CDM Consultant

People Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Life assurance

Additional benefits

Job summary

People Group is seeking a Senior CDM/Principal Designer to lead the CDM service line in Manchester, taking ownership across project portfolios and advising clients. You will ensure health and safety is embedded from design through construction, coordinating with designers, clients and contractors.

This role offers the chance to shape standards and support business-wide processes while progressing your career within a respected consultancy.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering CDM Principal Designer services.
• Sound understanding of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
• Membership or training with APS, RICS, RIBA, CIAT or CIOB is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain Health & Safety Files and Pre-Construction Information.
• Review Construction Phase Plans and advise on duties under CDM 2015.
• Coordinate design risk assessments and identify opportunities to control risks.
• Liaise with clients, designers, Principal Contractors and project teams to coordinate safety responsibilities.
• Advise on duty-holder appointments and project arrangements.
• Undertake site safety audits and review safety provisions during construction.
• Contribute to the development of technical guidance and best practices across the business.

Skills

CDM Principal Designer

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder coordination

Job description

Are you a Senior CDM/Principal Designer looking to take responsibility of a service line?

Want to get rewarded for all your hard work?

• Continued career progression
• Life assurance
• Plus additional benefits

I’m working with an established consultancy looking to appoint a CDM Principal Designer to support its growing technical services offering. This is an opportunity to take ownership of CDM responsibilities across a varied project portfolio, advising clients and working closely with design and construction teams to manage health and safety risks.

The Role

You’ll provide CDM Principal Designer services throughout the project lifecycle, helping clients meet their regulatory obligations and ensuring health and safety is embedded from the earliest stages of design through to construction.

Key responsibilities include:

• Preparing and maintaining Health & Safety Files and Pre-Construction Information.
• Reviewing Construction Phase Plans and advising clients on their duties under CDM 2015.
• Coordinating design risk assessments and identifying opportunities to eliminate or control foreseeable risks.
• Liaising with clients, designers, Principal Contractors and wider project teams to coordinate health and safety responsibilities.
• Advising on duty-holder appointments, competency requirements, F10 notifications and project arrangements.
• Undertaking site safety audits and reviewing health and safety provisions during construction.
• Supporting the development of technical guidance, standardised processes and best practice across the wider business.

About You

You’ll have experience delivering CDM Principal Designer services and a sound understanding of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.

You’ll be confident advising clients, coordinating multiple stakeholders and managing design and construction-related risks. Relevant membership or training through APS, RICS, RIBA, CIAT or CIOB would be advantageous.

The Opportunity

This role offers the chance to contribute to the continued development of a technical services function, work collaboratively with multidisciplinary property professionals and help shape consistent standards and best practice across a wider consultancy.