CDM Principal Designer

Overview

In this role, you will lead CDM Principal Design activities within AECOM’s Environment & Energy SH&E team to drive health, safety, and wellbeing across major energy projects in the UK. You will collaborate across offices and with clients to embed best practices, coordinate pre-construction work, and ensure a smooth transition to construction. You will champion a proactive safety culture and deliver high-quality design and safety outputs that add value. This is a hands-on, impact-focused position at the intersection of design, safety, and project delivery.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working model
• career development opportunities
• AECOM University
• volunteering days
• wellbeing programs

Responsibilities

• Be a Safety Champion advocating health, safety and the environment to cultivate a mature safety culture
• Lead the pre-construction phase with risk mitigation, improved communication, and coordination for the design-to-construction transition, including health and safety file production
• Deliver excellence across all tasks and deliverables by continuously improving methods and processes
• Provide CDM support, advice and guidance to energy projects’ staff and clients and address legislative discrepancies
• Collaborate across the team to foster respect, support, and effective teamwork
• Advocate adherence to management systems and procedures to strengthen safety culture and compliance
• Promote SH&E through Safety for Life, Culture of Caring and Life Preserving Principles
• Contribute to delivering high-impact energy infrastructure projects in the UK

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 under CDM on energy projects
• Collaborative team player
• Proactive engagement and problem-solving
• Clear communication and stakeholder management
• CDM regulations and Principal Designer duties
• Health and safety file production and management
• Risk assessment and mitigation

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