Building Regulations Principal Designer – Technical Lead (6563)

📍 Location: North West & Oxford/Banbury
🏗️ Sector: Prisons (supporting HMP Garth & Wymott and HMP Grendon projects)

Help us build safer, more resilient facilities for the future.

Laing O'Rourke is seeking a Building Regulations Principal Designer – Technical Lead to play a critical role on our secure accommodation projects with the Ministry of Justice. These projects are not only technically complex but socially significant – creating safe, sustainable facilities that will serve communities for decades to come.

This role is suited to an experienced professional who can balance deep technical knowledge with collaborative leadership, guiding teams through the complexities of building safety and regulatory compliance.

What you'll be doing

• Plan, manage, and monitor design activities to ensure compliance with all Building Regulations.

• Champion competence, ensuring designers and dutyholders are fully equipped to deliver safely and effectively.

• Foster cooperation across design, construction, and client teams to maintain compliance at every stage.

• Provide timely building information to designers and contractors, keeping projects on track.

• Identify and mitigate design risks, with a particular focus on higher-risk building work.

• Support and develop the Laing O'Rourke Building Safety Management System, embedding best practice and continuous improvement.

• Coordinate with other dutyholders and build communities of best practice to share knowledge across projects.

• Collaborate with discipline leads to embed competence requirements linked to the Building Safety Act into project deliverables.

• Support the design teams with training, guidance, and regulatory updates to ensure consistent compliance.

• Monitor regulatory changes, assess impacts, and ensure the business adapts quickly and effectively.

What we're looking for

• Around 10 years' experience managing design and construction projects.

• Strong technical background with a degree in Architecture, Civil or Structural Engineering (or related discipline).

• Exceptional communicator, able to simplify and guide teams through complex frameworks.

• Skilled collaborator with the ability to work confidently with internal and external stakeholders.

• Experienced in risk management, technical assurance, and regulatory compliance.

• Business-minded with the ability to balance quality, safety, and value for clients.

• Highly organised and able to thrive in fast-paced, complex environments.

Why Laing O'Rourke?

At Laing O'Rourke, we're redefining what's possible in construction. Guided by our values – Care, Courage, and Integrity – we deliver projects that transform lives and set new standards for building safety.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Level 3 Leader employer, committed to inclusion, accessibility, and creating an environment where everyone can thrive.

Join us in shaping secure, future-ready facilities that place safety and compliance at the heart of delivery.

✨ Ready to take on this challenge? Apply today and help us deliver right first time with Laing O'Rourke.

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