BRPD Consultant – Kensington, London

Overview

In this BRPD Consultant role, you help lead design compliance across Building Regulations, fire safety, and related domains for a growing studio. You will co-lead the BRPD function, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to ensure cohesive, compliant outcomes. The position blends project delivery with business development, shaping processes and governance for higher-risk projects. You join a collaborative, forward-thinking practice expanding its BRPD service and project portfolio, offering a clear impact path and professional growth.

Pay / Benefits

• salary 50,000–65,000
• flexible working with minimum 2 days per week in London studio
• 25 days Holiday + Christmas shutdown + Birthday off
• ongoing CPD and support for professional development and membership

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage design work to ensure compliance with Building Regulations across structure, fire safety, ventilation, energy, access and use
• Co-lead the BRPD function by developing processes, templates, and workflows for design compliance and duty-holder coordination
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams to ensure cohesion, compliance and clear responsibilities
• Carry out design compliance reviews, record assumptions and risks, and manage change control impacts on compliance
• Support the production of golden thread information and, where applicable, Gateway submissions and compliance statements for HRB projects
• Advise clients and internal teams on statutory duties under the Building Safety Act and Building Regulations regime
• Stay current with regulatory changes, competence frameworks and best-practice, embedding improvements across the team
• Assist senior management with business development activities, including input into proposals for BRPD services

Key requirements

• Architectural or architectural-technology background with experience in design compliance or design coordination
• Direct experience of Building Regulations and compliance work, ideally having acted in or supported a Principal Designer (Building Regulations) role
• Strong knowledge of the Building Regulations, Approved Documents and the regulatory regime under the Building Safety Act
• Proven experience coordinating multi-discipline design teams and challenging design inputs on compliance grounds
• Ability to interpret drawings, BIM models and specifications to identify compliance gaps
• Excellent communication skills with confidence engaging clients and project teams
• ARB/RIBA registration or equivalent (desirable)
• Experience working on Higher Risk Buildings and understanding Gateway processes (desirable)
• Familiarity with Revit, BIM standards and design coordination tools (desirable)

• Excellent communication
• Client engagement
• Collaborative teamwork
• Revit
• BIM standards
• design coordination tools

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