Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea - District Surveyors

Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea

Salary: £81,147 + £9000 Market Supplement

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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