CDM Principal Designer

Overview

In this role you drive health, safety and wellbeing as a CDM Principal Designer for major UK energy infrastructure projects. You lead pre-construction activities, champion risk mitigation, and ensure a seamless transition from design to construction while producing health and safety files. You collaborate across teams to reinforce best practices and contribute to a mature safety culture. This is an opportunity to shape safe, sustainable projects within a global engineering firm.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible hybrid working model
• career development opportunities
• AECOM University
• volunteering days
• well-being programs
• salary and benefits package

Responsibilities

• Advocate health, safety and environment as a Safety Champion
• Lead pre-construction design activities, risk mitigation, and design-to-construction transition
• Ensure excellence in all deliverables and continuously improve methods
• Provide CDM guidance to energy projects and clients to meet statutory duties
• Collaborate with colleagues to form a cohesive, supportive team
• Promote adherence to management systems and procedures to strengthen safety culture
• Support SH&E initiatives including Safety for Life, 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 similar health and safety qualification
• Experience delivering the Principal Designer role on energy projects

• collaboration
• proactive engagement
• strong communication
• CDM knowledge and guidance
• risk assessment and mitigation
• health and safety legislation compliance

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