Building Regulations Principal Contractor - Compliance Coordinator

Laing O'Rourke; Brighton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is seeking a detail-focused compliance professional to lead BRPC duties on a major NHS redevelopment healthcare programme. You will inspect, evidence, and deliver records that demonstrate quality, safety and compliance on site.

With a background in Clerk of Works, Warranty Inspection, or Building Control, you will collaborate with delivery teams, Building Inspectors and Designers to ensure clear roles, early issue resolution, and continuous improvement across the project.

Qualifications

• Background in inspection, assurance, or building control roles such as Clerk of Works, Warranty Inspector, or Registered Building Inspector.
• Solid experience with Building Regulations and compliance frameworks.
• Strong eye for detail and ability to document issues clearly.
• Confident engaging with site teams and prioritising in a fast-paced delivery environment.
• Experience maintaining accurate, defensible records.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted compliance lead on site, supporting delivery teams to meet BRPC duties during construction.
• Carrying out regular, risk-based inspections, with a strong focus on quality, workmanship, and compliance.
• Producing clear, auditable inspection records and ensuring issues are followed through to close-out.
• Working closely with Registered Building Inspectors and Building Control Approvers, including joint inspections where required.
• Promoting a robust inspection culture, where assurance is proactive rather than reactive.
• Supporting the assessment of contractor competence, ensuring those delivering work are suitably capable.
• Acting as a key liaison between client, designers and contractors to ensure clarity of roles and responsibilities.
• Contributing to continuous improvement, sharing lessons learned and raising standards across the project.

Skills

Inspection background

Attention to detail

On-site communication

Record-keeping

Education

Degree in Building Surveying/Construction/Architecture/Engineering

Chartered status or working towards chartership

Job description

At Laing O'Rourke, we are looking for a detail-focused compliance professional who takes pride in high-quality inspection, clear records, and getting things right first time.

If you come from a Clerk of Works, Warranty Inspection, or Building Control background, this role offers the opportunity to apply your expertise on one of the UK's most significant healthcare construction programmes, with real influence over quality, safety, and assurance.

You will play a key role in supporting our statutory duties as Building Regulations Principal Contractor (BRPC), helping ensure that work is inspected, evidenced, and delivered in line with Part 2A of the Building Regulations.

What you will be doing

• Acting as a trusted compliance lead on site, supporting delivery teams to meet BRPC duties during construction
• Carrying out regular, risk-based inspections, with a strong focus on quality, workmanship, and compliance
• Producing clear, auditable inspection records and ensuring issues are followed through to close-out
• Working closely with Registered Building Inspectors and Building Control Approvers, including joint inspections where required
• Promoting a robust inspection culture, where assurance is proactive rather than reactive
• Supporting the assessment of contractor competence, ensuring those delivering work are suitably capable
• Acting as a key liaison between client, designers and contractors to ensure clarity of roles and responsibilities
• Contributing to continuous improvement, sharing lessons learned and raising standards across the project

What you will likely bring

• A background in inspection, assurance, or building control roles such as Clerk of Works, Warranty Inspector, or Registered Building Inspector
• Solid experience working with Building Regulations and compliance frameworks, ideally on complex or large-scale projects
• A strong eye for detail, with the ability to identify issues early and document them clearly
• Confidence in engaging with site teams while maintaining a balanced, pragmatic approach
• Experience maintaining accurate, defensible records that stand up to scrutiny
• The ability to prioritise effectively in a fast-paced delivery environment

Qualifications (desirable)

• Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline such as Building Surveying, Construction, Architecture or Engineering
• Chartered status, or working towards chartership, with a recognised body such as RICS, CABE or similar

Why this role may appeal

• A chance to apply your inspection expertise on a landmark healthcare project that will transform hospital facilities for the local community
• An opportunity to influence quality and compliance at a system level, supporting the safe delivery of a highly regulated environment
• Working within a business that is actively shaping best practice in building safety, assurance and modern methods of construction
• The opportunity to contribute to the successful delivery of a major NHS redevelopment programme

Inclusion and accessibility

At Laing O'Rourke, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and encourage candidates with diverse experiences, perspectives and career paths to apply.

We believe that a diverse workforce strengthens our business and helps us deliver better outcomes for our clients, communities and each other.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who meet the essential criteria. If you would like to opt in, or require adjustments at any stage of the process, please let us know.

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