Conventional Safety & CDM Advisor

NRL; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

NRL is seeking an experienced Conventional Safety and CDM Advisor for a 12-month contract, based at Birchwood, Warrington. The role supports design projects to embed safety from concept to build in a nuclear sector environment.

Hybrid working with 3 days on site. You will lead conventional safety across design phases, provide expert CDM guidance, chair hazard studies and contribute to constructability and design reviews.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health.
• Chartered IOSH membership or working towards it.
• Significant experience in conventional safety and/or CDM roles within a design environment.
• Background in the nuclear or similar high-risk industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead conventional health and safety across design projects.
• Provide expert advice on health, safety and CDM throughout all design phases.
• Chair and facilitate hazard studies (e.g., HAZCON and SHERA).
• Support assurance reviews and input into constructability and design reviews.
• Develop and maintain conventional safety strategies and reports.
• Assist the Principal Designer to meet CDM regulatory duties.
• Manage residual risk communication and maintain risk registers.
• Guide the completion of Health and Safety Files for projects.
• Act as the subject matter expert for regulator engagement.
• Review and enhance design safety procedures and guidelines.
• Provide coaching on health and safety in design to internal teams.

Skills

Hazard studies

Regulatory liaison

Stakeholder management

Team coaching

Education

NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health

Chartered IOSH membership (or working towards)

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced Conventional Safety and CDM Advisor to join our client on a 12-month contract. Based at Birchwood, the role involves supporting design projects to ensure safety is embedded throughout – from concept to build. This is an ideal opportunity for someone with strong health and safety experience in regulated industries who wants to make a real impact on project safety culture.

Salary Inside IR35 – Contract role (rate to be discussed)

Location and Working Pattern

Birchwood, Warrington – Hybrid working (3 days on site)

Client Overview

Our client operates within the nuclear sector, delivering complex engineering projects with a strong focus on safety and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead conventional health and safety across design projects.
• Provide expert advice on health, safety and CDM throughout all design phases.
• Chair and facilitate hazard studies (e.g., HAZCON and SHERA).
• Support assurance reviews and input into constructability and design reviews.
• Develop and maintain conventional safety strategies and reports.
• Assist the Principal Designer to meet CDM regulatory duties.
• Manage residual risk communication and maintain risk registers.
• Guide the completion of Health and Safety Files for projects.
• Act as the subject matter expert for regulator engagement.
• Review and enhance design safety procedures and guidelines.
• Provide coaching on health and safety in design to internal teams.

Must-have Requirements

• NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health (or equivalent).
• Chartered IOSH membership (or working towards this).
• Significant experience in conventional safety and/or CDM roles within a design environment.
• Background in the nuclear or similar high-risk industry.

Nice-to-have Skills

• Knowledge of assurance processes and regulatory liaison.
• Stakeholder management experience in complex engineering projects.

We welcome applications from every walk of life and are committed to diversity within the industries we support, as a certified Inclusive Recruiter and Armed Forces friendly employer.