Associate Building Regulations Principal Designer

Associate Principal Designer (Building Regulation)

London - up to £85,000 DOE

Benefits: Flexible & remote working + 25 days' holiday + bank holidays + festive shutdown + long service recognition + competitive salary + company pension + health cash plan + wellbeing programmes + professional membership support + in-house coaching & mentoring + team-building & social events + Cycle to Work scheme + season ticket loan (if applicable) + death in service benefit + early finish incentives + up to 2 days' paid volunteering leave + employee referral scheme + employee working groups

Are you an experienced Building Regulations Principal Designer looking for a senior, leadership-focused role in a progressive, value-led consultancy? This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking, people-focused practice with a national presence, delivering projects across commercial, residential, education, defence, and public sectors. You'll be part of a collaborative, innovative team that values technical excellence, sustainability, and professional growth.

Based in London, this role gives you the chance to lead and develop the Building Regulations Principal Designer (BR PD) service, supporting the Director in overseeing a high-performing team. You will have responsibility for managing resource allocation, fee proposals, compliance documentation, and coordinating across architecture, building surveying, structural and services engineering disciplines.

The ideal candidate is a proactive, client-facing professional with proven leadership capability and a strong technical understanding of the Building Regulations and the Building Safety Act.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all BR PD projects, coordinating internal resources and reporting to the Director of H&S
• Oversee project fees, scope, and service quality across the Practice
• Collate, review, and comment on all Design Risk compliance documentation and maintain BSA compliance registers
• Coordinate input from internal specialists in architecture, building surveying, structural and building services engineering
• Prepare Building Regulations conformance statements and assist clients with competence declarations
• Plan and undertake periodic construction phase inspections as required
• Monitor and manage design variations impacting Building Regulations compliance
• Input project documentation into agreed client platforms

Candidate Criteria

• Proven experience as a Building Regulations Principal Designer, ideally in a leadership or senior associate capacity
• Strong understanding of the Building Safety Act, Building Regulations, and CDM requirements

This is a rare opportunity to join a national, people-focused consultancy where your technical expertise and leadership will be valued and supported.