Technical Lead (Building Compliance)
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Technical Lead - Building Compliance
Midlands Region | Hybrid Working | Salary Negotiable
We are partnering with one of the UK's leading privately-owned Construction and Interiors businesses to recruit an experienced Technical Lead - Building Compliance to support projects across the Midlands region.
With more than 170 years of industry heritage, our client is recognised as one of the UK's top employers, delivering sustainable, community-focused projects across both the public and private sectors. Known for innovation, flexible working, and a people-first culture, they continue to shape environments that create a lasting positive impact.
This is an exciting opportunity for a technically strong building compliance professional to play a key role in supporting project teams, ensuring compliance with current legislation, business standards, and building safety requirements.
You'll benefit from a flexible hybrid working arrangement, splitting your time between home, the office, and project sites as required.
Working across a diverse portfolio of projects - including complex and occasionally Higher-Risk Buildings (HRBs), you'll use your technical expertise and collaborative approach to guide teams through the evolving regulatory landscape.
Projects typically range from £10m to £150m+ across sectors including: Education, Healthcare, Residential, Commercial, Leisure, Blue Light, No two projects are the same.
The Role
As Technical Lead, you will:
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, stakeholders, and project teams, providing clear technical guidance in line with current Building Regulations and compliance standards.
- Support and facilitate the business's role as Principal Designer, acting as a trusted technical advisor to project teams.
- Develop and implement processes to assess and review competency across the wider team.
- Collaborate with Design Managers, consultants, and specialist subcontractors to ensure all required compliance information is provided and properly coordinated.
- Ensure design information is consistently high quality, compliant, coordinated, and deliverable.
- Maintain accurate records of technical discussions, decisions, and compliance reviews.
- Act as the named Principal Designer duty holder on behalf of the business upon completion of the design phase.
- Provide ongoing support to site teams, assisting with queries and matters raised through inspections where required.
- Mentor and support the regional Design Management community, promoting best practice and continuous improvement.
What We're Looking For
To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:
- Class 3 Building Control accreditation/qualification.
- Previous experience operating as a Registered Building Inspector (RBI).
- Level D competence within the Building Inspector Competence Framework, in line with Class 3 Building Control requirements.
- Strong technical understanding of Building Regulations and the Building Safety Act.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- A collaborative, proactive approach with a passion for supporting project teams.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
If you're looking to play a key role in delivering safe, compliant, and innovative construction projects across the Midlands, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply online today for a confidential discussion.
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⭐ Highlight your Class 3 Building Control accreditation prominently as this is explicitly required for the Technical Lead role
📊 Quantify your project experience: 'Led compliance on 8 projects worth £10-150m+ across education and healthcare sectors'
🏗️ Emphasise your Principal Designer experience as you'll be acting as named duty holder for the business
🎯 Showcase your RBI registration and Level D competence as these are core requirements for Building Inspector duties
🤝 Demonstrate mentoring experience with Design Management teams as you'll be supporting the regional community
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- •Led Principal Designer duties on 12 construction projects worth £85m total, ensuring full Building Regulations compliance across education and healthcare sectors
- •Implemented competency assessment processes for 15-person design team, achieving 100% Level D compliance within Building Inspector Competence Framework
- •Coordinated design information across 8 specialist subcontractors on £45m Higher-Risk Building project, delivering compliant documentation 3 weeks ahead of schedule
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Your Technical Lead Building Compliance position at this established Construction and Interiors business represents exactly the career progression I'm seeking. With my Class 3 Building Control accreditation and Registered Building Inspector credentials, I'm well-positioned to support your Midlands projects ranging from £10m to £150m+ whilst fulfilling Principal Designer duties.
My background in building compliance and design management has equipped me to guide project teams through the evolving regulatory landscape, particularly with Higher-Risk Buildings and the Building Safety Act requirements. I've consistently delivered compliant, coordinated design information whilst mentoring regional teams.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you ensure compliance with the Building Safety Act on Higher-Risk Buildings?
- ›Explain the Principal Designer duties under CDM Regulations and how you've fulfilled them
- ›What's your approach to coordinating design information across multiple consultants?
- ›How do you assess competency within design teams using current frameworks?
- ›Describe your experience with Building Regulations compliance on projects over £50m
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to guide a project team through complex regulatory changes
- ›Describe a situation where you mentored junior design management professionals
- ›Give an example of how you built strong stakeholder relationships on a challenging project
- ›Tell me about a time you identified and resolved a compliance issue before it became critical
- ›Describe how you've managed competing priorities across multiple project sites
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Tell me about a time you had to guide a project team through complex regulatory changes
Describe a situation where you mentored junior design management professionals