Building Regulations Principal Designer - Technical Lead

With a heritage spanning over 160 years, Laing O'Rourke is an internationally focused
engineering enterprise with world-class capabilities. We operate an integrated business model 
comprising the full range of engineering, construction and asset management services delivering 
single-source solutions for some of the world's most prestigious public and private organisations.
Committed to a sustainable future, Laing O'Rourke is re-thinking the way the built environment is 
designed, delivered, and operates - collaborating with world-leading industry and academic 
partners, bringing innovative new solutions, ensuring the most efficient long-term engineering 
solutions.
Key to this ambition is our Technical, Quality and Building Safety functions with its foundation 
being built upon our critical enablers – our people, our processes, our systems, and our data. Our 
processes, data, systems, and assurance are all designed to be in service of our people and our 
customers to maximise value, increase transparency and support critical decision making.
Building safety refers to the comprehensive measures and regulations implemented to ensure 
the structural integrity, fire safety, and overall quality of buildings, particularly higher-risk 
structures, to safeguard the safety and well-being of individuals in occupation throughout the 
building's lifecycle.
Role Purpose, Work Environment and Location
Laing O'Rourke is seeking a Building Regulations Principal Designer (BRPD) Technical Lead to 
act as the BRPD Designated Individual (DI) for Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital in 
accordance with paragraph 11G (2) of The Building Regulations 2010 (as amended). 
This role includes ensuring that Laing O'Rourke complies with all its duties under Part 2A of the 
Building Regulations 2010 (as amended), including services being provided by the Building 
Regulations Principal Designer Advisor (BRPDA).
This is a ‘project' role.
The role may require occasional travel and overnight stays. This will be determined 
by workload and requirements. It is essential that this capacity is maintained. 
The role is a permanent appointment.
Key Accountabilities
• Planning, Managing, and Monitoring: Ensure suitable arrangements are in place for 
planning, managing, and monitoring the design work undertaken at the Project to comply 
with all relevant requirements of the Building Regulations. This includes any services 
being provided by a Building Regulations Principal Designer Advisor (BRPDA), as
applicable to the project.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Competence: Ensure that all designers (including Laing O'Rourke) involved in the project 
are competent to carry out their duties.
• Cooperation: Facilitate cooperation among all parties involved in the project to ensure 
compliance with all relevant requirements of the Building Regulations.
• Information Provision: Ensure that all necessary building information is provided to 
designers and contractors promptly.
• Design Risk Management: Identify, control, or eliminate building safety risks.
• Higher-Risk Building Work: Manage higher-risk building work, ensuring that all relevant 
information is communicated and reviewed periodically. 
• Support the development, maintenance, and implementation of the Laing O'Rourke 
Building Safety Management System, including procedures, processes, guidance, and 
templates.
• Coordinate with other principal dutyholder designated individuals, ensuring communities 
of best practice and knowledge is formed. 
• Collaborate with discipline leads to ensure competence requirements associated with the 
Building Safety Act and associated secondary legislation are embedded into relevant 
deliverables.
• Support the development and delivery of training programs related to building regulations 
and building safety.
• Monitor and track changes in the regulatory landscape, communicating implications and 
necessary mitigations to the business.
• Support design teams in ensuring compliance with UK Building Regulations and all 
relevant guidance. 
Key Skills & Experience
• Approximately 10 years' experience in managing design and construction projects.
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of guiding teams through complex regulatory 
frameworks.
• Strong collaborative skills, with the ability to work effectively with internal teams and 
external consultants and stakeholders.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Business acumen and an ability to identify and articulate value and opportunities with a 
customer focus.
• Technical and Quality opportunity and risk management.
• Highly skilled and able to prioritise and deliver in a complex and fast-paced environment.
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related 
field.