Head Of Building Regulations Principal Design
Listed on 2026-07-21
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Design & Architecture
Architect / Sr. Architect, Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Environmental & Urban Planning
Head of Building Regulations Principal Design
A well-established architectural practice is seeking a senior Building Regulations Principal Designer to lead and develop its Newcastle building safety division.
The practice is already delivering Principal Designer services through its architectural and technical teams, but now requires an experienced specialist to provide long‑term leadership, strengthen its higher‑risk building expertise and grow the service. The successful candidate will have the freedom to shape the division, implement new systems and build a team around an established project pipeline.
Head of Building Regulations Principal Design RoleThe Head of Building Regulations Principal Design will act as the practice's senior technical authority on Building Regulations and building safety matters. You will oversee Principal Designer appointments across residential, healthcare, façade remediation and refurbishment projects.
Responsibilities- Act as the Building Regulations Principal Designer
- Lead higher‑risk building compliance
- Develop project‑specific compliance strategies
- Advising clients on duty holder responsibilities
- Lead Building Safety Regulator submissions
- Coordinate Gateway 2 and Gateway 3 information
- Manage golden thread and change control processes
- Review technical design information
- Identify and resolve compliance issues
- Develop internal guidance, workflows and templates
- Support bids, tenders and client meetings
- Mentor architects and architectural technologists
- Recruit and develop a specialist team
- Help grow the division commercially
- Strong experience working on higher‑risk buildings
- Detailed knowledge of the Building Safety Act and Building Regulations
- Experience acting as a Building Regulations Principal Designer
- Background in architecture, building control, building surveying or construction compliance
- Strong leadership and mentoring experience
- Confidence to advise senior clients and design teams
- Experience developing procedures or growing a service
- Strong commercial awareness
- £65,000 - £75,000
- Annual profit‑related payment
- 25 days' annual leave
- Additional Christmas shutdown
- Hybrid and flexible working
- Employee wellbeing benefits
- Optical, physiotherapy and mental health support
- Access to GP services
Autonomy to build and shape a new division - Long‑term leadership and progression opportunities
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