Senior Building Regulations Principal Designer

Senior Building Regulations Principal Designer

London

Role Overview

Bellrock Compliance is expanding its services and is seeking an enthusiastic professional to support a range of public and private sector projects, including new build, refurbishment, tall building remediation and maintenance schemes across NHS, university and data centre environments. The role involves site visits and reporting across London, the Home Counties and Southeast, working closely with clients, contractors and internal teams to deliver projects safely and compliantly. We are looking for a strong leader with a proactive 'can-do' approach, capable of undertaking the Building Safety Act Principal Designer role while maintaining high standards of compliance and building strong, collaborative client relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• You will be providing expert advice on the Building Safety Act and Building Regulations.
• You'll have relevant knowledge and understanding of Building Safety Act 2022 and other relevant legislation, and you'll be able to apply and implement those requirements at project level.
• You'll be planning, managing and monitoring design work by conducting plan checks and reviewing designs for compliance with Building Regulations.
• You'll cooperate, coordinate and communicate with all duty holders to ensure the design work, if built, complies with building regulations.
• You'll be preparing written reports (e.g., End of Design Stage Reports) and maintaining Building Regulations Trackers.
• You'll liaise with the principal contractor and share any information relevant to the planning, management and monitoring of the building work, and the coordination of the building and design work so that it complies with all relevant requirements.
• You'll review and regard all comments from the principal contractor.
• If requested, assist the client in providing information to other designers and contractors.
• No more than 28 days after the end of their appointment, provide a document explaining the arrangement put in place to fulfil their duties.
• You'll be responsible for managing agreed fees, confirm invoicing, closing out appointments and supporting debtor control.
• You'll be responsible for exploring potential cross-sell opportunities across the wider Bellrock teams.

Skills & Experience

• You have a minimum of 10 years' experience in the construction industry with experience of Building Regulations, leading or reviewing designs.
• You have excellent working knowledge and understanding of BSA 2022 and appropriate legislation.
• You have a strong understanding of the design and construction process, with hands-on experience in inspecting buildings and properties.
• You hold a degree in a construction-related field (design-focused preferred).
• You ideally are a member of RICS, CABE, CIOB, ARB, RIBA.
• You have a full and clean driver's license.
• You will need a willingness to travel to varied sites across London, Home Counties, and the Southeast.
• You will need to be well motivated.
• You will need to be a good communicator with interpersonal and organisational skills.

AI fluency & learning mindset: We are looking for people who actively use AI in their day‑to‑day work, demonstrate strong curiosity about new technologies, and take ownership for continuously improving how they think, work, and deliver.

Your core qualities and attributes

• You're a confident, clear, and articulate communicator with effective interpersonal skills with both clients, contractors, and colleagues in verbal and written format.
• You're comfortable with working autonomously and managing your own workload effectively.
• You have a natural curiosity for problem solving.
• You relish the challenge of working with external stakeholders.
• You have a passion for developing yourself and others.
• You're an effective decision maker and an excellent team player.
• You want ownership, accountability, and responsibility.
• You want to 'make a difference'.

Working arrangements

We embrace smarter working practices which offer our employees the opportunity to work their hours flexibly and remotely where their roles and business needs allow. In this role, the successful candidate would be required to work from 6-8 Greencoat Pl, London, SW1P 1PL and your home address on a hybrid basis, Monday to Friday, 08:30am-17:00pm.

What can we offer you?

Upon joining Bellrock, you can expect a comprehensive benefits package including:

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays + 1 additional day as a thank you (enjoy it, it's on us)

Salary exchange pension scheme

Life cover

Paid sick leave

Health Assured employee assistance and wellness program

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Salary sacrifice schemes: Cycle to work

Holiday purchase scheme of additional 5 days per year

Offers and discount scheme designed to save money on everyday shopping and essentials

Healthcare Cashplan

MotorSave Scheme

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Liftshare

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Why Bellrock?

At Bellrock, our people make the difference.

We support organisations across the UK with property, facilities management, compliance, engineering and technology services, helping our customers create safer, smarter and more sustainable environments.

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