District Surveyor

JOB DESCRIPTION

Lead the future

of Building Control in one of London's most high-profile boroughs.

• The Royal Borough of Kensington
• & Chelsea is seeking experienced and forward-thinking District Surveyors to
• play a pivotal role in delivering building safety, regulatory excellence and

service transformation within our Building Control Service.

• This is a rare opportunity for
• senior Building Control professionals to lead on complex, high-risk and
• high-profile projects while helping shape the future of building safety in the

post-Grenfell regulatory landscape.

The Opportunity

As District Surveyor, you will

provide both technical and operational leadership across the service, ensuring

compliance with evolving legislation whilst delivering a high-quality,

customer-focused Building Control function.

• You will lead the regulation of
• major developments, oversee governance and compliance requirements, manage and
• develop Building Control professionals, and act as a trusted advisor to senior

leaders, elected members and external stakeholders.

What We're Looking For

We're seeking leaders who can

combine deep technical expertise with strong commercial and people management

skills.

You will bring:

Chartered membership of CABE,

CIOB, RICS or an equivalent professional body.

Registration as a Class 3

Building Inspector.

Extensive Building Control

experience, including major, high-risk and complex developments.

Expert knowledge of Building

Regulations, Building Safety legislation and fire safety compliance.

Experience leading regulatory

services within a changing legislative environment.

Proven success managing teams,

budgets, performance and service improvement initiatives.

• Outstanding stakeholder
• management and communication skills, with the credibility to influence senior
• decision-makers and regulators. 

Why Join RBKC?

This is an opportunity to join a

Building Control service that is recognised for its expertise, collaboration

and ambition.

Successfully passed our Building

Safety Regulator statutory audit.

A highly capable and supportive

team with in-house Level 3 Building Control expertise, alongside dedicated

structural and fire engineering specialists.

Extensively utilised by the

Building Safety Regulator on Building Control applications.

Strong partnerships with other

London Boroughs on major and complex projects.

A collaborative and welcoming

culture where you'll quickly become part of the team.

The chance to work on some of

London's most significant and challenging developments.

A genuine platform to excel

professionally and help shape the future of Building Control.

• Flexible Working
• We are committed to supporting
• flexible ways of working and welcome applications from candidates seeking

either full-time or part-time opportunities.

Full-time employees are expected

to be present within the Borough three days per week.

Part-time employees are expected

to be present within the Borough one day per week.

• You can read more about the
• different benefits offered to colleagues working for RBKC here - Who We
• Are - RBKC Careers Careers
• Make a lasting impact on building

safety, regulatory excellence and the communities we serve.

• If you're a Chartered Class 3
• Registered Building Inspector looking for an opportunity to make a lasting
• impact within a progressive, high-performing Building Control team, we'd love

to hear from you.

• Please note: We reserve the right
• to close this vacancy early and interview suitable candidates on a rolling
• basis. We therefore encourage applications at the earliest opportunity to avoid
• disappointment. 
• For a confidential
• discussion contact: andrew.barton@penna.com or 07922 386

432.

You can review the full Job

Description for this position Here .

Closing date: 11:59pm,

Sunday 13th September 2026.

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