Senior Principal Designer or CDM Advisor

Currie & Brown is currently looking for a construction health and safety professional to undertake the role of principal designer/CDM2015 independent client advisor within our Haywards Heath project team. The successful candidate will ensure project compliance with health and safety legislation, capturing and sharing knowledge across projects, enhancing our culture of innovation and reinforcing our recognised reputation as preferred service provider.

This role is for someone who has good knowledge and experience and can manage their own workload and have the experience and is good with various software systems. You will be working with a good mixture of clients from Retail, Healthcare, Housing, commercial, local architects, education etc. If you are ambitious, you will also have the opportunity to grow within the business.

Your core duties will involve:

• Complying with the responsibilities of the principal designer under the CDM Regulations 2015
• Informing and assisting clients in discharging their duties at each stage of the process under the CDM Regulations 2015
• Establishing a record of principles and decisions taken in relation to health and safety in feasibility studies
• Receiving strategic briefs and advising on the development of the project brief
• Visiting sites and carrying out an initial appraisal to establish existing hazards and site restrictions
• Advising and assisting clients in the appointment of designers and contractors
• Reviewing implications of procurement methods in respect of CDM regulations
• Carrying out design reviews with team members and co-ordinating health and safety matters
• Ensuring that designers have established safe methods for construction of unusual or complex designs and making this available as part of the pre-construction information
• Representing the company in a professional and diligent manner; meeting, negotiating and corresponding with clients to form strong working relationship

What skills and attributes are we looking for from you:

• Certified or Incorporated Member of the Association for Project Safety (CMaPS/IMaPS)
• Previous experience as a CDM co-ordinator/principal designer (as defined under the Construction, Design and Management Regulations 2015)
• A recognised professional qualification in construction health and safety, such as a NEBOSH diploma or NEBOSH Construction Certificate would be an advantage although not essential.
• Experience in delivering CDM/principal designer services to private and public sector clients on a mixture of projects