Senior CDM Principal Designer

The Health and Safety Partnership Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A property and construction consultancy in the UK is seeking a Senior CDM Principal Designer to oversee and deliver CDM duties across diverse construction projects, including commercial and healthcare sectors. You will manage Health and Safety in pre-construction phases, ensuring risk control and compliance with regulations. Ideal candidates will have a NEBOSH Certificate, degree in a construction-related field, and strong CDM experience. The role offers a salary of £50k-£60k plus a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Pension

Life assurance

Healthy holiday allowance

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Certificate (or higher) or equivalent health and safety qualification.
• Degree or equivalent in a construction-related discipline.
• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. IOSH, APS).

Responsibilities

• Act as the Principal Designer as defined under CDM 2015.
• Carry out thorough reviews of site project information and construction drawings.
• Provide CDM advice and support to Client Teams.
• Attend and co-ordinate Design and Project Meetings as required.

Skills

Health and Safety Management

Risk Identification and Control

Construction Design Management

Regulatory Compliance

Education

NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent

Degree in construction-related discipline

Job description

Senior CDM Principal Designer

required to join a multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy. You will be responsible for overseeing and delivering CDM duties across a diverse portfolio of construction projects, ranging from domestic to complex and high-profile.

Sectors include commercial, education, healthcare, infrastructure and residential.

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.

Duties include:

• Act as the Principal Designer as defined under CDM 2015.
• Carry 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.
• Attend and co-ordinate Design and Project Meetings as required throughout projects.
• Visit project sites.
• Prepare, co-ordinate and distribute relevant Health and Safety information to other design and project team members.
• Review Construction Phase Plans.
• Oversee preparation and production of Pre-Construction Information.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Certificate (or higher) or equivalent health and safety qualification.
• Degree or equivalent in a construction-related discipline.
• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. IOSH, APS, RIBA, ICE, CIOB, CABE).

Experience

• Strong background in design or construction-related health and safety.
• Extensive experience acting as CDM Principal Designer on medium to large projects.
• Strong working knowledge of CDM Regulations 2015 and wider construction health and safety legislation.

The company are offering 50k- 60k plus an excellent benefits package including pension, life assurance and a healthy holiday allowance.