Head of Building Regulations Principal Design

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.

The Head of Building Regulations Principal Design Role

The 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.

The role will include:

Acting as the Building Regulations Principal Designer
Leading higher-risk building compliance
Developing project-specific compliance strategies
Advising clients on dutyholder responsibilities
Leading Building Safety Regulator submissions
Coordinating Gateway 2 and Gateway 3 information
Managing golden thread and change control processes
Reviewing technical design information
Identifying and resolving compliance issues
Developing internal guidance, workflows and templates
Supporting bids, tenders and client meetings
Mentoring architects and architectural technologists
Recruiting and developing a specialist team
Helping grow the division commercially

The Head of Building Regulations Principal Design

The successful candidate will have:

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
A background in architecture, building control, building surveying or construction compliance
Strong leadership and mentoring experience
The confidence to advise senior clients and design teams
Experience developing procedures or growing a service
Strong commercial awareness

In Return?

£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
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed