Senior Building Regulations Principal Designer; Design Management Property and Buildings

A little more about your role…

• Acting as Senior Building Regulations Principal Designer (BRPD) on major projects and within 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, whilst 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.

• We are a Design Management team specifically covering large and complex multi‑disciplinary projects in the property and building sector.
• Reporting to a Technical Director or Director, there is an opportunity to develop your career path and shape the direction of the design management team in the medium to long term.
• Your role may address a team requirement to support a particular sector. There may also be opportunities to represent your sector of interest as well as work within other sectors in the design management capacity to broaden your experience and our team's capabilities.
• You will be part of a team of like‑minded individuals, the team is expected to rapidly grow, providing good career opportunities.
• The role will report to a senior leader within the Design Management team in the WSP UK Property and Buildings business.

• An Engineering, Architectural or Design Management degree.
• Chartership, professional accreditation or are close to achieving either.
• Experience acting as a client‑facing design manager or technical lead and coordinator in large or complex multi‑disciplinary projects.
• Familiarity of all RIBA design stages with experience in Stages 1 to 3 including planning submissions.
• A highly organised individual who is proactive in nature.
• Collaborative attitude and able to communicate effectively with all stakeholders and character types.
• Experience of working within large multi‑disciplinary projects preferred.
• An interest in innovation and developing new solutions.

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