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 2015 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 F10 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 H&S procedures in an engineering consultancy environment in the construction.
* 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.
* Good understanding of British Standards
* Working knowledge of CDM, PUWER, COSHH, LOLER, MHSWR, BSA Regulations