Principal Health and Safety Consultant

AECOM; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global infrastructure consulting firm based in the UK is seeking candidates for a role focused on client-side governance and assurance within CDM. Responsibilities include overseeing program coordination and developing CDM strategies. Ideal candidates should be graduate-qualified with IOSH certification and relevant experience, passionate about innovation and safety in design.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid work options

Wide array of benefits and well-being programs

Access to industry-leading technology

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified, ideally Graduate status with IOSH.
• Experience with client-side governance in CDM processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee governance & assurance of CDM Duty Holder roles.
• Coordinate activities across programs for safety in design.
• Develop and communicate CDM strategies.

Skills

IOSH certification

Membership of Association for Project Safety

Education

Graduate status

Job description

Overview

Overall role as per Regulations 4 and 5 of CDM2015 (Client Duties), to make suitable arrangements for managing a project and maintaining and reviewing these arrangements throughout, so the project is carried out in a way that manages the health and safety risks. If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, AECOM welcomes you. Join our team, where we don't just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives. Why not give our AECOM page on LinkedIn a follow to stay updated on the impactful projects we're working on and see firsthand the difference we're making in the industry!

Responsibilities

• Providing client-side governance & assurance of delivery of CDM Duty Holder Roles, by:
• Overseeing the coordination and integration of the PD activities programme-wide.
• Overseeing the coordination and integration of the PC activities programme-wide.
• Development, upkeep and communication of the CDM Strategy.
• Conduct Competence Assessments/audits (Skills/Knowledge/Experience) to ensure competent contractors/designers are appointed by the Client.
• Ensuring that sufficient Client led Pre-Construction Information is obtained and provided, including any pre-existing survey information, as built drawings, H&S Files and other important information.
• Driving the use of collaborative platforms for the management of Safety in Design
• Coordinating significant CDM risks
• Developing a Pre-Construction and Construction Phase set of KPI's to measure and report against through routine reporting to the Client, on the status and performance of the CDM Strategy's implementation and advise on CDM matters, through a reporting line at the Programme Leadership Team.
• Advise the Client with regards to any significant CDM issues identified and assure that CDM obligations are met programme wide.
• Monitoring of significant CDM hazards identified by the design teams (through attendance at design risk review meetings and ownership and management of a Programme CDM Risk Log).
• Auditing of PD duties including both safety in design, design review meetings, PCI development, residual risk registers and H&S File development through implementation of an independent audit regime.
• Auditing of PC duties including development of construction phase plans, construction site safety arrangements, logistics plans and management of subcontractors to ensure consistent delivery through implementation of an independent audit regime.

If you\'re passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, AECOM welcomes you. Join our team, where we don\'t just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives. Why not give our AECOM page on LinkedIn a follow to stay updated on the impactful projects we\'re working on and see firsthand the difference we\'re making in the industry!

Qualifications

• Professionally Qualified - ideally Graduate status with the IOSH.
• Membership of Association for Project Safety

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at . At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

About AECOM

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you\'re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We\'re the world\'s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we\'re in this together - your growth and success are ours too. Join us, and you\'ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person\'s potential, and we\'ll help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.