Building Safety Principal Designer

Description

Location: Central Birmingham (office based)

Employment Type: Permanent

About the Practice

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well–established AJ100 architectural practice with their studio in Birmingham

The practice is recognised nationally for delivering complex, high–quality projects across higher education, research, healthcare, commercial workplace, and large–scale retrofit and regeneration.

The studio has a strong reputation for technical excellence, sustainability leadership and design quality, with award–winning projects including landmark higher education campuses, medical and life sciences facilities, specialist teaching buildings and city–centre workplace refurbishments across the UK.

The Role

The practice is seeking a qualified Architect to provide a strong emphasis on Quality Assurance, Principal Designer duties, and compliance with the Building Safety Act (BSA), CDM Regulations 2015 and Building Regulations.

This is a key role within the QA team, supporting delivery teams to ensure regulatory compliance, robust audit trails and high technical standards across the practice.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Assurance & Compliance

Undertake QA reviews across projects practice–wide, supporting Project Architects and delivery teamsLead and support Building Regulations technical reviews, monitoring and following up complianceMonitor Common Data Environment (CDE) compliance, including naming conventions, workflows and version controlSupport checking and review of sub–consultant and subcontractor design packagesBuilding Safety Act & Principal Designer Duties

Act in support of the Principal Designer role under the Building Safety ActCollate, maintain and quality check Golden Thread information in line with BSA requirementsManage Mandatory Occurrence Reporting (MOR) processes and internal notificationsMaintain Change Control Tracking and evidence logsCoordinate and maintain competency records for design team membersPrepare and manage Design Risk Management schedules and supporting PD documentationTechnical & Design Support

Integrate technical, statutory and regulatory requirements into design and production informationProvide fire compliance support, reporting and compliance checkingMentor staff on technical detailing, QA and compliance processesAssist with and deliver internal CPD sessions related to QA and BSACollaboration & Practice Support

Contribute to design reviews, QA committees and practice meetingsAttend internal and external meetings, preparing agendas, minutes and action trackingSupport project bids, including ITT responses and technical input with the Bid ManagerPerson Specification

Essential

RIBA Part 1 & Part 2 Architecture Degree & DiplomaRIBA Part 3 Examination completedStrong understanding of Building Regulations, technical standards and health & safety frameworksKnowledge of CDM Regulations 2015Excellent organisational skills with outstanding attention to detailExperience using AutoCAD or similarProficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Project)Experience with SharePoint and file–sharing platformsWhy Join

Work on nationally recognised higher education, healthcare and research projectsStrong QA culture with opportunities to shape best practiceSupportive, collaborative studio environment across three UK officesDo not hesitate and apply today

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