Senior Health & Safety Consultant

First Military Recruitment; Reading; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Health & Safety Consultant with a strong background in health and safety for a design or construction context. The role involves acting as a Principal Designer, leading risk management across projects, and providing expert advice on health and safety legislation. Candidates with a NEBOSH Construction Certificate and experience in medium to large projects are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of CDM Regulations 2015 and wider construction health and safety legislation.
• Experience acting as CDM Principal Designer on medium to large projects.
• Proficient in preparing pre-construction information, design risk registers, and health and safety files.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Principal Designer on projects across various sectors.
• Lead design risk management coordination.
• Engage with clients and design teams for health and safety best practices.

Skills

Excellent communication and coordination skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Effective time management and organisation

Confidence to challenge unsafe design choices

Education

NEBOSH Construction Certificate (or higher)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Teams

Job description

Overview

MS609 Senior Health & Safety Consultant Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 Location: Reading

First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Senior Health & Safety Consultant on behalf of one of our clients. The successful candidate will have a strong background in design or construction-related health and safety, experience delivering CDM Principal Designer duties, and the ability to influence clients, designers, and contractors. Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Act as the Principal Designer as defined under CDM 2015 on a range of projects across sectors such as healthcare, education, commercial, residential and infrastructure.
• Lead the coordination of design risk management across multidisciplinary teams to eliminate, reduce, or control foreseeable risks.
• Engage early with clients and design teams to influence project planning and promote best practice health and safety from concept through to completion.
• Provide competent advice to clients on their duties under CDM Regulations and other relevant health and safety legislation.
• Review and collate pre-construction information and identify gaps or areas requiring action.
• Prepare and manage the health and safety file, ensuring completeness and usability.
• Chair and participate in design risk review meetings and workshops.
• Mentor and support CDM and H&S professionals across the team.
• Contribute to business development, bid writing and client relationship management.
• Undertake site inspections and monitoring visits to determine CDM compliance.

Skills and Qualifications

• NEBOSH Construction Certificate (or higher) or equivalent health and safety qualification.
• 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.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills, with the ability to lead meetings and engage confidently with clients, designers, and contractors.
• Proficient in preparing pre-construction information, design risk registers, and health and safety files (CDM documentation).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective time management and organisation.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Teams and associated software.
• Confidence to challenge unsafe design choices and promote safer alternatives.
• Commitment to upholding safety standards and continuing professional development.

Desirable

• Experience in healthcare, industrial, manufacturing, science or other complex building environments.
• Experience using common data environments (CDEs).
• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. IOSH, APS, RIBA, ICE, CIOB, CABE).