Principal Designer

The Health and Safety Partnership Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading architecture and design practice in the UK is looking for a Principal Designer to join their Health and Safety team. The role involves ensuring compliance with Health and Safety regulations, conducting audits, and managing design risk. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in a similar position and a relevant degree. This position offers an opportunity to work on various projects across the UK, particularly in London.

Qualifications

• Several years’ experience acting as Principal Designer.
• A demonstrable understanding of design and construction drawings.
• Experience in managing project deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients to comply with statutory duties.
• Act as the nominated Principal Designer consultant.
• Carry out full Principal Designer duties under the CDM regulations.
• Conduct site Health and Safety audits.
• Ensure compliance with all Health and Safety practices.

Skills

Health and Safety knowledge

Design Risk Management

Client communication

Project management

Education

Degree in Built Environment

CMaPS Accreditation

Job description

An international Architecture and design practice is looking for a Principal Designer to join their existing Health and Safety team. Working on a range of projects including leisure facilities, local authority premises, libraries and building redevelopments. You will have demonstrable experience as a Principal Designer and ideally be located for projects in London.

Duties include :

Assisting clients to ensure that they comply with their statutory duties.

Acting as the nominated Principal Designer consultant to internal and external organisations.

Carrying out full Principal Designer duties under the CDM regulations 2015, including chairing Design Team Meetings and full Design Risk Management compliance.

Conducting site Health and Safety audits.

Representing the company at meetings with clients, other professionals and suppliers.

Responsibility for ensuring full compliance of all Health and Safety requirements, practices and procedures.

Experience :

Several years’ experience acting as Principal Designer.

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 Accreditation.

A degree or equivalent in a Built Environment subject and / or membership of other relevant professional bodies (MCABE, ...