Building Safety Consultant (Principal Designer) in Bristol

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. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Arcadis is seeking a Building Safety Consultant interested in advancing their career within a world leading architecture, design and engineering consultancy. The role involves working with a diverse range of clients within 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. This new position has been created due to securing a wide range of exciting projects which require support following changes to the Building Regulations and Building Control Regime.

The role will involve providing Building Regulations Advisory Services and delivering the Building Regulations Principal Designer role. Arcadis has an established process for providing support to clients on Building Safety Act requirements and we require additional expertise in building regulations and building control. This position is ideal for a candidate with several years of Building Control experience in the field who is interested in pursuing a career applying their expertise on a wider capacity in a consulting and advisory environment. Strong interpersonal skills are necessary, as the role is a mix of client-facing and technical delivery.

We are also looking for someone who will support our ambition to be recognised as the industry leader in seamlessly embedding building safety into our design work. Candidates must have either:

• Have a design background and hold CABE Building Safety certificate or equivalent; or
• 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.

The ideal Person:

• 5+ years’ experience in delivering design or building control services.
• Degree in Building Surveying, Construction Management, Architecture or a related design field.
• Experience in Residential and/or Healthcare (HTMHBN) 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 designs 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).

Why Arcadis? We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging: We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and 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.