Design & Compliance Manager

Overview

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Posted: March 11, 2026

We are working with a well established, stable and highly reputable Main Contractor who have a great company culture and ethos - the company genuinely value their staff and treat their employees well and as such have great staff retention rates. They are proud to make a difference to communities across the North West by providing critical upgrades to homes and buildings in the region.

The company work with a number of Local Authorities and Housing Providers throughout the region.

As a result of growth, they are recruiting for a Design and Compliance Manager to join their Refurbishment division on a permanent basis.

The main purpose of the role is to provide ongoing design and compliance guidance to all operational staff across the business, building a culture of best practice whilst upholding the existing ethos of the business. You will play an important role in ensuring refurbishment projects are delivered to the highest standards of design integrity and compliance.

• Providing guidance and support relating to design & compliance during procurement stages and construction stages of refurbishment projects across the business.
• Coordinate architects, engineers, retrofit coordinators and other specialists to ensure refurbishment designs meet legislative requirements as well as client and contractual requirements.
• Ensuring all aspects of design and compliance adhere to regulatory frameworks including the Building Safety Act and Gateway requirements.
• Lead on Gateway 2 and Gateway 3 submissions
• Ensuring compliance with PAS 2035 across all refurbishment projects, embedding the PAS 2035 requirements into each project in order to mitigate risk.
• During the construction phases, you will be responsible for attending pre-start meetings to ensure compliance and develop risk mitigation strategies.
• Assist with design dispute resolution if required
• The role will also involve business improvement and you will be tasked with developing and implementing internal processes and procedures relating to design and compliance.

The successful candidate will require indepth knowledgeable of PAS 2035 requirements alongside Gateway 2 and Gateway 3 and the Building Safety Act aswell as other Building Regulations.

You should also have experience of working within Retrofit, Listed Building and High Rise refurbishment projects and understand the complex nature of these types of projects.

If you are interested in the role, and would like to discuss the position in more detail, please apply via the link below or call Steph on