Overview
First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Senior Health & Safety Consultant on behalf of one of our clients. The successful candidate will have a strong background in design or construction-related health and safety, experience delivering CDM Principal Designer duties, and the ability to influence clients, designers, and contractors. Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration.
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000
Location: Reading
Duties and Responsibilities
* Act as the Principal Designer as defined under CDM 2015 on a range of projects across sectors such as healthcare, education, commercial, residential and infrastructure.
* Lead the coordination of design risk management across multidisciplinary teams to eliminate, reduce, or control foreseeable risks.
* Engage early with clients and design teams to influence project planning and promote best practice health and safety from concept through to completion.
* Provide competent advice to clients on their duties under CDM Regulations and other relevant health and safety legislation.
* Review and collate pre-construction information and identify gaps or areas requiring action.
* Prepare and manage the health and safety file, ensuring completeness and usability.
* Chair and participate in design risk review meetings and workshops.
* Mentor and support CDM and H&S professionals across the team.
* Contribute to business development, bid writing and client relationship management.
* Undertake site inspections and monitoring visits to determine CDM compliance.
Skills and Qualifications
* NEBOSH Construction Certificate (or higher) or equivalent health and safety qualification.
* Experience acting as CDM Principal Designer on medium to large projects.
* Strong working knowledge of CDM Regulations 2015 and wider construction health and safety legislation.
* Excellent communication and coordination skills, with the ability to lead meetings and engage confidently with clients, designers, and contractors.
* Proficient in preparing pre-construction information, design risk registers, and health and safety files (CDM documentation).
* Strong written and verbal communication skills.
* Effective time management and organisation.
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Teams and associated software.
* Confidence to challenge unsafe design choices and promote safer alternatives.
* Commitment to upholding safety standards and continuing professional development.
Desirable
* Experience in healthcare, industrial, manufacturing, science or other complex building environments.
* Experience using common data environments (CDEs).
* Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. IOSH, APS, RIBA, ICE, CIOB, CABE).
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