Building Safety Consultant

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Aldwych Consulting

Building Safety Consultant – Multiple locations

• Are you an experienced Building Inspector with the right accreditations to guide projects to compliance?
• Do you want to work on a variety of exciting projects, from education and energy to retail and defence?
• Can you lead compliance processes, ensure designs meet regulations, and support clients through building safety procedures?

About the Role
As a Building Safety Consultant, you will act as a principal consultant for building regulations compliance, supporting clients across a diverse range of projects. You will ensure designs meet regulations, providing expert guidance to designers and project teams. This role offers a balance of office, home, and site work, with responsibilities split across compliance tracking, design team meetings, and occasional site visits.

About the Company
You’ll be joining a global leader in engineering, project management, and design consultancy. The company delivers high-profile projects across various sectors, including infrastructure, energy, education, and defence. With a strong focus on safety, sustainability, and innovation, they have a proven track record of providing clients with expert guidance in compliance and regulations.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct plan checks and maintain compliance trackers, ensuring regulatory requirements are met.
• Lead discussions with designers and project managers to resolve compliance queries and ensure designs are fully compliant.
• Support design teams through design review meetings and maintain regular communication with stakeholders.
• Visit project sites to verify that construction aligns with approved designs.
• Work on multiple projects, with up to 10 projects at any one time.
• Act as a compliance expert for various frameworks, including education, defence, and commercial projects (you will not be working on High Rise Building Projects)
• Provide technical expertise to support and upskill building surveyors on complex projects.

Requirements

• Accredited Building Inspector with relevant qualifications (Class 2, 3 or 4)
• Demonstrated experience in building regulations compliance and working within a Principal Designer framework.
• Strong understanding of compliance processes, particularly within non-high-rise building projects.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, with the ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Flexibility to work across office, home, and site environments.
• Willingness to mentor and upskill junior staff and support the team with challenging technical queries.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid working model – office/home/site
• Opportunity to work on high-profile frameworks with well-known clients
• Career development opportunities, including project management and fire risk assessment pathways.
• Join a growing and supportive team of specialists, with plans to expand expertise and leadership opportunities.
• Work within a company known for its commitment to innovation, sustainability, and technical excellence.
• Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.

Take the next step in your career by joining a leading organisation that sets the standard for building safety and compliance. Apply now!

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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