CDM Advisor

Overview

In this role you will advise on duties under CDM 2015 across the full project lifecycle within our Energy team in Glasgow. You will support the Principal Designer/Contractor roles and help clients, designers and our supply chain manage health and safety risk. You’ll lead design risk management activities and ensure risks are eliminated or controlled. The position offers exposure to major energy projects and a clear path for professional development in safety leadership. You will contribute to compliant, safe project delivery that supports the UK’s energy transition.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary and benefits
• APS or IOSH chartership support
• flexible/hybrid working
• pension scheme
• private medical cover and life assurance
• professional membership fees paid

Responsibilities

• Advise on CDM 2015 duties for project teams, clients and designers, including Principal Designer and Principal Contractor roles
• Support or perform Principal Designer duties, coordinating pre-construction health and safety
• Lead design risk management activities and run HAZID workshops and designer risk assessments
• Ensure designers mitigate or control foreseeable risks across construction, maintenance, operation and decommissioning
• Prepare, review and manage Pre-Construction Information (PCI) packs
• Review Construction Phase Plans for suitability prior to work
• Develop and hand over Health and Safety File
• Assess duty holder competence and resourcing, including during supply chain selection
• Carry out site visits, inspections and audits to verify compliance and drive improvement
• Prepare F10 notifications and submit to HSE as required
• Deliver CDM briefings, toolbox talks and training to engineering and project staff
• Support incident investigations and share lessons learned across projects
• Keep up to date with legislation and best practice; help develop company CDM procedures
• Build strong relationships with clients, contractors, designers and internal stakeholders

Key requirements

• Significant CDM/construction health and safety and design risk management experience (typically 5+ years)
• Thorough knowledge of CDM 2015 and UK health and safety legislation
• NEBOSH Construction Certificate or NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent)
• Ability to read and challenge design documents
• Strong communication skills with ability to influence senior stakeholders and technical teams
• Excellent report writing and organisational skills
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across Scotland and the UK

• strong communication
• influencing senior stakeholders
• report writing
• CDM 2015 knowledge
• hazard identification and risk assessment
• PCI management

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