Health & Safety Consultant / Cdm Principal Designer

1 week ago

Bristol, United Kingdom Ridge & Partners LLP Full time

**What’s the Opportunity**

We have an opportunity for a Principal Designer to join our team to support the growth of the business in the area. You will contribute to, and be responsible for the delivery of our services on a range of projects across a variety sectors including housing, education and commercial projects. The role will offer you the ability to manage multiple projects, gain an understanding of key hazards typical to building and construction projects and be able to work as an individual and as part of a wider team. You must be able to work with both internal and external project stakeholders to ensure Health and Safety issues are properly addressed and managed during the project lifecycle. The role requires an in-depth understanding of design and construction processes and the ability to communicate effectively. You will have a clear understanding of the legal requirements of the CDM Regulations.

**What you need to do to be effective in this role**
The role will require you to:

- Make clients aware of their duties
- Where Ridge is appointed Principal Designer, you will be the point of contact to ensure the duties are fulfilled in accordance with statutory regulatory requirements, approved code of practice and industry advice
- Liaise with Designers to compile a Design Risk Management schedule
- Collate pre-construction information and identify how any information gaps will be resolved
- Carry out H&S specific design reviews throughout the design and construction phases of a project
- Promote and manage clear communication between project duty holders with respect to coordination of outputs and management of health and safety issues at all project stages
- Prepare and issue the project specific Health and Safety file on completion
- Support Ridge designers and project managers with specialist CDM advice

**The skills and experience you need to have for this role**
- Health and Safety Professional (e.g. Registered Membership of APS or IOSH)
- A thorough knowledge of CDM2015 and associated codes of practice (L144) and general industry guidance
- Experience in Design Risk Management
- Experience in construction projects
- Experience working in a consulting environment
- Previous experience in delivering on multi-discipline projects
- Knowledge of other construction related health and safety regulations
- Good communications skills, both written and oral
- Understanding of common construction techniques
- Effective self-management and time management

**Key interfaces**
- Construction clients
- Architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, project managers
- Contractors - site management, construction managers, project managers, design managers
- Health and Safety Executive employees
- Health and Safety Managers

Ridge is a Built Environment Consultancy. We provide our clients with access to a wide range of integrated expertise and professional disciplines to help them transform the quality and sustainability of the built environment.

Our people make what we do possible, helping us lead the way with quality, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit. That’s why we challenge them to be the best they can be and offer exceptional training and career development opportunities at all levels.

Ridge and Partners LLP
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