Senior CDM Principal Designer - Home Based

The Health and Safety Partnership Limited; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction consultancy in the UK is seeking a Senior CDM Principal Designer. This home-based role includes planning, managing, and coordinating Health and Safety during pre-construction phases. Responsibilities include providing CDM advice, conducting Design Risk Reviews, and liaising with various teams. Qualified candidates will have several years of relevant experience, a background in Built Environment, and ideally possess CMaPS or CMIOSH Accreditation. The position offers a salary of £50k-£60k plus benefits.

Benefits

Car allowance

Pension

Healthcare

Qualifications

• Several years of experience as Principal Designer or CDM Advisor.
• Excellent understanding of design and construction drawings.
• Full clean driving license is essential.

Responsibilities

• Review site project information and construction drawings.
• Provide CDM advice to Client Teams.
• Attend and coordinate Design and Project Meetings.
• Visit project sites as necessary.
• Prepare and distribute relevant Health and Safety Information.

Skills

CDM advisory skills

Project management

Design Risk Reviews

Communication and teamwork

Education

Degree in Built Environment or equivalent

CMaPS or CMIOSH Accreditation

Job description

Senior CDM Principal Designer - home based required to join a multi-disciplinary construction consultancy to 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.

You will have responsibility for managing your own projects - being the key interface between and liaising with the Client Teams, Design Teams, Principal Contractors and others.

This is a home-based regional role covering the Midlands, with occasional overnight stays and visits to the company office in Berkshire.

Duties include:

• 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.

Excellent 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.

The role is paying £50k-£60k plus car allowance, pension, healthcare and more.