Senior Design Manager - Regulation, Audit & Governance - GGS 13

Legal, Governance & Operational Excellence

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Enable compliance. Embed best practice. Strengthen building safety across mobile infrastructure.

The Senior Design Manager, Regulation, Audit & Governance plays a key role within MBNL’s Legal, Governance & Operational Excellence directorate, supporting the implementation and continual improvement of MBNL’s building safety, fire safety, and regulatory compliance framework. Working closely with and reporting to the Architect & Senior Manager – Regulation, Audit & Governance, the role ensures that building safety requirements are effectively interpreted, communicated, and embedded across MBNL’s mobile telecommunications infrastructure portfolio.

Why this role matters;

The Building Safety Act 2022 and wider regulatory landscape are transforming how infrastructure is designed, deployed, and managed. This role helps ensure MBNL meets its statutory obligations while providing practical guidance that enables safe, compliant, and efficient delivery across the network estate. By combining technical expertise, regulatory understanding, and stakeholder engagement, the role supports both compliance and operational excellence. This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 2 days per week in our Central Reading office.

What you’ll be here to do;

• Support the interpretation and application of the Building Safety Act 2022, Building Regulations, fire safety legislation, and associated guidance across MBNL’s infrastructure portfolio
• Assist in assessing how building safety and regulatory requirements apply to mobile infrastructure projects, particularly rooftop and complex sites
• Develop and maintain guidance, policies, standards, process maps, and regulatory documentation
• Ensure documentation is practical, auditable, regulator ready, and aligned with industry best practice
• Coordinate input from stakeholders, suppliers, and subject matter experts to develop effective compliance frameworks
• Provide technical support on the interaction between mobile infrastructure and host buildings, including structural, fire safety, access, and building services considerations
• Support design reviews, risk assessments, governance activities, and compliance assurance processes
• Communicate complex regulatory requirements clearly to internal and external stakeholders
• Develop and deliver training, workshops, and communications to support adoption of new requirements
• Support engagement with industry bodies, regulators, and external partners where required
• Monitor emerging legislation, guidance, and industry developments to drive continuous improvement

Who we’re looking for;

• Knowledge of building regulations and CDM Principal Designer roles and responsibilities.
• Experience interpreting, applying, or managing building compliance with legislation, regulations, standards, or governance requirements
• Experience or capability of authoring technical, regulatory, policy, or governance documentation to a high professional standard. For example, construction project tender quality question responses or specification writing.
• Ability to understand and apply complex legislation, standards, and guidance
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication, and influencing skills
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical business processes and controls
• Strong analytical and problem solving capability
• Either existing knowledge of building safety legislation or the capability and commitment to develop expertise quickly
• Experience working in one of the following fields: architecture, infrastructure management, construction, engineering, property, safety, or regulatory environments

If you also have the following, we’d especially like to hear from you;

• Experience working within a joint venture or multi stakeholder environment
• Membership of, or working towards membership of, a relevant professional body
• A qualification in architecture, building safety, fire safety, construction, engineering, building control, surveying, or a related discipline

Manage Consent

Functional Functional Always active The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Preferences Preferences The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. Statistics Statistics The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. Marketing Marketing The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

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