CDM Principal Designer

Overview

In this role you will lead as a CDM Principal Designer within AECOM’s Environment & Energy SH&E Team, guiding health, safety and wellbeing across major UK energy projects. You will drive proactive design-to-construction collaboration, promote best practices, and ensure CDM compliance while strengthening the project safety culture. You’ll work with cross-functional teams and clients to deliver safe, compliant, and value-adding outcomes. This opportunity lets you shape large-scale infrastructure with a global, inclusive employer.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working model
• career development opportunities
• AECOM University
• volunteering days
• well-being programs

Responsibilities

• Champion safety, wellbeing, and environmental practices across projects
• Lead pre-construction activities, risk mitigation, and design-to-construction transition including health and safety files
• Deliver excellence in all tasks and continuously improve methods and processes
• Provide CDM advice and guidance to energy teams and clients on statutory duties
• Collaborate within a single team to achieve shared goals
• Promote adherence to management systems and procedures to strengthen safety culture
• Support SH&E initiatives such as Culture of Caring and Life Preserving Principles

Key requirements

• Design/engineering degree
• Experience in Overhead lines and HV projects
• Member of the Association of Project Safety
• NEBOSH National or General Certificate or equivalent health and safety qualification
• Experience delivering the Principal Designer role on energy projects under CDM

• collaboration and teamwork
• proactive engagement and communication
• ability to foster safety culture and stakeholder trust
• CDM knowledge and counsel
• health and safety file production
• risk mitigation and safety case development

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