Support Officer
| Posting date: | 22 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £26,403 to £28,142 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 October 2025 |
| Location: | Burnley, Lancashire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Burnley Borough Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 324 |
Summary
An opportunity has arisen to join Burnley Council’s Building Control Service as a Support Officer. You will carry out an important function within the Council’s Building Control Team by providing comprehensive support to a small team of Registered Building Inspectors facilitating the delivery of a highly efficient and responsive service that promotes good customer care. You will be the first point of contact for a wide range of internal and external customers as well as providing general clerical, administrative and technical support in a high paced environment.
In recent years Burnley has seen significant economic and housing growth and an effective highly competitive Building Control Service is at the heart of the Council’s vision to make Burnley the first choice for business investment and as a place to live. An effective support function is the foundation of delivering a quality Building Control Service for residents and business in the Town.
It is essential you have experience of working in a support and administrative section of an organisation and of dealing with customers.
It is essential you have the ability to maintain and update relevant software systems to ensure good quality data management and secure storage of information and are able to process and prepare documentation in a precise and accurate manner.
You must also have the ability to communicate with people in a professional and efficient manner.
If working in a busy building control section appeals to you then we can offer you a diverse and interesting challenge that will support your ambitions. We value our employees and offer a generous pension scheme, holiday entitlement and work/life balance initiatives.
For an informal discussion on the content of the job description or person specification, please contact Paul Trippier, Building Control Manager, on 01282 477268.
In recent years Burnley has seen significant economic and housing growth and an effective highly competitive Building Control Service is at the heart of the Council’s vision to make Burnley the first choice for business investment and as a place to live. An effective support function is the foundation of delivering a quality Building Control Service for residents and business in the Town.
It is essential you have experience of working in a support and administrative section of an organisation and of dealing with customers.
It is essential you have the ability to maintain and update relevant software systems to ensure good quality data management and secure storage of information and are able to process and prepare documentation in a precise and accurate manner.
You must also have the ability to communicate with people in a professional and efficient manner.
If working in a busy building control section appeals to you then we can offer you a diverse and interesting challenge that will support your ambitions. We value our employees and offer a generous pension scheme, holiday entitlement and work/life balance initiatives.
For an informal discussion on the content of the job description or person specification, please contact Paul Trippier, Building Control Manager, on 01282 477268.
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