Associate Building Regulations Principal Designer

A successful multidisciplinary architectural practice is looking to appoint an experienced Building Regulations Principal Designer to lead and grow its Manchester building safety offering.

The practice already has a strong technical team and an established workload across residential, healthcare, refurbishment and remediation projects. It is now seeking a specialist who can take ownership of the Principal Designer function and develop it into a standalone service.

This position would suit an ambitious Principal Designer, Associate or Associate Director looking for greater autonomy and the opportunity to build a team.

The Associate Building Regulations Principal Designer will provide technical leadership across the practice while managing a portfolio of complex and higher-risk building projects.

You will be responsible for developing compliance strategies, advising clients and coordinating design information through the relevant regulatory gateways.

The role will include:

• Acting as Building Regulations Principal Designer
• Leading compliance on higher-risk building projects
• Advising clients on Building Safety Act responsibilities
• Leading Gateway applications and regulatory submissions
• Coordinating golden thread information
• Reviewing multidisciplinary design information
• Identifying and managing compliance risks
• Developing internal procedures, templates and reporting tools
• Supporting bids, frameworks and client presentations
• Mentoring architects and technical professionals
• Helping secure external Principal Designer appointments
• Supporting the future growth of a specialist team

The successful Associate Building Regulations Principal Designer will have:

• Demonstrable higher-risk building experience
• A detailed understanding of the Building Safety Act
• Experience delivering Building Regulations Principal Designer duties
• A background in architecture, building control, surveying or design compliance
• Strong technical and client-facing skills
• Experience supporting or leading junior colleagues
• An interest in business development and service growth

• £65,000 - £75,000
• Annual profit-related bonus
• 25 days' annual leave
• Christmas office closure
• Hybrid working, typically two or three days in the studio
• Employee health and wellbeing programme
• Optical and physiotherapy benefits
• Mental health and GP support
• Opportunity to recruit and develop a specialist team
• Clear progression into a senior leadership position