Principal Designer

Carriera Limited; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the property and construction sector is seeking a Senior Principal Designer to lead design efforts while ensuring compliance with the Building Safety Act 2022. This role involves working closely with Housing Associations and Local Authorities, delivering Principal Designer services for residential projects, including Higher Risk Buildings. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in design management and architectural practices, demonstrating leadership in coordinating design teams. This exciting opportunity offers a competitive salary and an industry-leading benefits package, making it a perfect fit for those passionate about enhancing safety and design excellence in construction.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus incentive

Pension contributions

Private medical insurance

28 days holiday (incl. Bank Holidays)

1 day off for birthday

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Principal Designer or Architect with knowledge of Building Safety Act.
• Strong leadership and design management skills required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure design compliance with Building Safety regulations.
• Review and assess design changes and documentation.
• Coordinate with design teams and clients effectively.

Skills

Principal Designer experience

Design Management

Architectural experience

Leadership skills

Proactive attitude

Training ability

Job description

This range is provided by Carriera Limited. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

Location: Manchester (Hybrid)

Sector: Property & Construction

Salary: £50,000-60,000 + industry leading benefits package

Carriera are working with a leading property and construction consultancy who are currently recruiting for a Senior Principal Designer with experience in the BR/PD role or an architect with a strong knowledge of the Building Safety Act and some PD knowledge. The successful candidate will champion the design and the Building Safety Act 2022 regulations for the office.

The Architect or Principal Designer will carry out duties in accordance with the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA), working with Housing Association and Local Authority clients. This includes delivering all Principal Designer services directly for clients on residential property, including Higher Risk Buildings (HRB) as follows:

Duties

• Ensuring that the design team has the necessary competence and experience to set out their duties.
• Ensure that the design work complies with all relevant Building Safety requirements.
• Review the Building Safety Case for the building.
• Attend design team meetings and client meetings in accordance with the agreed programme and scope of work.
• Monitor design work in accordance with project implementation process and the Building Safety Case.
• Review existing design, plans, specifications and documentation related to compliance with the Building Regulations.
• Ensure that any changes made to the design are properly assessed and approved by an agreed Change Management Regime.
• Obtain written consent from designers/consultants that their designs are compliant with the relevant Building Regulations.
• Prepare and submit a signed competence declaration.

Essential Skills

• Excellent Principal Designer or Design Management/Architectural experience.
• Leadership skills in coordinating Design Teams.
• Proactive.
• Ability to provide training to Clients and colleagues.
• Salary up to £60,000 per annum.
• Discretionary bonus incentive.
• Pension contributions.
• Private medical insurance.
• 28 days holiday (incl. Bank Holidays).
• 1 day off for birthday.

If you are interested in the role, please contact Alex Harcombe on 07930 904405 for further information.

Carriera Limited values diversity and promotes equality. We welcome applications from all sections of society and are open to discussing any reasonable adjustments or additional arrangements you may require to support your application. All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. When advertising permanent vacancies, we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary vacancies, we are acting as an Employment Business for the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003. All applications will be held in strict confidence and in accordance with our privacy policy.

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Consulting and Design

Industries

Construction