Building Safety Consultant (Principal Designer)

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Every employee has an important role to play and together we solve the world’s most complex challenges to create lasting impact.

Role description

Arcadis is seeking a Building Safety Consultant to advance their career within a world‑leading architecture, design and engineering consultancy. The role involves working with a diverse range of clients in 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. The business manages projects across multiple sectors, including healthcare, residential, education, data centres, industrial, commercial, retail, office, leisure and custodial.

The position was created to support a wide range of projects following changes to Building Regulations and the Building Control Regime. The role will involve providing Building Regulations Advisory Services and delivering the Building Regulations Principal Designer role.

We need additional expertise in building regulations and building control. The ideal candidate has several years of Building Control experience in the field and wishes to pursue a career applying their expertise in a consulting and advisory environment.

Required qualifications and experience

• Have a design background and hold a CABE Building Safety certificate or equivalent.
• Be a building control professional registered through BICoF (Class 2F or Class 3) or demonstrate equivalent knowledge.

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 in line with 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 that projects align with current Building Regulations and legislative requirements.
• Guide and support clients and in‑house teams 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 that align with legal standards and industry best practices.
• 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.

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 (HTM/HBN) 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 of 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).

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day and hold ourselves accountable for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work. 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.

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