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