Building Safety Consultant (Principal Designer)

Arcadis is seeking a Building Safety Consultant interested in advancing their career within a world‑leading architecture, design and engineering consultancy. The role involves working with a diverse range of clients within the built environment to support Arcadis design teams as Principal Designer in achieving compliance with Building Regulations, including successful Higher Risk Buildings Gateway 2 applications. Projects span healthcare, residential, education, data centres, industrial, commercial, retail, office, leisure and custodial sectors.

This position has been created to support clients following changes to the Building Regulations and Building Control Regime. The role will involve providing Building Regulations Advisory Services and delivering the Building Regulations Principal Designer role, bringing expertise in building regulations and building control.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise internal design teams and project stakeholders on Building Regulations technical requirements.
• Assess designs, surveys, and inspections to ensure compliance with Building Regulations.
• Offer guidance on building control processes throughout project lifecycles.
• Support delivery of the Principal Designer role under the Building Regulations framework and established company processes.
• Participate in client and design team meetings as necessary.
• Facilitate internal and external workshops on Building Regulations compliance.
• Provide technical expertise to internal teams and project stakeholders.
• Ensure projects align with current Building Regulations and legislative requirements.
• Guide and support clients in meeting their obligations under the Building Regulations 2010 (as amended) and the Building Safety Act 2022.
• Collaborate with designers to review regulatory compliance in designs and develop practical solutions.
• Perform a variety of Building Safety Consultancy tasks in line with agreed service deliverables.
• Compile building regulation submission packages for building control applications for both HRBs and non‑HRBs.
• Conduct gap analyses and appraise plans to identify missing information required for building regulation approval.
• Deliver building regulation compliance training sessions internally and externally, as required.
• Apply quality assurance principles in daily activities.
• Stay current with updates to legislation and best practices in the field.

The Ideal Person

• 5+ years’ experience delivering design or building control services.
• Degree in Building Surveying, Construction Management, Architecture or a related design field.
• Experience in Residential and/or Healthcare preferred.
• BICoF Class 3 registration (preferred).
• Membership with CABE, RICS, RIBA, CIAT or CIOB.
• Strong knowledge of Building Regulations, Building Safety Act 2022, Design and Construction Processes and design codes.
• Proven knowledge of CDM 2015.
• Background in architecture, design/engineering or building control.
• Excellent client-facing skills, with the ability to communicate complex safety concepts effectively.
• Highly organised, able to manage multiple projects across different sectors.
• Flexibility to work at Arcadis office and client locations across the UK.
• Experience delivering the CDM 2015 or Building Regulations Principal Designer is advantageous, but not essential.
• The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain BPSS and Security Check (SC).

Seniority Level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

• Full‑time

Job Function

• Other
• Professional Services

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.