CDM Principal Designer

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  • Senior CDM specialist role with a long-established UK architectural practice.
  • Choice of three office bases: Leicester, Birmingham or London.
  • Multi-sector project portfolio. Plenty of variety, no shortage of scale.
  • Real ownership: lead CDM compliance across the practice's pipeline.

We're recruiting for an experienced CDM Principal Designer to join a long-established UK architectural practice. You'd be based in one of three offices (Leicester, Birmingham or London), with hybrid flexibility, leading on health and safety compliance across a steady pipeline of projects.

The work cuts across a broad sector mix: industrial, commercial, healthcare, education, residential, retail and mixed-use, and others. So no shortage of variety.

You'd act as Principal Designer under CDM 2015, planning and coordinating health and safety through the pre-construction phase, managing design risk, and advising clients on their statutory duties.

Benefits

  • A senior position with ownership of CDM across a multi-sector portfolio.
  • Hybrid working: up to two days a week from home.
  • A solid benefits package: 34 days holiday, pension, death in service, and permanent health insurance.
  • Performance reviews three times a year – progression conversations happen often, not annually.
  • Choice of where to base yourself across the three city offices.

Qualifications

  • Have previous experience in CDM, health and safety, or design within construction.
  • Hold a NEBOSH Construction Certificate (or equivalent).
  • Know the CDM 2015 Regulations inside out.
  • Are confident challenging design decisions to drive safer outcomes.
  • Ideally hold APS or IOSH membership (or are working towards it).

If this sounds like you, drop me a line for more information.

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Location: West Midlands
Job Description:

  • Senior CDM specialist role with a long-established UK architectural practice.
  • Choice of three office bases: Leicester, Birmingham or London.
  • Multi-sector project portfolio. Plenty of variety, no shortage of scale.
  • Real ownership: lead CDM compliance across the practice’s pipeline.

We’re recruiting for an experienced CDM Principal Designer to join a long-established UK architectural practice. You’d be based in one of three offices (Leicester, Birmingham or London), with hybrid flexibility, leading on health and safety compliance across a steady pipeline of projects.

The work cuts across a broad sector mix: industrial, commercial, healthcare, education, residential, retail and mixed-use, and others. So no shortage of variety.

You’d act as Principal Designer under CDM 2015, planning and coordinating health and safety through the pre-construction phase, managing design risk, and advising clients on their statutory duties.

Benefits

  • A senior position with ownership of CDM across a multi-sector portfolio.
  • Hybrid working: up to two days a week from home.
  • A solid benefits package: 34 days holiday, pension, death in service, and permanent health insurance.
  • Performance reviews three times a year – progression conversations happen often, not annually.
  • Choice of where to base yourself across the three city offices.

Qualifications

  • Have previous experience in CDM, health and safety, or design within construction.
  • Hold a NEBOSH Construction Certificate (or equivalent).
  • Know the CDM 2015 Regulations inside out.
  • Are confident challenging design decisions to drive safer outcomes.
  • Ideally hold APS or IOSH membership (or are working towards it).

If this sounds like you, drop me a line for more information.

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Posted: May 19th, 2026