CDM Principal Designer Team Manager

The Health and Safety Partnership Limited; Wokingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction consultancy in the UK seeks a CDM Principal Designer Team Manager. The role involves leading a team to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, managing project risks, and developing client relationships. Candidates should have significant experience as a Principal Designer and familiarity with design risk reviews. This hybrid position offers a salary between £60k and £70k, along with benefits such as a car allowance and healthcare.

Benefits

Car allowance

Pension

Healthcare

Qualifications

• Several years of experience as Principal Designer and CDM Advisor.
• Understanding of design and construction drawings.
• Ability to manage workload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team delivering the Principal Designer role.
• Identify and control foreseeable risks in pre-construction phases.
• Develop strong relationships within senior leadership.

Skills

Team management

Client communication

Risk assessment

Health and Safety regulations

Education

Degree in Built Environment

CMaPS or CMIOSH Accreditation

Job description

CDM Principal Designer Team Manager required to join a multi‑disciplinary construction consultancy to lead and manage a team delivering the Principal Designer role in accordance with CDM Regulations.

You will plan, manage, monitor and co‑ordinate Health and Safety in pre‑construction phases of projects; including identifying, eliminating or controlling foreseeable risks and ensuring designers carry out their duties.

As CDM Principal Designer Team Manager, you will support team development, maintain high standards of compliance and quality and act as a senior point of contact for clients and project stakeholders.

Duties

• Responsibility for Trainee CDM and H&S Advisors.
• Working independently, integrating effectively within a senior leadership team and successfully leading, managing and motivating others.
• Developing strong relationships across all seniority levels.
• Carrying out thorough reviews of site project information and construction drawings, and identification of design, construction and maintenance risks through Design Risk Reviews.
• Provide CDM advice and support to Client Teams, advising clearly of their Duties, developing bespoke policies, procedures and documentation.
• Attending and co‑ordinating Design and Project Meetings as required throughout projects.
• Visiting project sites.
• Preparing, co‑ordinating and distributing relevant Health and Safety Information to other design and project team members.
• Reviewing Construction Phase Plans.
• Reviewing RAMS.
• Overseeing preparation and production of Pre‑Construction Information.
• Supporting and managing CDM Team members.
• Preparing and issuing Fee Proposals.
• Identifying regional business development opportunities generally and assisting with the growth of Client base.

Experience

Several years’ experience acting as Principal Designer and CDM Advisor.

A demonstrable understanding of design and construction drawings, with experience of undertaking Design Risk Reviews.

You will have sufficient experience to enable you to manage, with support, your own workload and project deliverables.

Qualifications

• You will ideally hold or be working towards CMaPS and possibly CMIOSH Accreditation.
• A degree or equivalent in a Built Environment subject and/or membership of other relevant professional bodies (MCABE, MCIOB, RIBA, MRICS, MAPM, MIStructE, MICE, CEng, etc would be beneficial but not essential).
• NEBOSH, Fire and other vocational related qualifications are beneficial.
• Full clean driving licence is essential - since the post requires regular travel.

This is a hybrid role, paying £60k‑£70k plus car allowance, pension, healthcare and more.