Principal Designer / CDM Consultant

Overview

In this role you will lead as the CDM Principal Designer for a range of public and private sector projects from inception to completion. You will act as the client’s advisor, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing design risk to ensure compliant, safe, and efficient project delivery. The position offers a clear progression path within a collaborative, growing firm with high-profile schemes. This is a chance to shape design and safety practice across residential, commercial, education, healthcare, and infrastructure projects.

Pay / Benefits

• salary 60,000 – 80,000+ depending on experience
• fully funded professional memberships and training
• clear progression pathway
• exposure to diverse and high-profile projects
• supportive and collaborative team environment
• excellent long-term career prospects

Responsibilities

• Act as the client’s advisor throughout the design and construction process
• Lead and deliver the Principal Designer role from inception to completion
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams on a wide variety of schemes
• Contribute to diverse project portfolio across sectors such as residential, offices, education, healthcare, and infrastructure

Key requirements

• Proven experience delivering the Principal Designer (CDM) role on construction projects
• Design background or relevant design degree (essential)
• Strong knowledge of CDM Regulations and health & safety legislation
• Experience advising clients and managing design risk throughout project lifecycles
• Site inspection experience and understanding of construction site operations (advantageous)
• APS, NEBOSH or similar accreditations welcomed but not essential

• stakeholder management
• collaboration
• proactive problem-solving
• CDM Regulations knowledge
• design risk management
• site inspections and construction site operations

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