Building Standards Team Manager

Glasgow Bus Partnership; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - GBP 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A municipal authority in Glasgow is seeking a Team Manager for its Building Standards & Public Safety team. This role involves managing a team, providing professional guidance, and ensuring high-quality service delivery. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in Building Standards, strong leadership skills, and membership in a relevant professional institute. The position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working options, and a generous benefits package, including annual leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

26 days paid annual leave

Local government pension scheme

Occupational Sickness Pay

Qualifications

• Experience in Building Standards and public safety sectors.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Capable of delivering high-quality services.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Building Standards professionals.
• Provide authoritative guidance and professional support.
• Ensure compliance with statutory duties and service targets.

Skills

Customer service

Excellent communication

Leadership skills

Quality assurance

Education

Full membership of a construction related professional institute (MRICS, MCIOB, MBENG)

Qualification in a relevant construction related subject

Job description

# Building Standards Team ManagerRef no:: GLA14890Published:: 06/02/2026Closes:: 22/02/2026Location:: Exchange House, 231 George St, Glasgow, G1 1YUSalary:: £53,515.12 - £62,125.73 per yearContract Type:: PermanentPosition Type:: Full TimeHours:: 35 hours per weekWork From Home:: Hybrid## Job DescriptionWe’d like to welcome you to the unique setting of Glasgow, Scotland's largest and most dynamic city. A global destination for innovation, culture, education and investment.As the heart of the Scottish economy and its only metropolitan region, Glasgow offers an exciting environment where major developments, landmark events and complex urban challenges are part of everyday life.Our Building Standards & Public Safety service plays a crucial role in shaping this city. From transformative city centre and city-wide projects to major concerts, festivals, international events and safety at sports grounds, the scale and variety of work is unparalleled in Scotland.If you’re interested in working within a service that touches on all aspects within the city, please read on.**Position Details**We are offering an excellent opportunity to be part of this and join our expanding Building Standards & Public Safety team as a Team Manager in the next step in your career.We are looking for an experienced Building Standards professional that brings a strong sense of customer service, excellent communication and leadership skills, a clear understanding of quality assurance and an appetite for delivery of development and continuous improvement.The post is located within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability and reports to a Group Manager for Building Standards & Public Safety. In this role you will be responsible for providing authoritative and professional guidance and the day-to-day management of a team of professional Building Standards staff to support the delivery of a high-quality Building Standards service to meet verifier appointment criteria, statutory duties, NRS service targets and wider Council objectives.**Full membership of a construction related professional institute such as MRICS, MCIOB, MBENG or equivalent is an essential requirement for this role.** A Qualification in a relevant construction related subject is desirable.Further details regarding what this role entails are noted within the Role Profile for the post, whilst the Person Specification document confirms the key competencies you are required to demonstrate in your application. Should you wish to discuss the post please contact [e-mail] or [e-mail].**Contract Details**Weekly Hours: 35 per weekWork Pattern: Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pmAnnual Salary: £53,515.12 - £62,125.73 on an incremental scale *This will increase by 3.5% from 1st April 2026.*Hybrid working is available in this role. If you’re shortlisted for the post, we look forward to telling you more about our approach to ensuring needs of the business are met along with flexibility to maintain your work-life balance through our family friendly policies, such as our flexible working procedure and work/life balance policy which are available .**Benefits of working with us**Glasgow City Council employees have access to a wide-ranging and generous benefits package. If you’re successful in your job application, you’ll have access to these benefits which include:* 26 days (182 hours) paid annual leave, rising to 29 days (203) hours after 5 years’ service* 12.5 days (87.5 hours) paid public holidays each year* Local government pension scheme* Life and Personal Accident Insurance* Occupational Sickness Pay* Staff Benefit Scheme* Glasgow Credit UnionFor guidance on completing your application, and to view other benefits on offer for employees of Glasgow City Council, please visit the following link: .Details on our policies are available .## Application PacksWe want everyone to be able to apply. If you need the Application Pack in another format, like Braille, large print, or another language, please call us on 0141 287 1054.If we need to post it to you, we’ll send it by second-class mail within three working days. Please allow enough time to complete and return your application before the closing date. If you think you might need more time because of accessibility needs, please get in touch and we’ll be happy to help.There are also a number of Accessibility Tools compatible with the myjobscotland website which may assist you with your application. More information on these can be found at https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/accessibility-statement.## Further Information**Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see**For further information about working for us please refer to our website## Job Attachments* Share this job posting via Email### Advertisement