Group Building Control Officer

Salary: £61,120 – £68,990 Inclusive of all allowances – This post attracts an £8,000 Market Force Supplement

Contractual Hours: 35 hours per week

Hours of Work/Work Pattern: Monday to Friday, 9:15am – 5:00pm

Basis: Full -Time, Permanent

Closing date: 21/10/2026

Apply link: Group Building Control Officer Job Details | City of London Corporation

Are you ready for a new challenge and looking to join a high performing, dynamic and well regarded team? 

The City of London is a centre of excellence in tall, complex, multi-tenanted buildings, but deals with an interesting mix of heritage and cultural projects also. We have a busy workload, and we are looking for someone to join our team of existing, experienced Class 2 & 3 Registered Building Inspectors. 

Working with eminent designers and contractors, our projects portfolio includes some of the UK’s largest buildings, predominantly multi-million-pound office and retail developments, hotels and residential apartment blocks, incorporating leading edge innovative design solutions.   

We are looking for a highly skilled, Class 3 Registered Building Inspector, who is dynamic, competent, and willing to develop their knowledge and skills. You must be committed to delivering a world class Building Control service in a highly competitive market. You will play an important role in ensuring the viability and standing of the City District Surveyor’s Office now and into the future.  

Professionally qualified, you will have extensive professional and technical skills necessary to work within a competitive Building Control environment. Full support will be given to ensure you maintain your competence. If you are not yet registered as a Class 3 RBI but have already gained Class 2 registration, and you can demonstrate the right skills and experience, support could be offered to the right person continue their progress to Class 3. 

As part of the package, the City of London Corporation will pay your registration fees with the Building Safety Regulator as well as two professional memberships such as RICS or CABE plus IFE. 

If you feel that this is the next career move for you, we will be pleased to hear from you. 

The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.

Closing date: 23:59pm on 21 October 2026

For further information or to apply, please click the apply button.

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OENV1478 if you experience any difficulties. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.

For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here.

We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.

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