Building Regulations Principal Designer

Our client is a dynamic and growing multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy, with offices nationwide, they provide a wide range of services across many industry sectors, including commercial, education, defence, residential and more. Due to their ongoing success and strong project pipeline, they now require a Principal Designer to join them on a full time, permanent basis from one of their growing offices in Central London, Essex, Cambridge, Norwich, Oxford and Nottingham. The role will come with hybrid working, a salary of up to £65k dependant on experience and an excellent benefits package.

• Reporting to the H&S Director and managing their own job list.
• Coordinate their internal technical experts in architecture, building surveying, structures and building services engineering, in delivering Organisational Competence for the BR PD Role.
• Collate and comment on all Design Risk compliance documents. Produce, review and update a BSA compliance Risk Register / Project Compliance Coordination Record.
• Assist Client in preparing competence declaration.
• Coordinate the review full design package by their internal specialists in architecture/building surveying/services engineering/structures and highlight Building Regulations compliance. Gather input and coordinate with their internal technical specialists.
• Assist in preparing the project Building Regulations conformance statement and other BR PD duties.
• Assess necessary involvement during the Construction Phase by setting out visits, requirements and information to be provided by the Principal Contractor requirements, and any opening up or inspection regime.
• Conduct periodic inspections of the works as defined in scope for each particular project.
• Coordinate and gather any variations to the design which may impact Building Regulation compliance.
• Lead all their BR PD jobs in terms of coordinating internal resource, undertaking work within the BRPD/BS scope, managing fees and reporting to the Director of Health and Safety.

• Proven experience within a CDM / Health & Safety advisor role or a Building Control, Building Surveying, Or Clerk Of Works background is required for their Building Regulations Principal Designer and Building Safety Act team.
• Ability to commute to one of their offices in Central London, Essex, Cambridge, Norwich, Oxford and Nottingham
• NEBOSH certificate or other relevant qualification
• Membership of or working towards AaPs, IMaPS and IOSH or IIRSM

• Salary: £45k - £65k (Guide only - DOE)
• Hybrid Working (3 days in the office)
• On site parking facilities (excluding London)
• Holidays: 25 Days + Bank Holidays + Christmas shutdown and amount increasing with service
• Competitive company pension scheme
• Training and development

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, and contact you in relation to this application and the services we offer.