Senior / Principal CDM Designer

Our client is a Consultancy operating across a range of sectors, including data centres.

They would like to recruit a permanent Principal Designer to join their thriving London team.

The role is hybrid with c3 days in their central London offices.

Role:

• To plan, manage and monitor the Pre-Construction phase, to co-ordinate Health & Safety. 
• Fulfil the duties of the Principal Designer as defined under CDM 2015 including where necessary carrying out the role of CDM-Advisor to support the client.
• Ensure that multiple team members and duty holders such as the client, designers, contractors and other internal multidisciplinary team members.
• Assist the client in identifying, obtaining and collating the pre-construction information. 
• Ensure that designers comply with their duties and co-operate with each other.
• Undertake and co-ordinate safety by design review workshops producing a meaningful Design Risk Assessment in collaboration with the design team.  A strong design risk mitigation is essential. 
• Attend client meetings during all phases of the project and advise the client and design team on Health & Safety guidelines.
• Guide the Design team and client through Health & Safety requirements and RIBA Stages. 
• Review of Principal Contractors information, including:
  • Construction Phase Health & Safety plan
  • Prepare the Health & Safety file
  • Submit F10 on behalf of client
  • Undertake CDM site audits on behalf of client Undertake lessons learned workshops
  • Undertake audits

Experience:

• At least 5 years’ experience in a similar role with a focus on Construction Design Management.
• Data Centre and/or large scale infrastructure project experience would be preferred but not essential.
• Knowledge of MEP building services would be useful.
• NEBOSH Diploma beneficial.
• Ideally to have experience of appropriate H&S procedures in an engineering consultancy environment in the construction.
• Ideally to have working knowledge and experience of the UK Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and their applicability to design consultants in the built environment.
• Good understanding of British Standards
• Working knowledge of CDM, PUWER, COSHH, LOLER, MHSWR, BSA Regulations.