Job Title: Designated Individual
Location: Teesside (Site based)
Hours: 42 per week
Employment Type: Full time employment
The Designated Individual is responsible for overseeing and ensuring that the organisation fulfils its duties as BR Principal Contractor under the Building Safety Act and Building Regulations. The role provides day-to-day coordination and oversight of building works, operating close to the project to influence planning and delivery while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. It supports project teams by providing independent assurance and maintaining clear accountability between site activities, organisational governance, and building safety obligations.
Key Accountabilities
The Designated Individual is accountable for ensuring that the organisation fulfils all BR Principal Contractor duties, including ensuring construction work complies with all relevant requirements of the Building Regulations 2010 (as amended).
Managing statutory duties under:
* Building Regulations Part 2A 2010 (as amended)
* Building Safety Act 2022
* Higher Risk Building Procedures (where applicable)
* Plan, manage and monitor the construction phase to ensure compliance with Building Regulations.
* Ensure building work is carried out correctly, safely, and in accordance with the Approved for Construction (AFC) design.
* Ensure individuals performing building or design work are competent and appropriately supervised.
The Designated Individual is accountable for effective coordination across:
* Client
* BR Principal Designer
* Designers
* Contractors and supply chain
* Building Safety Regulator (as required)
* This includes sharing information, enabling collaboration, and ensuring regulatory compliance is maintained throughout
* Manage and maintain the Golden Thread of accurate, accessible, structured information
* Ensure changes that affect compliance are documented, reviewed, and controlled
* Provide compliance declarations to the Client
* Ensure all records are assembled and submitted
Key Responsibilities
* Verify that construction aligns to the approved design and regulatory requirements
* Oversee and coordinate interventions, inspections, and verification activities
* Ensure the competence of all individuals performing or supervising building work
* Ensure appropriate supervision of trainees
* Maintain a complete set of compliance records during the appointment period
* Provide evidence of inspections, design or construction changes, and regulatory correspondence
* Coordinate design changes and record compliance-affecting decisions
* Liaise with Building Control Bodies, the BR Principal Designer and the Client on change matters
Leadership expectations emphasise that the Designated Individual must:
* Ensure strengthened governance in design & engineering, procurement, commercial and quality processes
* Lead the audit and checking process to verify ongoing compliance
* Support upskilling within the organisation and coordinate Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
* Support regular audits of all duties, activities, actions and record keeping
* The Designated Individual must operate with sufficient independence from project delivery to provide credible oversight and assurance
Interacts With:
* All stakeholders on the project, designers (internal and external) at all levels, the wider internal Design & Engineering team and external design partners.
* Operating Environment
* Ensure the organisation’s Code of Conduct is thoroughly understood, adhered to and promoted to ensure safe, compliant and consistent working practices.
* Operate in an open and even-handed manner with all personnel. Treat all stakeholders with courtesy and respect, embracing diversity and encouraging individuals to achieve their full potential.
* Proactively contributes to teamwork and cross-functional working, sharing knowledge and combining expertise across the organisation, with clients and the supply chain.
* Behave with integrity and always demonstrate a professional image, ensuring actions are ethical and appropriate.
* Take personal responsibility and accountability for actions, continually striving to improve and exceed expectations while ensuring safety and quality are never compromised.
Qualifications & Skills Required
The individual must demonstrate the skills, knowledge, experience and professional behaviours proportionate to the complexity and risk of the building work. They must be confident in challenging decisions, appointments and practices that could compromise regulatory compliance, competence or the integrity of the Golden Thread, across both project office and active construction environments.
Qualifications
* Relevant degree in construction or engineering and chartered status (e.g., CEng)
* Demonstrable competence under PAS 8672 / BS 8670
* Proven senior experience managing complex construction works
* Formal training or understanding of Building Regulations, Building Safety Act 2022 and Higher-Risk Building procedures
Skills
* Expert regulatory knowledge (Building Regulations, Part 2A, Building Safety Act)
* Strong capability in planning, managing and monitoring construction work
* Ability to interrogate and challenge design and construction
* Risk management, safety control and quality oversight
* Golden Thread and information management expertise
* Competence oversight and supply chain competence assurance
* Collaborative leadership, communication and stakeholder management
* Ethical leadership and sound judgement under regulatory scrutiny