roles are in based on the needs of the service and the circumstances.
About The Organisation
Milton Keynes City Council is a large, modern and financially stable employer with around 2,500 people working across our eight areas. Together we provide local residents and businesses with a wide range of important round-the-clock services and aim to make our city a better place to live.
We work hard because of the demands placed on us, like protecting children from harm or preventing homelessness. However, working for the city is always rewarding and everyone has the opportunity to make a real difference.
We’re very proud of our diversity and are committed to having a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Whatever your background, you will be welcome here if you share our values of being dedicated, respectful and collaborative.
We offer great training and support and because of the size and scale of the organisation there are always new opportunities to explore when it’s time for a new role.
If you’d like to know more about how we do things and what matters to us, take a look at our short booklet What makes us Milton Keynes City Council.
