CDM Principal Designer

Description

This national role sits in the Environment & Energy SH&E team, and the post can be based at any of the main offices in Manchester, Basingstoke, Glasgow, Cambridge or Bristol.

You will work alongside the GGP CDM Lead to build engagement on CDM, share CDM knowledge across projects, and promote good practice that supports the company's commitment to health, safety and wellbeing.

The work is Principal Designer services on some of the largest energy infrastructure projects in the UK, carried out with project teams and clients.

The company is a global infrastructure consulting firm that plans, designs, engineers and manages programmes and construction across transport, buildings, water, new energy and the environment. It has over 50,000 staff, is a Fortune 500 firm, and its Professional Services business reported $16.1 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2025.

Responsibilities

• Act as a visible champion for health, wellbeing, safety and the environment, pushing continuous improvement and new ideas to build a mature safety culture under company policies, procedures and SH&E strategies.
• Lead the pre-construction phase, manage risk, and improve communication and cooperation between the parties involved.
• Oversee the handover from design to construction, including producing the health and safety files.
• Advise energy project staff and clients on CDM, helping them meet their statutory duties and raising any legal gaps early and professionally.
• Aim for high quality in every task and deliverable, and keep improving methods, processes and results.
• Work with colleagues and managers as one cohesive team, showing respect, support and cooperation toward shared goals.
• Encourage people to follow procedures and process requirements within your scope to improve compliance and the safety culture.
• Help promote the company's Safety for Life, Culture of Caring and Life Preserving Principles to keep the workplace safe, healthy and secure.

Requirements

• Hold a design or engineering degree.
• Have experience with overhead lines and HV projects.
• Be a member of the Association of Project Safety.
• Hold a NEBOSH National or General Certificate, or a similar health and safety qualification.
• Have experience delivering the Principal Designer role under CDM on energy projects, carrying out the duties effectively and efficiently.
• If you meet some of these requirements or bring transferable skills that would help the company, the team would be glad to hear from you.

Conditions

You can work from an office, remotely or at a client site, with hybrid working options.

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

The company is a Disability Confident Employer and will interview applicants with a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and applicant information is kept confidential under EEO guidelines.

Benefits

• Core and personalised benefits that support your future and wellbeing, tailored to your lifestyle.
• Career development opportunities.
• Flexible hybrid working to help you balance work and life.
• Access to technical practice networks and the company's university.
• Volunteering days.
• Access to industry-leading technology and thinking, and transformational work with big impact, as part of a global, publicly traded firm.