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 215 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 F1 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 HS procedures in an engineering consultancy environment in the construction.

* Ideally to have working knowledge and experience of the UK Construction Design and Management) Regulations 215 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.