Principal Consultant - Manchester, United Kingdom - Bureau Veritas

Bureau Veritas

Verified Company

Manchester, United Kingdom

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Description

Principal Consultant - Assurance Services
Date:Jun 11, 2024

Location:
Manchester, Greater Manchester, GB

Company:
Bureau Veritas

An award-winning employer, our people are
trusted and responsible, believing in what they do with a clear commitment to contribute to transforming the world we live in and
shaping a world of trust. Bureau Veritas operates in a wide range of sectors, delivering Testing, Inspection and Certification services to some of the world's biggest household names. With
more than 400,000 global clients and a reputation for quality, we are at the forefront of service and innovation.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do, which is why we have worked hard to create a supportive and engaging working environment, which is
open and inclusive and individuals are given the opportunity to
fulfil their potential and really
leave their mark.

Location:
Flexible (ideally near Manchester)

Package:

Competitive + car allowance + excellent benefits and rewards package including
enhanced maternity/ paternity and sick pay**
Benefits include:
We offer both core and flexible benefits, a competitive salary and industry leading training and development to support you throughout your career.

Core benefits include:

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Private medical:

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Life assurance:

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Professional membership subscription:

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Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave:

Employee Assistance Programme and up to:

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2x paid volunteering days a year

Flexible benefits include:

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Electric Vehicle Lease Scheme:

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Cycle to Work:

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Tech scheme:

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Travel insurance:

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Dental insurance:

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Gym and retail discounts:

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option to buy and sell holiday:

Give As You Earn scheme

About the Role

At its core the role focusses on providing advice to the statutory duty holders, (as defined in the amended building regulations) on both new and existing buildings categorised as Higher Risk Buildings (and in some instances non-higher risk buildings), during the design, construction, and occupation phases of a building.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Brief project teams on the requirements of the BSA 2022 and their required duties and competences
Support our clients throughout the project at design team meetings
Review and advise on competence submissions
Identify potential BSA 2022 compliance risks
Support, review, and advise on building control approval (GW2) and completion certification (GW3) and the details of submission requirements
Review and audit 'golden thread' information
Liaising with our Building Control team to ensure timely provision of building regulations design reviews and compliance trackers
Liaise with our Independent Construction Assessor team to ensure provision of site audits
Attend and participate in design team meetings to provide assurance that BSA 2022 related matters are being addressed
Escalate issues to the Director of Assurance Services where necessary
Determine client needs and produce client proposals for Assurance Services
Team focussed, encouraging all to work in a cooperative and collaborative way with excellent interpersonal and presentation skills and an ability to prioritise and manage multiple complex issues.
Able to evaluate limits of own and organisational competence, knowing when to seek help from appropriately competent people.
Integrity in carrying out due diligence reviews of significant quantities of information and willing to challenge in a nonadversarial way where it is believed that design or building work will not conform to the required standards or there is insufficient evidence.
Understands the purpose, structure and scope of technical guidance and standards governing building design and construction compliance sufficiently to be able to look up relevant information or recommend further specialist advice.
Understand how the quality of these processes can impact quality of delivery on site.
Understand the impact of change during design and construction on compliance.
Understand the general principles of building design and construction.

Understand the core criteria for building safety as identified in BSI Flex 8670, these being:

Fire safety, structural safety and public safety, Managing building safety, Knowledge Management and communication, Buildings as systems, building systems and construction products and materials.

Be able to identify gaps in competences and capacity of the team using the guidance of PAS Flex 8670 or other specific frameworks.
Excellent organisational and project management skills
Wanting to drive the new regime ensuring endusers and residents are always at the forefront of the process in ensuring safe buildings.
Competent user of standard Microsoft Office products, (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams etc.)
Keen attention to detail, coupled with strong organizational skills.
High level of