CDM Principal Designer
hace 8 días
Birmingham
Location: Central Birmingham (office based)Employment Type: Permanent Full Time or Part time (3 days a week) About the Practice This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established AJ100 architectural practice with their studio in Birmingham The practice is recognised nationally for delivering complex, high-quality projects across higher education, research, healthcare, commercial workplace, and large-scale retrofit and regeneration. The studio has a strong reputation for technical excellence, sustainability leadership and design quality, with award-winning projects including landmark higher education campuses, medical and life sciences facilities, specialist teaching buildings and city-centre workplace refurbishments across the UK. The Role The practice is seeking a qualified Architect to provide a strong emphasis on Quality Assurance, Principal Designer duties, and compliance with the Building Safety Act (BSA), CDM Regulations 2015 and Building Regulations. This is a key role within the QA team, supporting delivery teams to ensure regulatory compliance, robust audit trails and high technical standards across the practice. Key Responsibilities Quality Assurance & Compliance • Undertake QA reviews across projects practice-wide, supporting Project Architects and delivery teams, • Lead and support Building Regulations technical reviews, monitoring and following up compliance, • Monitor Common Data Environment (CDE) compliance, including naming conventions, workflows and version control, • Act in support of the Principal Designer role under the Building Safety Act, • Collate, maintain and quality check Golden Thread information in line with BSA requirements, • Manage Mandatory Occurrence Reporting (MOR) processes and internal notifications, • Maintain Change Control Tracking and evidence logs, • Coordinate and maintain competency records for design team members, • Integrate technical, statutory and regulatory requirements into design and production information, • Provide fire compliance support, reporting and compliance checking, • Mentor staff on technical detailing, QA and compliance processes, • Contribute to design reviews, QA committees and practice meetings, • Attend internal and external meetings, preparing agendas, minutes and action tracking Essential • RIBA Part 1 & Part 2 Architecture Degree & Diploma, • RIBA Part 3 Examination completed, • Strong understanding of Building Regulations, technical standards and health & safety frameworks, • Knowledge of CDM Regulations 2015, • Excellent organisational skills with outstanding attention to detail, • Experience using AutoCAD or similar, • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Project), • Work on nationally recognised higher education, healthcare and research projects, • Strong QA culture with opportunities to shape best practice