Proposed Interview Date:
Week Commencing Monday 10 February 2025
Closing Date:
Sunday 2 February 2025
Contract Type:
Permanent
Salary:
FC8 £40358.57 to £44225.49 per annum
Working Pattern:
36 hours per week
Location:
Based in Fife House, Glenrothes in the newly created National Scottish Building Standards Hub
Supporting Statement As part of your application, you must provide us with a
Supporting Statement
which outlines how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked upload resumé. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at
www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement .
We recommend that you refer to the Role Profile and our How We Work Matters behaviours.
Job Details Building and construction is a key sector contributing £21.4 billion to Scotland's economy per year. Following the fire at Grenfell Tower and other high-profile building failures, the Scottish Government set up the Ministerial Working Group on Building and Fire Safety to determine what action was needed in Scotland to ensure that buildings were safe for the people who live in and use them.
As a result of the Ministerial Working Group and the Expert Review Panels on Compliance and Enforcement and Fire Safety, recommendations for longer-term changes to the building standards system in Scotland were made. The Scottish Government's Building Standards Futures Programme Board was established to deliver the recommendations and oversee transformational change including changes to the Building Standards Delivery Model.
As part of this transformational change, the Scottish Building Standards Hub was established from the 24th May 2024 to deliver a range of building standards system services to all 32 Scottish local authority building standards teams, supporting hubs of expertise, operational partnerships, and learning and development. The Scottish Building Standards Hub (SBSH) is a specialist stand-alone unit hosted within Fife Council's Protective Services.
Being responsible for technical assessment, research, and production of content, you will provide a key role in the delivery of the range of building standards system services and activities provided by the newly created national Scottish Building Standards Hub (SBSH).
Key Areas Of Work Include You will technically assess and determine national Scottish Type Approval Scheme (STAS) applications, assisting and guiding applicants and their professional agents in making competent submissions. You will be responsible for developing content related to the production and publication of national guidance and information papers. You will undertake research, consult, and advise on matters through the national Dispute Resolution Process on the interpretation or application of a technical, procedural, or regulatory matter. You will engage with and advise verifiers through the SBSH technical enquiry process. You will engage with industry stakeholders and other professionals in support of the services and activities delivered through the SBSH. You will undertake research, consult, and collaborate with all relevant stakeholders on matters of a technical, procedural, or regulatory nature in relation to building standards and other associated legislation, in the delivery of all related SBSH services and activities. A link to the Role Profile is provided at the bottom of this advert. It provides more detail about the key activities of the role.
The Service is based in Fife House, Glenrothes, but the post holder will be a designated home worker, and working at home or remotely will be the norm for this position.
The Person You must have an appreciation of tasks undertaken within a Building Standards & Public Safety environment as well as substantial Building Standards and Public Safety verification service experience (approval and compliance/inspection). You must be educated to degree level or equivalent. Being a member of an appropriate professional body e.g., RICS or CABE is desirable but not essential. In Addition, You Must Be Able To Demonstrate Practical experience of implementing technical procedures, Experience working in a Building Standards environment and exercising a range of building standards and safety duties, including policy and process development, Knowledge and understanding of Scottish Building Standards and Public Safety legislation theory, regulations, and service delivery standards, Ability to read and interpret architectural plans, Knowledge and awareness of Local Government procedures, Ability to work well on own initiative, Ability to deal effectively with colleagues at all levels, Positive attitude to customer care. Key Information/Documents Fife Cabinet Committee Public Agenda Pack (Reference item No.9) Scottish Building Standards Hub (SBSH) Local Authority Building Standards Scotland (LABSS) Selection Process:
Those shortlisted will be invited for an interview by panel members representing the Scottish Building Standards Hub. An additional representative from Fife Council may also be present.
Further Information Role Profile - when preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria -
Role Profile How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information. Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services. Directorate Information - Council Department Information. Social Media - Search for more 'Fife Council Jobs' on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @FCJobsOfficial. We are currently shaping our future workstyles; however, in light of current advice, we are introducing blended home/office working that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time.
