Job Description

Senior Principal Designer or CDM Advisor
Crawley
Full-Time
58,000 - 86,000 £ / year (est.).#
PCD320116

Tasks: Ensure health and safety compliance on diverse construction projects while advising clients.
Benefits: Opportunities for career growth, competitive salary, and a supportive team environment.
Why this job: Make a real impact on safety in exciting projects across various sectors.
Qualifications: Experience in CDM regulations and strong communication skills required.
Other info: Dynamic role with a chance to work with diverse clients and enhance your expertise.
The predicted salary is between58,000 - 86,000 £ per year.

This role is for someone who has good knowledge and experience and can manage their own workload and have the experience and is good with various software systems. You will be working with a good mixture of clients from Retail, Healthcare, Housing, commercial, local architects, education etc. If you are ambitious, you will also have the opportunity to grow within the business.
Your core duties will involve:

Complying with the responsibilities of the principal designer under the CDM Regulations 2015.
Informing and assisting clients in discharging their duties at each stage of the process under the CDM Regulations 2015.
Establishing a record of principles and decisions taken in relation to health and safety in feasibility studies.
Receiving strategic briefs and advising on the development of the project brief.
Visiting sites and carrying out an initial appraisal to establish existing hazards and site restrictions.
Advising and assisting clients in the appointment of designers and contractors.
Reviewing implications of procurement methods in respect of CDM regulations.
Carrying out design reviews with team members and co-ordinating health and safety matters.
Ensuring that designers have established safe methods for construction of unusual or complex designs and making this available as part of the pre-construction information.
Representing the company in a professional and diligent manner; meeting, negotiating and corresponding with clients to form strong working relationship.
Generating new principal designer work.
What skills and attributes are we looking for from you:

Certified or Incorporated Member of the Association for Project Safety (CMaPS/IMaPS).
Previous experience as a CDM co-ordinator/principal designer (as defined under the Construction, Design and Management Regulations 2015).
A recognised professional qualification in construction health and safety, such as a NEBOSH diploma or NEBOSH Construction Certificate would be an advantage although not essential.
Experience in delivering CDM/principal designer services to private and public sector clients on a mixture of projects.
Good technical writing, client-facing and communication skills.
Well-organised, diligent, proactive, assertive, well-disciplined and commercially astute.
A team player with a can do attitude, outgoing, polite, patient, diplomatic, personable, respectful and flexible.
Ability to self-organise and self-motivate.
Full driving licence