Building Regulations Principal Designer - Technical Lead - Aviation & Life Sciences
Building Regulations Principal Designer (BRPD) Technical Lead
Location: Flexible with travel to Heathrow and Oxford
Projects: Heathrow Expansion & Institute of Pandemics, Oxford
Contract: Permanent
Shape the Future of Building Safety on Two Landmark Projects
Are you ready to lead technical excellence and regulatory compliance on some of the UK's most high-profile developments? Laing O'Rourke is seeking a Building Regulations Principal Designer (BRPD) Technical Lead to take centre stage in delivering world-class safety and design standards for Heathrow and the Institute of Pandemics in Oxford.
As the Designated Individual under the Building Regulations 2010 (as amended), you'll ensure compliance with Part 2A duties, manage relationships with Principal Designer Advisors, and embed building safety into every stage of design and delivery. This is your opportunity to influence the future of construction and safeguard the built environment for generations to come.
What You'll Do
- Lead planning, management, and monitoring of design compliance with UK Building Regulations.
- Drive collaboration across multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
- Champion competence frameworks and building safety systems.
- Provide regulatory intelligence and training to project teams.
- Oversee design risk management for higher-risk building work.
What You'll Bring
- Circa 10 years' experience in design or construction leadership.
- Expertise in navigating complex regulatory frameworks.
- Chartered (or working towards) status with RIBA, CABE, RICS, or equivalent.
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
About Us
Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.
Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.
As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.
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