Principal Designer, CDM, and Building Regulations
Tetra Tech delivers trusted Principal Designer Construction Design and Management Regulations (CDM), Project Supervisor Design-Process (PSDP) and related Principal Designer building regulations services to help clients meet regulatory obligations, improve safety, and achieve better construction outcomes across every stage of the project lifecycle.
Our team of chartered professionals provides end-to-end Principal Designer (CDM) and Building Regulations services, including PSDP support, to help clients meet statutory obligations under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and the Building Safety Act 2022. With deep expertise across every stage of the built environment lifecycle, we enable safe design integration and compliance from concept to completion.
We support public and private sector clients to identify and manage risk, deliver safer buildings, and meet the highest standards of health, safety, and design compliance. Our experts guide clients through complex regulatory requirements with a pragmatic, informed approach. We advise on, monitor, and manage building regulation compliance to ensure projects are delivered smoothly and safely, following an agreed, predetermined process, with compliance documentation.
CDM Principal Designer Services
We provide expert Principal Designer and Project Supervisor Design Process (PSDP) services to help clients meet CDM and construction safety responsibilities, fostering a culture of safe design and delivery.
- Strategic CDM advice and planning
- Client CDM policy, procedures, and management arrangements
- CDM and design reviews and workshops
- Co-ordination of design risk assessments (DRA)
- Monitoring of construction phase plans and welfare arrangements
- Health and safety files and reviews
- Client support services to the principal designer role:
- CDM capability assessments of duty holders (Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) and PAS91)
- F10 Notification of Project to Health and Safety Executive and Health and Safety Authority
- Site safety and CDM compliance audits and inspections
Principal Designer and PSDP Advisory Services
We identify, assess, and control design risks to protect project outcomes and safeguard building users.
- Design risk management
- Hazard identification and CDM design risk assessments and registers
- Buildability reviews
- Designing for safe use (workplace regulations)
- Safe access and maintenance strategies (building and services)
- Building information modelling (BIM) and risk annotation
- Pre-construction information
Building Safety and Control and Regulation Advice
Our specialists deliver tailored advice to ensure compliance with UK and Ireland building safety regulations and industry best practice.
- Interpretation of the relevant building safety legislation
- Gateway process planning and support
- Golden thread data strategies, management, collation, and assessment
- Advice on competency, duty holder responsibilities, and resident engagement
- Development of safety case reports for high-rise residential buildings
- Support building registration with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR)
- Ongoing safety case updates and reviews
Principal Designer Services—Building Regulation and the Building Safety Act
We provide Principal Designer services under the Building Safety Act (BSA) for both higher-risk buildings (HRBs) and non-higher-risk buildings, ensuring full regulatory compliance and documentation.
- Client BSA Principal Designer services and Contractor BSA Principal Designer (advisor services) for HRBs and non-HRBs
- Compliance documentation for the ‘Golden Thread’ to submit to the BSR
- Design responsibility matrix and compliance declarations for Building Regulation approval
