Our client is a national Main Contractor with a robust and growing portfolio of projects across the UK, spanning complex commercial, refurbishment and fitout schemes. Based out of the North East, they are looking for an experienced Principal Designer to lead the successful discharge of our design risk management duties under CDM 2015.
The Role: Principal Designer (CDM 2015)
Based from the office in the North East, you will be the definitive authority on all pre-construction health and safety matters across a varied project pipeline. This vital role requires a strategic thinker with a strong technical background who can collaborate effectively with clients, design teams, and our own Principal Contractor teams to ensure inherent safety is designed into every project.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
CDM & Design Risk Management Leadership
CDM Compliance: Lead the planning, management, monitoring, and coordination of health and safety during the pre-construction phase of all projects involving multiple contractors.
Risk Elimination: Work proactively with design teams (architects, engineers, etc.) to identify, eliminate, or control foreseeable health and safety risks to those constructing, maintaining, cleaning, or using the future structure.
Design Review: Challenge and review designs to ensure all designers are complying with their duties under CDM 2015, and that the design work, if built, is safe and compliant.
Information Management and Coordination
Client Advisory: Advise and assist the Client in the collation of all relevant Pre-Construction Information (PCI).
Information Sharing: Systematically gather and provide the PCI to all designers and the Principal Contractor in a timely manner.
Design Team Coordination: Ensure seamless communication and cooperation between all designers and other duty-holders working on the pre-construction phase.
Liaison: Maintain a critical liaison with the Principal Contractor throughout the pre-construction and construction phases, sharing all relevant information for the development of the Construction Phase Plan.
Documentation and Handover
Health and Safety File: Take ownership of the preparation, review, updating, and revision of the Health and Safety File, ensuring it is compiled and provided to the Client upon project completion.
Competency Assurance: Ensure that all appointed designers and contractors have the necessary Skills, Knowledge, Experience, and Organisational Capability (SKE) to carry out their duties safely.
What You'll Need
A degree or equivalent professional qualification in a construction-related discipline (e.g., Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management).
Demonstrable, significant experience in a Principal Designer or senior CDM Consultant role under CDM 2015.
In-depth technical knowledge of the construction process, design stages, and UK health & safety legislation.
Membership in a relevant professional body (e.g., ICE, IStructE, RIBA, CIOB) and the Association for Project Safety (APS) is highly desirable.
Exceptional collaboration, influencing, and communication skills to successfully lead multi-disciplinary teams.
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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