CDM PD Advisor

  • Hews Recruit
  • City, Leeds
  • Jul 24, 2025
Full time Construction

Job Description

Are you a construction safety professional with a good capability in CDM Advisor and Principal Designer duties? We are looking for a CDM Consultant to help in some of the UK's most complex and stimulating projects that are diverse and technically demanding across a wide range of client sectors. The CDM Consultant will be focused on service delivery in Leeds, having a significant contribution on client satisfaction by providing a motivated and committed approach to the provision of H&S/CDM/Principal Designer services.

So, if you are able to coordinate multiple aspects of programme delivery, build relationships with clients and have experience of successfully managing CDM projects. We provide a wide range of H&S services to our clients including the following:

  • Principal Designer
  • Principal Designer Advisor
  • Independent Client Advisor
  • Health and Safety Consultancy

The Role:

  • Working as part of a team to deliver the Principal Designer duty and CDM Advisor role
  • Undertake site inspections and monitoring visits to determine health & safety compliance
  • Attend project, design and other meetings, escalating issues as required by the project plan
  • The role includes the capability to lead in the delivery of bid submissions.
  • Development of new work and new clients, as well as maintenance of existing clients
  • Ability to ensure projects are completed efficiently, to an agreed resource and commercial profile
  • Advising clients on matters of Health & Safety standards and best practice affecting their business
  • Develop the Health and Safety Service and assist in providing management financial reporting

Experience required:

  • Excellent communication, management and team working skills are required
  • A thorough knowledge of the CDM regulations and associated legislation
  • Educated to degree level in a construction related field with a preference for a design related degree
  • NEBOSH Construction Certificate or similar technical / professional qualification, with a minimum 1 year's post qualification experience
  • Ideally have a membership of the Association for Project Safety (IMaPS / CMaPS), with CDM 2015
  • Have a membership of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
  • Ability to influence clients and contractors towards best industry practices
  • Chair and coordinate design risk workshops / Produce and review risk registers