For further information contact:
Alan Mcaulay or James Whiteford. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Week Commencing Monday 10 February 2025
Closing Date:
Sunday 2 February 2025
Contract Type:
Permanent
Salary:
FC8 £40358.57 to £44225.49 per annum
Working Pattern:
36 hours per week
Location:
Based in Fife House, Glenrothes in the newly created National Scottish Building Standards Hub
Supporting Statement As part of your application, you must provide us with a
Supporting Statement
which outlines how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked upload resumé. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at
www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement .
We recommend that you refer to the Role Profile and our How We Work Matters behaviours.
Job Details Building and construction is a key sector contributing £21.4 billion to Scotland's economy per year. Following the fire at Grenfell Tower and other high-profile building failures, the Scottish Government set up the Ministerial Working Group on Building and Fire Safety to determine what action was needed in Scotland to ensure that buildings were safe for the people who live in and use them.
As a result of the Ministerial Working Group and the Expert Review Panels on Compliance and Enforcement and Fire Safety, recommendations for longer-term changes to the building standards system in Scotland were made. The Scottish Government's Building Standards Futures Programme Board was established to deliver the recommendations and oversee transformational change including changes to the Building Standards Delivery Model.
As part of this transformational change, the Scottish Building Standards Hub was established from the 24th May 2024 to deliver a range of building standards system services to all 32 Scottish local authority building standards teams, supporting hubs of expertise, operational partnerships, and learning and development. The Scottish Building Standards Hub (SBSH) is a specialist stand-alone unit hosted within Fife Council's Protective Services.
Being responsible for technical assessment, research, and production of content, you will provide a key role in the delivery of the range of building standards system services and activities provided by the newly created national Scottish Building Standards Hub (SBSH).
Key Areas Of Work Include You will technically assess and determine national Scottish Type Approval Scheme (STAS) applications, assisting and guiding applicants and their professional agents in making competent submissions. You will be responsible for developing content related to the production and publication of national guidance and information papers. You will undertake research, consult, and advise on matters through the national Dispute Resolution Process on the interpretation or application of a technical, procedural, or regulatory matter. You will engage with and advise verifiers through the SBSH technical enquiry process. You will engage with industry stakeholders and other professionals in support of the services and activities delivered through the SBSH. You will undertake research, consult, and collaborate with all relevant stakeholders on matters of a technical, procedural, or regulatory nature in relation to building standards and other associated legislation, in the delivery of all related SBSH services and activities. A link to the Role Profile is provided at the bottom of this advert. It provides more detail about the key activities of the role.
The Service is based in Fife House, Glenrothes, but the post holder will be a designated home worker, and working at home or remotely will be the norm for this position.
The Person You must have an appreciation of tasks undertaken within a Building Standards & Public Safety environment as well as substantial Building Standards and Public Safety verification service experience (approval and compliance/inspection). You must be educated to degree level or equivalent. Being a member of an appropriate professional body e.g., RICS or CABE is desirable but not essential. In Addition, You Must Be Able To Demonstrate Practical experience of implementing technical procedures, Experience working in a Building Standards environment and exercising a range of building standards and safety duties, including policy and process development, Knowledge and understanding of Scottish Building Standards and Public Safety legislation theory, regulations, and service delivery standards, Ability to read and interpret architectural plans, Knowledge and awareness of Local Government procedures, Ability to work well on own initiative, Ability to deal effectively with colleagues at all levels, Positive attitude to customer care. Key Information/Documents Fife Cabinet Committee Public Agenda Pack (Reference item No.9) Scottish Building Standards Hub (SBSH) Local Authority Building Standards Scotland (LABSS) Selection Process:
Those shortlisted will be invited for an interview by panel members representing the Scottish Building Standards Hub. An additional representative from Fife Council may also be present.
Further Information Role Profile - when preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria -
Role Profile How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information. Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services. Directorate Information - Council Department Information. Social Media - Search for more 'Fife Council Jobs' on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @FCJobsOfficial. We are currently shaping our future workstyles; however, in light of current advice, we are introducing blended home/office working that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time.
For further information contact:
Alan Mcaulay or James Whiteford. #J-18808-Ljbffr
