Senior Building Safety Consultant & CDM Consultant

Arcadis; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 45,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking a Building Safety Consultant to provide advisory services related to Building Regulations. You'll work on diverse projects across various sectors, ensuring compliance and collaborating with design teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in building control, excellent communication skills, and experience guiding clients through regulatory processes. This position offers the opportunity to enhance your career while contributing to impactful projects.

Qualifications

• Experienced in delivering architectural or building control services.
• Strong knowledge of Building Regulations and Building Safety Act 2022.
• Ability to communicate complex safety concepts effectively.

Responsibilities

• Advise internal design teams on Building Regulations requirements.
• Assess designs to ensure compliance with Building Regulations.
• Facilitate workshops on compliance with Building Regulations.
• Provide technical expertise to internal teams and stakeholders.
• Ensure projects align with current Building Regulations.

Skills

Building Regulations knowledge

Client-facing communication

Project management

Organizational skills

Education

Background in architecture, design/engineering or building control

Membership with CABE, RICS, RIBA, CIAT or CIOB

BICoF Class 2F registration (preferred)

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description

Arcadis is seeking a Building Safety Consultant interested in advancing their career within a world leading architecture, design and engineering consultancy. The role involves working with a diverse range of clients within the built environment. The business manages projects across multiple sectors, including healthcare, residential, education, data centres, industrial, commercial, retail, office, leisure and custodial. This new position has been created due to securing a wide range of exciting projects which require support following changes to the Building Regulations and Building Control Regime. The role will involve providing Building Regulations Advisory Services and delivering the Building Regulations Principal Designer role. Arcadis has an established process for providing support to clients on Building Safety Act requirements and we require additional expertise in Building Control. This position is ideal for a candidate with several years of Building Control experience in the field who is interested in pursuing a career applying their expertise on a wider capacity in a consulting and advisory environment.

Role accountabilities

• Advise internal design teams and project stakeholders on Building Regulations requirements.
• Assess designs, surveys, and inspections to ensure compliance with Building Regulations.
• Offer guidance on building control processes throughout project lifecycles.
• Support the delivery of the Principal Designer role under the Building Regulations framework.
• Participate in client and design team meetings as necessary.
• Facilitate internal and external workshops on Building Regulations compliance.
• Provide technical expertise to internal teams and project stakeholders.
• Ensure that projects align with current Building Regulations and legislative requirements.
• Guide and support clients and in-house teams in meeting their obligations under the Building Regulations 2010 (as amended) and the Building Safety Act 2022.
• Fulfill the role of Building Regulations Principal Designer for clients, as defined by the Building Regulations 2010 (as amended) and in line with established company processes.
• Collaborate with designers to review regulatory compliance in designs and develop practical solutions that align with legal standards and industry best practices.
• Perform a variety of Building Safety Consultancy tasks in line with agreed service deliverables.
• HR, conduct gap analyses, and appraise plans to identify missing information required for building regulation approval.
• Deliver building regulation compliance training sessions internally and externally, as required.
• Apply quality assurance principles in daily activities.
• Stay current with updates to legislation and best practices in the field.

Qualifications & Experience

• Experienced in delivering architectural or building control services.
• BICoF Class 2F registration (preferred).
• Membership with CABE, RICS, RIBA, CIAT or CIOB.
• Strong knowledge of Building Regulations, Building Safety Act 2022, Design and Construction Processes and design codes.
• Knowledge of CDM 2015.
• Background in architecture, design/engineering or building control.
• Excellent client-facing skills, with the ability to communicate complex safety concepts effectively.
• Highly organised, able to manage multiple projects across different sectors.
• Experience of delivering the CDM 2015 or Building Regulations Principal Designer is advantageous, but not essential.

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills‑based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximise the impact we can make together. You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.