Buildings Regulation - Design & Engineering Technical Lead (Redcar)

About the Role

Do you want to be at the forefront of one of the world’s most ambitious sustainability initiatives?

Balfour Beatty has created iconic buildings and infrastructure all over the world over the past 115 years, redefining excellence and setting the industry benchmark with every project. As a result, alongside several consortium partners, Balfour Beatty has been selected by BP (British Petroleum) to construct a first‑of‑a‑kind fully integrated gas‑fired power station with carbon capture and storage, which is a key driving force behind plans to make Teesside the UK’s first decarbonised industrial cluster. Balfour Beatty is seeking a dynamic Buildings Regulation – Technical Lead to contribute to the Net Zero Teesside (NZT) project based at our site in Redcar and Cleveland.

What you'll be doing

As the Balfour Beatty Technical Lead, you will act as the organisation’s Designated Individual (DI) under the Building Regulations 2010, providing authoritative governance, oversight, and assurance across all design and engineering disciplines on the NZT Power – NEP Project. This is a pivotal leadership role at the centre of a highly technical, set to be first‑of‑a‑kind energy and carbon capture project. You will ensure that Balfour Beatty meets its statutory duties, fulfils its responsibilities as a principal construction partner and maintains the highest standards of safety, quality, and regulatory compliance. You will ensure that NZT Power is delivered safely, compliantly, and collaboratively.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as Balfour Beatty’s Building Regulations Technical Lead (Designated Individual) ensuring full compliance with Part 2A (as amended) of the Building Regulations 2010 on the world’s first large‑scale gas‑fired power station with full carbon capture and storage.
• Provide authoritative technical leadership across all engineering disciplines, ensuring design integrity, constructability, and regulatory assurance from concept through to commissioning.
• Lead the governance of design processes, ensuring that regulatory requirements, project standards, and client expectations are embedded throughout.
• Oversee the development, coordination, and approval of higher‑risk building documentation, gateway submissions, and regulatory interactions.
• Monitor and assess competence across all duty holders, design partners, and subcontractors working under Balfour Beatty’s remit.
• Ensure that all technical outputs meet statutory requirements, industry standards, and project‑specific assurance frameworks.
• Maintain oversight of design changes, technical queries, and interface management across the consortium.
• Work closely with consortium partners, client representatives, and regulatory bodies to ensure aligned, transparent, and collaborative technical delivery.
• Support cross‑partner integration, ensuring that Balfour Beatty’s technical responsibilities are clearly understood and effectively coordinated.
• Represent Balfour Beatty at senior technical forums, design reviews, and governance boards.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of Balfour Beatty’s building safety systems, processes, and assurance frameworks.
• Influence industry‑leading delivery approaches, leveraging Balfour Beatty’s strengths in areas such as geotechnical works, systems integration, digital engineering, and commissioning.
• Drive lessons learned, knowledge sharing, and best practice adoption across the project.

Qualifications

• 10 years’ experience in technical, design, or construction leadership on complex, multidisciplinary projects.
• Deep understanding of the Building Regulations and Building Safety Act.
• Proven ability to influence design quality, safety, and assurance in large project environments.
• Strong capability in technical risk management, design governance, and multi‑stakeholder coordination.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across diverse teams and partner organisations.
• A degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Chartered membership or active progression toward RIBA, CABE, RICS, ICE, or equivalent.
• Experience in specialist, regulated, or high‑risk environments (energy, science, secure facilities, laboratories, etc.) is advantageous.

Benefits

• An attractive/negotiated salary.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Company car if applicable.
• Pension savings schemes.
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and family‑friendly policies.
• Access to our Refer and Earn scheme.
• Discretionary annual salary reviews.

Disability and EEO

We are a disability confident employer and are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more information, visit

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