Building standards verification services - national performance and workforce: annual report 2023-2024
This report provides an overview of the performance of building standards verification services across Scotland and information on the professional workforce employed by local authorities to provide verification services.
7. Workforce supply
7.1.The current number of staff (supply) has decreased by 15 (2.5%) from 2023. See Table 3.
7.2.There is an increase in the Team Leader, Senior Surveyor and Graduate Surveyor job roles. Surveyor and specialist roles have remained unchanged and the number of people in all other job roles has decreased.
Role |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Difference from 2023 (+/-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager |
27 |
31 |
28 |
-3 |
Team Leader |
41 |
40 |
43 |
+3 |
Lead Surveyor |
22 |
21 |
20 |
-1 |
Senior Surveyor |
51 |
55 |
57 |
+2 |
Surveyor |
186 |
198 |
198 |
0 |
Assistant Surveyor |
45 |
45 |
41 |
-4 |
Graduate Surveyor |
14 |
16 |
18 |
+2 |
Building Inspector |
34 |
35 |
33 |
-2 |
Technician |
22 |
23 |
21 |
-2 |
Administrator (dedicated resource) |
40 |
39 |
38 |
-1 |
Administrator (pooled resource) |
60 |
71 |
67 |
-4 |
Other Specialist (structure, fire, etc) |
4 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
Other Role |
13 |
20 |
15 |
-5 |
Total |
559 |
598 |
583 |
-15 |
Contact
Email: buildingstandards@gov.scot