CDM Principal Designer

Description

The company is a national team within its Environment & Energy SH&E group, so the role can be based at one of its main offices in Manchester, Basingstoke, Glasgow, Cambridge or Bristol.

You will work alongside the GGP CDM Lead, spreading CDM knowledge across projects, giving advice and building positive engagement around health, safety and wellbeing.

The work is Principal Designer services on some of the largest energy infrastructure projects in the UK, done together with internal teams and clients.

The company offers a hybrid working model, career development, technical practice networks, the company University and volunteering days.

The company is an inclusive, forward-thinking employer that values every contribution.

The company is a global infrastructure consulting firm with more than 50,000 staff and has been listed in the Fortune 500, with a Professional Services revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.

Responsibilities

• Act as a visible advocate for health, wellbeing, safety and the environment, pushing continuous improvement and a mature safety culture in line with company policies and SH&E strategy.
• Lead the pre-construction phase in a proactive way, manage risk, improve communication and cooperation, and handle the move from design to construction, including preparing health and safety files.
• Give CDM advice and support to Energy staff, project teams and clients so statutory duties are met, and deal with any legal gaps calmly and professionally.
• Check that every task and deliverable in your scope is excellent, and keep improving methods, processes and results.
• Work with colleagues and managers as one team, showing respect and support to reach shared goals.
• Make sure procedures and process requirements are followed within your area to keep compliance high.
• Help promote the company's Safety for Life, Culture of Caring and Life Preserving Principles to keep the workplace safe, healthy and secure.

Requirements

• A design or engineering degree.
• Experience on overhead line and HV projects.
• Membership of the Association of Project Safety.
• A NEBOSH National or General Certificate, or a similar health and safety qualification.
• Experience delivering the Principal Designer role, carrying out CDM duties effectively and efficiently on energy projects.
• If you meet some of these requirements or bring transferable skills that would help the team, the company would like to hear from you.

Conditions

The role is hybrid, with a base at one of the main offices in Manchester, Basingstoke, Glasgow, Cambridge or Bristol.

All new hires must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at a company office as a condition of employment.

Questions about the role can go to the recruiter on LinkedIn.

The company is committed to a secure, trustworthy hiring process and treats fraudulent hiring activity seriously.

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Disability Confident Employer, and offers interviews to qualifying disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. Applicants can request this through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme by emailing the company's site.

Benefits

• Core and personalised benefits supporting your future, wellbeing and lifestyle.
• Career development opportunities.
• Access to the company University.
• Volunteering days.
• Access to industry-leading technology and thinking, and work flexibility.