Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

As Senior Building Regulations Principal Designer (BRPD), you will act on major projects across different industry sectors, liaising between the lead designer and WSP’s engineering and specialist teams. You will represent the Design Management team to develop the BRPD strategy and process within WSP, delivering future-facing solutions for a range of projects.

You will collaborate with engineers and specialists on projects and in the delivery of BRPD processes and solutions for both High Risk and Non High Risk Buildings. Your responsibilities include overseeing design aspects to ensure objectives are met and deliverables are produced to the highest standards, aligned with the principles set out in the Building Safety Act 2022.

You will provide leadership, direction, and coordination to the design team, guiding projects from inception to completion. This includes leading strategy development, implementing processes aligned with project goals and client requirements, managing the BRPD process, and coordinating with all stakeholders.

Tracking, evaluating, and reporting project progress against the BRPD process, representing the design team at high-level progress review meetings, and coordinating risk and issue resolution across stakeholders will be key parts of your role. You will define, organise, and implement project set-up and mobilisation, coordinate with design consultants and other stakeholders, and manage project briefs, scopes of work, and design schedules.

Facilitating interdisciplinary design workshops to demonstrate competency and compliance with BRPD requirements, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements, industry standards, and best practices to maintain quality and safety throughout the design process are essential.

You will oversee preparation of design and construction documentation including drawings, specifications, and schedules, assist in project completion and handover, and support bids and opportunities.

The Design Management team focuses on large and complex multi-disciplinary projects in the property and building sector. Reporting to a Technical Director or Director, this role offers career development opportunities and the chance to shape the team’s direction. You may support specific sectors or broaden your experience across sectors. The team is rapidly growing, providing excellent career prospects.

This role reports to a senior leader within the Design Management team in WSP UK Property and Buildings business.

Experience
- Acting as a client-facing design manager or technical lead and coordinator on large or complex multi-disciplinary projects
- Familiarity with all RIBA design stages, with experience in Stages 1 to 3 including planning submissions
- Experience working within large multi-disciplinary projects preferred
- Proven ability to lead and coordinate design teams and manage project delivery
- Interest in innovation and developing new solutions

About you
- Highly organised and proactive individual
- Collaborative attitude with effective communication skills across all stakeholders and character types
- Passionate about the Building Safety Act and implementation of the BRPD
- Eager to contribute to and influence innovative projects within a supportive and rapidly growing team
- Willingness to undergo security clearance prior to appointment

Qualifications
- Engineering, Architectural or Design Management degree
- Chartered status, professional accreditation or close to achieving either