Senior Principal Designer

We are Pick Everard, delivering better together for over 160 years. We deliver exceptional places for people across sectors including commercial, retail, residential, defence and more. Client focus is our strength, and culture is our passion. We are proud to work with prestigious clients on a range of projects across the built environment, helping to create a sustainable future for all.

As part of our ambitious growth strategy, we are looking to appoint a Senior Principal Designer at either our Bristol or Cardiff offices. Joining a supportive network as part of a national team, you can expect to receive valuable training, guidance and genuine scope for career development.

Are you a Principal Designer looking to step into a Senior position? Do you want to work as part of a supportive, collaborative team? Do you have experience within a consultancy environment?

If you answered yes to the above questions, this could be the perfect role for you!

You can expect to become involved in:

• Projects within the commercial, education, and defence sectors amongst others.

Your core duties will include:

• Day to day project delivery including, meeting attendance, chairing workshops, collating information and reviewing surveys, advising clients and supporting design team.
• Attending site where necessary and working with the contractor to manage any design change.
• Producing and creating reports as required to a high standard.
• Maintaining the Safety Critical Elements Register and all deliverables for the principal designer role.
• Being able to engage in drawings reviews, plan checks, obtaining information from CDE and supporting in the coordination of information.
• Monitoring actions agreed in the designing to ensure they are closed out.
• Engaging with technical experts to gain the knowledge or information required in assessing design elements.
• Developing internal relationships and supporting colleagues in their requirements. 

About You

You will be committed to enhancing our positive working culture, by having a compassionate attitude and always treating others with respect.

In order to be considered for this role, you must have:

• A Minimum level L5, or working towards/obtained the following - Design/Construction Degree, NEBOSH 
• Diploma, NCRQ Diploma, NVQ L5
• Significant and relevant construction experience
• Experience in delivering construction projects
• Sector specific knowledge within 3 or more sectors - such as aviation, rail, education, healthcare, commercial, automotive, defence.
• Sound knowledge of construction design, building control requirements, construction techniques and materials, fire safety in construction, temporary works, asbestos, demolition, process engineering, modular construction, scaffolding, working at height, lifting, and CDM15 Schedule 3 item

In order to stand out from the crowd, it is desirable for you to have

•  Chartership

Remuneration and Benefits

We value and promote a positive work-life balance and encourage every member of our team to get involved with charity, sports, community, and company events. Providing a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organisation. We are also a responsible employer and Investors in People accredited business.

You will receive an attractive salary that will match your skills and experience, as well as the following benefits:

• Hybrid working
• Stakeholder pension
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare
• 26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave
• Healthcare cashplan
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Childcare benefits
• Enhanced Adoption & Shared Parental Leave benefits
• Long service awards – including enhanced annual leave and vouchers
• Annual Being PickEverard awards
• Staff Discount Scheme
• Spot Rewards
• Professional subscriptions
• Season ticket loan or car loan at senior level
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme