Building Safety Consultant

Ridge & Partners Llp; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Ridge & Partners Llp is seeking a Building Safety Consultant to deliver defined elements of Building Safety Act and Building Regulations services across a portfolio of projects. The role can be based in London, Birmingham, Oxford, Leeds, Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool or Leeds offices, working within Ridge's governance and assurance framework.

The role focuses on integrating compliance into coordinated design information, collaborating with architectural, structural, fire and MEP teams, and

Qualifications

• Solid grounding in the built environment and ability to operate within a live project setting.
• Experience in design coordination, Building Control or multidisciplinary environments.
• Knowledge of Building Regulations and Building Safety Act basics.

Responsibilities

• Support design-stage coordination and client/design team meetings.
• Review design information to identify coordination gaps and compliance risks.
• Track decisions and maintain auditable records.
• Contribute to improving internal processes and cross-discipline coordination.

Skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in a construction-related discipline

Job description

We are recruiting a Building Safety Consultant delivering defined elements of Building Safety Act and Building Regulations services across a portfolio of projects, operating within Ridge's governance and assurance arrangements and with support appropriate to project complexity and risk to join a growing discipline in Ridge. This role can be based in our London, Birmingham, Oxford, Leeds, Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool or Leeds offices.

The role includes supporting Building Regulations advisory services and the Building Regulations Principal Designer function, working with clients and design teams throughout RIBA stages. A key focus is ensuring that compliance considerations are integrated into coordinated design information, rather than addressed retrospectively.

You will be embedded within project teams, contributing to design-stage coordination, participating in meetings, reviewing information and helping to drive the resolution of compliance-related issues. The role requires a practical understanding of construction pathology, how projects operate, how design develops under programme and commercial pressure, and how regulatory matters influence delivery if not addressed in a timely and coordinated way.

You will take ownership of defined tasks, engage directly with design teams, identify issues that require attention and contribute to structured, consistent and defensible delivery. You will be responsible for recording and managing open risks and design information within Ridge's management tools to raise with relevant parties. This is not a standalone technical authority role. However, it is not an administrative support function that requires positive collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

What you need to do to be effective in this role

Key Responsibilities

The role involves engaging with how information is produced and managed, ensuring key issues are identified early, decisions are clear, and compliance is demonstrable. You will work closely with architectural, structural, fire and MEP disciplines, building an understanding of how design intent, coordination and compliance interact. You will take ownership of defined elements of project delivery and support the progression of matters ensuring that your work is completed to a consistent and reliable standard, including:

• Accountability for the quality, accuracy and organisation of your outputs, alongside an understanding of how your contribution supports wider project outcomes.
• Recognising when to escape and when to resolve through coordination.
• Coordinating design inputs and assisting senior colleagues to support Building Regulations compliance and BRPD processes
• Participating confidently in client, design team and technical coordination meetings
• Reviewing design information to identify coordination gaps and compliance risks
• Tracking decisions, actions and evidence to maintain clear, auditable records

You will also support structured aspects of delivery, including:

• Gateway processes and preparation of submission information
• Clear communication and reporting through meeting notes and compliance summaries
• Maintaining organised, auditable project records

Alongside project work, you will contribute to improving internal processes and work collaboratively with other Ridge disciplines to support coordinated and defensible outcomes.

The skills and experience you need to have for this role

REQUIREMENTS

2.1 ESSENTIAL

The role requires a solid grounding in the built environment, combined with the ability to operate effectively within a live project setting. You should be comfortable working with design information, engaging with multidisciplinary teams and contributing to coordinated delivery, manage tasks, information and priorities within a structured environment rather than working in isolation.

You will understand and interpret design information as it develops through project stages and possess a structured and reliable approach, supported by:

• Competence with Microsoft Office and standard collaboration tools
• A commitment to ongoing professional development and learning

You will possess:

• A degree, or equivalent, in a construction-related discipline such as architecture, architectural technology, building surveying, Building Control or engineering
• Experience working within a design, coordination, Building Control or multidisciplinary environment
• A working knowledge of the Building Regulations, and how they apply during project delivery
• An awareness of the Building Safety Act and associated secondary legislation including higher risk buildings.

2.2 DESIRABLE

• Familiarity with gateway processes or structured information management approaches
• Membership of, or progress towards, a relevant professional body such as CIAT, RICS, CIOB or CABE
• Exposure to the Building Regulations Principal Designer role or similar coordination-focused responsibilities