Role: Building Regulations Principal Designer

Location: Sheffield – Projects on a regional and national basis

Sector: Compliance Consultancy

Salary: £60,000 – £65,000 + attractive benefits package

WRG has recently partnered with an independent compliance consultancy that operates across the UK. The business primarily deliver Building Safety and Building Regulations Compliance services to clients across the property & construction industry. 2025 was a very successful year for the business, which has led to ambitious growth plans for this year, they would like to appoint a Building Regulations Principal Designer to the team, ideally someone from a building control or building inspector background due to the nature of the work that they undertake.

This is a crucial hire for the business, you will be an integral part of the design team, liaising with designers, architects, fire engineers, MEP, and other key stakeholders to ensure building regs and BSA compliance. The ideal candidate must have a strong understanding of regulatory regime and guidance documents that demonstrate compliance with the building regs.

Our client typically works on a range of projects, including residential (student accommodation, apartment buildings, care homes, hotels), education, retail, industrial, office, healthcare, defence and custodial. They need someone who has a strong technical understanding of the building regulations and ideally is registered at Class 2 E/ F.

Duties:

• Carryout building inspections, plan checks, site visits, surveys and prepare reports.
• Offer advice around the Building Safety Act and ensure compliance on projects.
• Liaison with clients and their professional teams around project scope and management of the fee proposal process.
• Reviewing scheme proposals and providing initial comments and mark-ups with regards to compliance.
• Reviewing and responding to queries in relation to early-stage design development.
• Providing expert ad-hoc advice on Building Regulations compliance as required.
• Formal report writing with annotations to clearly demonstrate compliance in order to support the design teams submission to approving authorities.
• Create compliance trackers to ensure projects are monitored for BSA and Building Regs compliance.
• Support clients with the relevant planning gateways.
• Inspect properties and buildings at key stages of the building process.
• Attend client and design team meetings to offer professional input relation to building regs compliance.
• Provide technical advice to clients, contractors, developers, colleagues, and key stakeholders.
• Ensure projects are completed in line with current building regulations and legislation.

Requirements:

• Degree in Building Surveying, Construction Management, Architecture or similar discipline.
• Membership to CABE, RICS or CIOB.
• Previous experience as an Building Control Surveyor or Building Inspector along with experience of inspecting buildings and properties.
• Registered Building Inspector – Class 2 E/ F.
• Excellent knowledge of the Building Safety Act, building regulations, codes and legislation.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.

Apply:

• Salary in the region of £60,000 – £65,000.
• 25 days holiday allowance + bank holidays.
• Buy and sell holiday.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
• Enhance company pension plan.
• Private healthcare scheme and long term sick pay.
• Excellent CPD, training and support from day one with the business.
• Hybrid working environment.
• Professional membership fees covered.
• Clear career pathway with opportunities for progression and development.
• High performing company culture, along with charity, sport and summer/ Christmas events.

If you are interested in the role, or would like more information about the position then please contact Mike@werecruitgroup.com | 07562 945 690