Building Regulations Principal Designer, London, LE1 1HA

Our Opportunity

Here at Pick Everard, we are passionate about creating a prosperous and sustainable future, taking a fresh perspective on the built environment. Our core values of professionalism, compassion, drive and positivity are at the heart of everything we do.

Are you a Construction Professional within the industry who has a design background, with a passion for building safety and a desire to make a difference? Do you see yourself thriving in a collaborative team that fosters creativity and innovation? Do you want to be involved in an exciting range of projects across multiple different sectors? If you answered yes to the above questions, we want to hear from you!

We are looking for a Building Safety Act (BSA) Consultant / Principal Designer to join our growing team in London. You'll work closely with clients, design teams, and contractors to help deliver safe, compliant, and successful outcomes under the Building Safety Act. Our team brings together a wealth of industry experience and is made up of a number of qualified Architects who have successfully transitioned into Building Safety and Principal Designer roles.

As a Building & Construction Safety Consultant, you will manage a portfolio of BSA and Principal Designer commissions, providing clear, practical, and commercially focused advice to clients, designers, and contractors. You'll be responsible for delivering projects to agreed scope, quality, programme, and commercial objectives, while building trusted relationships with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. You'll work independently to manage your workload, maintain accurate project records, and ensure all documentation and outputs meet our high standards. Alongside developing your technical expertise, you'll gain valuable experience in client management, commercial awareness, risk management, and project delivery.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to build your career within a respected and growing safety team, providing a strong foundation for future progression and professional development.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Delivering Building Safety Act (BSA) and Principal Designer services across a diverse portfolio of projects, ensuring work is completed to the highest standards of quality, compliance, and client service.
• Supporting the successful delivery of projects by coordinating key deliverables, managing documentation, and ensuring programmes and budgets remain on track.
• Collaborating with senior team members to develop your technical expertise, benefiting from mentoring, guidance, and hands-on project experience.
• Facilitating design risk reviews and contributing to the preparation and management of Pre-Construction Information and Health & Safety Files.
• Building strong working relationships with clients, designers, contractors, and internal stakeholders, providing clear and professional communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitoring project performance, maintaining accurate records, and supporting commercial activities including forecasting, resource planning, and invoicing.
• Contributing ideas to improve processes, templates, systems, and ways of working, helping to drive continuous improvement across the team.
• Supporting the preparation of bids, tenders, and fee proposals by providing technical input and project insights.
• Playing an active role in fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and supportive team culture aligned with our Deliver Better Together ethos.
• Taking ownership of your work, proactively managing priorities, identifying risks, and ensuring successful project outcomes.

About You

In order to be considered for this role, you must:

• Hold an Architectural or Architectural Technology qualification, such as RIBA Part I, II or III, Architectural Training, BTEC Level 3 Diploma, HNC, HND, or a BSc in Architectural Design Technology.
• Have a minimum of experience delivering projects across the UK through a range of RIBA work stages.
• Possess a strong understanding of construction and design processes, particularly following the introduction of the Building Safety Act.
• Have experience working within multidisciplinary project teams across a variety of sectors, supporting the successful delivery of projects under the Building Safety Act framework.
• Demonstrate previous experience working alongside or supporting a Principal Designer Building Regulations (PDBR).

In addition, you'll be someone who:

• Takes ownership of your work, consistently delivering high-quality outcomes with excellent attention to detail.
• Builds strong relationships with colleagues, clients, and project teams, contributing positively to a collaborative and supportive culture.
• Communicates confidently and professionally, ensuring information is shared effectively and challenges are addressed proactively.
• Applies sound judgement, integrity, and professionalism in all aspects of your work.
• Is committed to continuous professional development, actively expanding your technical expertise, commercial awareness, and project delivery skills.
• Brings a proactive, solutions-focused mindset and remains positive and resilient when managing competing priorities.

Unsure you tick every box? We still encourage you to apply, as your experience could be a great fit for this role or other opportunities within our team.

About Us

Our nationwide multidisciplinary team of 780+ employees work collaboratively to deliver outstanding places and spaces that create lasting value for local communities. Through our remarkable history, we have established the sound principles of success, and we have the vision and ambition to be even better. We're committed to creating sustainable communities where everyone feels safe, cared for and valued. We achieve that by encouraging a diverse, welcoming workplace for our people, clients and colleagues. We care about our people and improving our society and that means supporting your ambitions and interests at every level. We will provide you with an inspiring environment in which you will be able to drive real progress and impact in your career.

What we offer

Providing a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organisation. You will receive an attractive salary, and amongst other benefits you can also expect:

• Agile working.
• Career and Professional Development.
• Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities.
• 26 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days additional leave.
• Private healthcare, life assurance and healthcare cash plan.
• Stakeholder pension.
• Professional subscriptions.
• Employee Discount Scheme.
• Eyecare Scheme.
• Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme.

Equal Opportunities

As an equal opportunities employer, Pick Everard is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us on our journey.

Accessibility

We're committed to helping you perform at your best throughout the recruitment process. If you have a disability or require any adjustments to support your application or interview, please get in touch with us. We'll be happy to discuss how we can assist you.

Agencies

We are committed to building and nurturing great relationships with our agency partners. However, this role is being recruited for directly and therefore we are not seeking support at this time. Any unsolicited CV introductions will not be accepted.