Principal Designer

Company: Penguin Recruitment
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Location: Leicestershire
Job Description:

Job Title: Principal Designer

Ref: BM101

Location: Leicester

Salary: 40,000 – 50,000

This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the UK’s leading RIBA chartered practices who offer award-winning design services to the industrial, retail, commercial, and leisure sectors. They are on the lookout for a talented Principal Designer to join their team in Leicester.

Benefits for the role of Principal Designer include:

  • Highly competitive salary
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Flexible working
  • Professional development
  • Personal development
  • Generous holiday allowance

Duties for the role of Principal Designer include:

  • Help deliver technical projects from planning stages through to new build delivery
  • Implement the requirements of Building safety Act 2022 and Secondary Legislations 2023
  • Lead the design team and other project team members, as well liaising with clients
  • Carry out site visits and ensure projects comply with regulations and high ethical standards are achieved

Skills and experience for the role of Principal Designer:

  • Relevant degree within architecture
  • Strong experience working within a health and safety, design, or project management role.
  • Strong interest in health and safety issues and risk management
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Experience with The Building Safety Act 2022 and Secondary Legislations 2023
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills
  • Live within a commutable distance to the Leicester area

If This role interests you or if you are interested in searching for other roles relating to architecture please feel free to contact Ben Moore on (phone number removed) or email (url removed). There are many more roles available on our website at (url removed). This is a permanent role

Posted: April 8th, 2026