Building Regulations Principal Designer - Technical Lead

Laing O'Rourke are looking for a Building Regulations Principal Designer - Technical Lead.

Sector: Prisons

Location: North West & Oxford/Banbury

Roles & responsibilities:

• 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.
• 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.
• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related 
  field.