Principal Designer

Principal Designer Job in Winchester, Hampshire

Our client now has a Principal Designer job available. If you're a Building Control professional or Architect with a knack for Health and Safety, this could be the perfect fit. You'll work on high-end residential and heritage projects, with plenty of opportunities to grow your role with this AJ100 architectural firm.

With their projects being featured in several industry and lifestyle publications regularly, the practice's portfolio of projects ranges from beautiful historic buildings and private homes to commercial properties and interiors in the UK and internationally.

Due to continued success, they now have a role for a Principal Designer to join the team.

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead in planning, managing, and monitoring design work

• Advise architectural teams to ensure compliance with Building Regulations

• Develop the company's compliance and safety services

• Manage and develop Principal Designer duties under the Building Safety Act

• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and deliver client-focused services

• Collaborate with teams to execute strategic initiatives and meet key performance indicators

• Prepare reports and provide insights to senior leadership

• Monitor design phases for compliance and assist in assessing Duty Holders' competence

• Provide creative solutions to design challenges and promote sustainability practices

• Maintain strong client relationships and support them with Duty Holder responsibilities

• Serve as the primary client contact, ensuring professional communication

• Liaise with external teams, attend project meetings and keep project managers informed

• Coordinate training on building regulations and mentor staff

• Lead by example, managing time effectively and ensuring work meets required standards

• Support financial management, project organisation, and health and safety documentation.

Required Skills & Experience

• Previous experience in the construction industry, ideally in a compliance or health and safety role

• Excellent knowledge of the Building Safety Act 2022

• In-depth understanding of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015

• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking abilities

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and foster strong relationships with design directors, senior leadership, and architectural teams

• Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously

• Degree in Architecture, Building Surveying, Construction Management, or a similar field

• Membership in RICS, CABE, RIBA, CIAT, BSCF, or CIOB.

What you get back

• Competitive salary dependent on experience

• Hybrid working with 3 days per week required in the office

• 21 days of holiday, plus bank holidays and discretionary leave over Christmas

• Paid parking and close to the train station

• The practice offers a variety of workplace activities and groups, such as 'Woman in Architecture, Sustainability Working Group, and Historic Buildings Working Group' - just to name a few!

• Professional memberships paid for

• No staff are expected to work overtime, but if offered they will pay this at an increased rate

• Employee assistance programme

• Professional memberships paid for

• Life insurance

• Project trips, sketching sessions, social events, and charity fundraising

• Further benefits revealed upon application

• Career development and training

Apply

If you meet the criteria above, send us your CV and portfolio. We receive a large number of applications so if you do not hear back within 7 days consider your application unsuccessful this time. We will keep a copy of your details on file for future vacancies.

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Referral

Did you know we run a referral scheme? We'll give you £300 worth of vouchers if you introduce us to anyone who we then successfully place in a new job role. Just send us their information and we'll do the rest.

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Principal Designer Job in Winchester, Hampshire - Your Property Recruitment Specialists (Recruiter: John Watson Job Ref: 14317) #LI-Hybrid #LI-JW1

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