CDM Principal Designer

Overview

As a CDM Principal Designer, you’ll guide health, safety and wellbeing across major energy infrastructure projects in the UK. You’ll work within the Environment & Energy SH&E Team to champion safer design practices, lead pre-construction activities, and ensure smooth design-to-construction transitions. You’ll collaborate with clients and cross-functional teams to add value while reinforcing a strong safety culture. This role combines technical CDM leadership with a commitment to broader wellbeing and project excellence.

Pay / Benefits

• career development opportunities
• flexible hybrid working model
• technical practice networks
• AECOM University
• volunteering days
• comprehensive benefits and wellbeing programs

Responsibilities

• Advocate health, safety and the environment as a Safety Champion and promote a mature safety culture
• Lead pre-construction activities, drive risk mitigation, improve communication, and manage design-to-construction transition including health and safety files
• Deliver excellence across tasks and deliverables and continuously improve methods and processes
• Provide CDM guidance to energy project staff and clients to ensure statutory duties are met
• Work collaboratively within the team to achieve shared goals and foster a cohesive working environment
• Implement management systems by ensuring adherence to procedures and process requirements
• Promote SH&E values (Safety for Life, Culture of Caring, Life Preserving Principles) to maintain a safe workplace

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 team working
• Proactive and solution-focused mindset
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement
• CDM regulations and duties
• Principal Designer responsibilities
• Energy infrastructure project delivery

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