Building Inspector

Are you an experienced Building Inspector looking for a new challenge

If you re currently working with NHBC, LABC, Premier Guarantee or another home warranty provider and want to join a forward-thinking specialist contractor offering genuine flexibility, autonomy, and an excellent package this could be the ideal move for you.

• Position: Building Inspector
• Salary: Highly competitive (negotiable and dependant upon experience) + package
• Working pattern: Hybrid/Remote
• Location: Covering Berkshire, Kent, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex and Oxfordshire
• Skilled Careers contact: Mark Dixon (Maidstone branch)

The Company

Our client is a respected specialist contractor partnering with major volume developers and main contractors across the South and South East. With a strong reputation, consistent pipeline, and a collaborative culture, they re known for delivering quality homes and aiming to get it right first time.

The Role

As the QA Manager / Building Inspector, you ll play a pivotal role in ensuring that construction work meets both Building Regulations and home warranty standards. You ll work closely with site teams to identify issues early, prevent defects, and help deliver safe, compliant, high-quality homes.

What you'll be doing:

• Working from home (or the office depending on your home location and your preference), you'll be out and about everyday working with the site teams.
• Conducting on-site inspections across multiple live projects.
• Building relationships with your site teams, advising and guiding them on compliance, quality, identifying and preventing defects to reduce re-work and delays.
• Manage your own diary and workload autonomously with full support of the wider team.

About you:

We're looking for an experienced and proactive Building Inspector who can combine technical knowledge with collaborative approach.

Essential experience:

• Significant / relevant experience working for one of the leading Home Warranty providers i.e. NHBC, LABC, Premier Guarantee etc.
• In-depth understanding of the residential construction process from civil engineering to completion.
• Strong communication and influencing skills with the confidence to challenge and advise site teams.
• Full UK drivers licence
• A construction related qualification (CIOB, HND/HNC, NVQ or City & Guilds).

Desirable:

• Qualified Clerk of Works (advantageous but not essential).

What is on offer:

To attract the best, our client offers an excellent package that recognises your expertise:

• Highly competitive salary. Above all of the Home Warranty providers.
• Company vehicle and travel expenses.
• Negotiable package.
• Work autonomously and manage your workload as you see fit.

Apply Now:

If you re ready to take the next step and want to be properly rewarded for your experience and insight, click Apply Now or contact Mark Dixon at Skilled Careers (Maidstone Branch) for a confidential discussion.