Senior Health & Safety/ CDM Consultant

Aldwych Consulting; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm in Oxford is seeking a Senior Health & Safety / CDM Consultant to provide high-quality services ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation. You will advise clients, conduct audits, and deliver training. Ideal candidates should have a strong CDM services background, excellent communication skills, and a NEBOSH Construction Certificate. The role offers a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Career development support

Qualifications

• Strong background in the delivery of CDM services.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on CDM 2015 responsibilities.
• Conduct health and safety audits.
• Deliver training on health and safety and CDM.

Skills

CDM services delivery

Technical health and safety knowledge

Client-facing skills

Attention to detail

Project management

Education

NEBOSH Construction Certificate

Chartered status or working towards it

Job description

Role Overview

As a Senior Health & Safety / CDM Consultant, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality services to clients, supporting them in fulfilling their duties under CDM 2015 and health and safety legislation. You will play a key role in engaging with clients, designers, and contractors to ensure safety is embedded throughout the design and delivery process.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise and assist clients in fulfilling their duties under CDM 2015.
• Work with designers to carry out health and safety design reviews, providing advice in line with legislation and best practice.
• Undertake a wide range of CDM Consultant duties in line with agreed service deliverables.
• Conduct health and safety audits and inspections.
• Review risk assessments and method statements (RA/MS).
• Support accident investigations and develop health and safety policies and procedures.
• Deliver health and safety and CDM training to clients and internal teams.
• Keep up to date with legislation, best practice and quality assurance principles.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with both existing and new clients.

Skills and Experience Required

• Strong background in the delivery of CDM services and a sound understanding of CDM 2015.
• Technical health and safety knowledge, ideally within construction.
• Excellent client-facing and communication skills.
• Proactive approach with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Chartered status (with a health and safety, construction, or design body) or working towards chartership.
• NEBOSH Construction Certificate (essential).
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable

• Experience with behavioural safety training and ISO 45001.
• Background in construction and/or design.
• Experience managing projects with a value of 5m+.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Flexible working arrangements including hybrid working options.
• Career development with full support towards professional qualifications and chartership.
• The opportunity to work on a wide variety of high-profile projects across multiple sectors.

For more information on this exciting opportunity please contact Charmaine

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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