Senior Building Regulations Principal Designer; Design Management Property and Buildings

Senior Building Regulations Principal Designer (Design Management Property and Buildings)

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At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives.

• Act as Senior Building Regulations Principal Designer (BRPD) on major projects across different industry sectors, liaising between the lead designer and WSP’s engineering and specialist teams.
• Represent the Design Management team to develop the BRPD strategy and process within WSP, delivering future‑facing solutions for a range of projects.
• Collaborate with WSP’s engineers and specialists on projects and in the delivery of BRPD processes and solutions, for both High Risk and Non High Risk Buildings.
• Oversee the design aspects of projects, ensuring design objectives are met and deliverables are produced to the highest standards while aligning to the principals set on the Building Safety Act 2022. Provide leadership, direction, and coordination to the design team, guiding projects from inception to completion.
• Lead the development of strategies, implement processes, ensuring alignment with project goals and client requirements.
• Develop and manage the BRPD process, ensuring coordination with all stakeholders.
• Track, evaluate, and report project progress against the BRPD process, and represent the design team at high‑level progress review meetings.
• Coordinate the resolution of risks and issues at the project and design level across all stakeholders.
• Define, organise, and implement project set‑up and mobilisation.
• Coordinate with design consultants and other project stakeholders.
• Manage the development of project briefs, scopes of work, and design schedules.
• Facilitate interdisciplinary design workshops to show competency and compliance with the requirements of the BRPD.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements, industry standards, and best practices to maintain quality and safety throughout the design process.
• Oversee the preparation of design and construction documentation, including drawings, specifications, and schedules.
• Assist in the completion and handover of the project to the client, ensuring all design deliverables are provided.
• Support bids and opportunities.

• An Engineering, Architectural or Design Management degree.
• Chartership, professional accreditation or a close trajectory towards it.
• Experience acting as a client‑facing design manager or technical lead and coordinator in large or complex multi‑disciplinary projects.
• Familiarity with all RIBA design stages with experience in Stages 1 to 3 including planning submissions.
• A highly organised and proactive individual with a collaborative attitude and effective communication with all stakeholders.
• Experience with in large multi‑disciplinary projects preferred.
• Interest in innovation and developing new solutions.

Successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment.

WSP offers a supportive and rapidly growing team environment, a global network of 69,000+ employees, and the opportunity to work on landmark projects that shape a better future.

Apply today if you have a holistic understanding of building design, are passionate about the Building Safety Act and the implementation of the BRPD, and are eager to contribute to and influence innovative projects within a supportive and rapidly growing team.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

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