CDM Principal Designer Position

1 day ago

Eastern England, United Kingdom RED Engineering Design Full time
CDM Principal Designer - London or Bicester

RED Engineering Design is seeking a highly experienced CDM Principal Designer to join our team in London or Bicester. As a CDM Principal Designer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the health and safety of our clients and their projects.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Plan, manage, and monitor the Pre-Construction phase to coordinate Health & Safety.
  • Fulfil the duties of the Principal Designer as defined under CDM 2015, including carrying out the role of CDM-Advisor to support the client.
  • Ensure that multiple team members and duty holders coordinate and cooperate with each other and check that relevant duties are complied with.
  • Assist the client in identifying, obtaining, and collating pre-construction information.
  • Provide pre-construction information to designers, the principal contractor, and contractors.
  • Ensure that designers comply with their duties and cooperate with each other.
  • Assist the client in validating health & safety credentials of contractors.
  • Undertake safety by design review workshops.
  • 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 through all relevant project phases, including RIBA Stage.
  • Organise design risk workshops and review designers' risk assessments.
  • Liaise with client representatives, Principal Contractor, and contractors with respect to health and safety.
  • Review of Principal Contractors' information, including Construction Phase Health & Safety plan.
  • Prepare the Health & Safety file.
  • Submit F10 on behalf of the client.
  • Undertake CDM site audits on behalf of the client.
  • Undertake lessons learned workshops.
  • Undertake audits.
  • Review and identify surveys, etc., required.
  • Produce and issue fee schedules and responsible for project reporting internally.
  • Responsible for internal project reporting on progress, close out, and supporting invoicing.
Requirements:
  • At least 5 years' experience in a similar role with a focus on Construction Design Management.
  • Experience working on projects largely led by MEP services.
  • Data Centre and/or large-scale infrastructure project experience.
  • ISO standard knowledge and experience beneficial.
  • Stable career background.
  • Knowledge of MEP building services would be useful.
  • NEBOSH Diploma essential.
  • Experience of construction site safety.
  • Ideally to have experience of appropriate H&S procedures in an engineering consultancy environment in the construction sector and specifically relating to site visitors and professionals compared to contractors and site operatives.
  • 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.
  • You understand risk assessment and mitigation methods and ability to identify the most effective techniques and tools to use.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral.
  • Experience of having worked for an international consultancy (desirable).
  • Sound knowledge & working application of key H&S issues and legislation.
  • Knowledge of MS Office applications, Word, Excel, etc.
  • Good understanding of British Standards.
  • Ability to prioritise own workload and work to deadlines.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects.
  • Presentation and training skills.
  • Fluent English speaker (essential) with other language skills (desirable).
  • Chairing/facilitation of meeting skills.
  • Knowledge of Mechanical and Electrical building systems preferred.
  • Working knowledge of CDM, PUWER, COSHH, LOLER, MHSWR, etc. Regulations.
  • Ability to co-ordinate with designers and contractors.
  • Delivery of contract and program management - managing contractors' progress, information, and document flow, etc.
  • Ability to use IT-based calculation and spreadsheet software.
  • Act in an ethical manner and follows the principles of the Ethics Charter and Ethics in Practice Guidelines.
  • Background in consulting or construction preferred.
  • Good understanding of H&S within an international business/consultancy.
Benefits:
  • RED Engineering Design offers a variety of benefits, including but not limited to:
  • 23 days annual leave rising to 28 days annual leave over 5 years' service.
  • Holiday purchase and buy-back scheme.
  • Hybrid Working.
  • Contributory company pension scheme.
  • Healthcare Scheme via salary sacrifice (Company funded cover is dependant on level).
  • Non-contractual bonus awards.
  • Training sponsorship.
  • Charity volunteering leave.
  • Wellness days/initiatives.
  • Salary commensurate with experience.
  • Our people work in friendly teams with a collaborative approach and mentoring support from talented leaders.
  • We offer a comprehensive benefits package and are an equal opportunities employer.

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