Principal Designer
Bristol
My client, an award winning multi-discipline property and construction consultancy, are looking to appoint a Principal Designer in Bristol. They currently provide property consultancy expertise for asset management, modern procurement, planned maintenance programmes, innovative strategies and holistic delivery planning.
Key Duties:
- Make Clients aware of their duties
- Be the point of contact, to ensure the duties are fulfilled in accordance with statutory regulatory requirements, approved code of practice and industry advice
- Liaise with Designers to compile a Design Risk Management schedule
- Collate Pre-Construction Information and identify how any information gaps will be resolved
- Carry out H&S specific design reviews throughout the design and construction phases of a project Promote and manage clear communication between project duty holders with respect to coordination of outputs and management of health and safety issues at all project stages
- Prepare and issue the project specific Health and Safety File on completion
- Support Ridge designers and project managers with specialist CDM advice
Skills/ Experience:
- Health and Safety Professional (e.g. Registered Membership of APS or ICE H&S Register)
- Qualified to degree level (or equivalent) in a construction related subject with at least 3 years post qualification experience
- A thorough knowledge of CDM2015 and associated codes of practice (L144) and general industry guidance
- Experience in Design Risk Management
- Experience in construction projects
- Experience working in a consulting environment
- Previous experience in delivering on multi-discipline projects
- Knowledge of other construction related health and safety regulations
- Good communications skills, both written and oral
- Understanding of common construction techniques
- Effective self-management and time management
Key Interfaces
- Construction clients
- Architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, project managers
- Contractors - site management, construction managers, project managers, design managers
- Health and Safety Executive employees
- Health and safety managers
