Associate, CDM Consultant

Whats the Opportunity
The Construction Health and Safety team is an expanding group of technically skilled specialists at Ridge. We specialise in the provision of CDM related services including Principal Designer; Principal Designer Support Services and CDM Advisor. We work across the UK with a wide range of both new and longstanding clients within businesses and in sectors as diverse as residential commercial retail office advanced manufacturing leisure hotel sport science industry and education.

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a highly successful consultancy which is going through an exciting period of growth and can be based in either our Liverpool or Manchester offices.

As a Senior Principal Designer/CDM Advisor you will be a key member of this close-knit team. Your knowledge and skills will contribute to the growth and success of our work together delivering robust solutions to meet our clients health and safety objectives aims and aspirations.

You will have opportunities to work on a wide variety of projects both as a Ridge multi-disciplinary approach and independently.

What you need to do to be effective in this role
Collaborate closely with the project team including the client and designers to deliver Principal Designer services ensuring compliance with CDM regulations
Manage the pre-construction phase including preparation and collation of pre-construction information lead CDM Workshops and contribute to the development of design safety strategies for construction end use and future maintenance activities
Liaise with various stakeholders on projects client principal contractor architect design team and keep them updated in relation to H&S/ CDM matters
Carry out site inspections/compliance audits
Prepare Health and Safety files and review operation and maintenance manuals
Develop client relationships and build new ones
Under supervision the role includes the ability to contribute to and develop bid submissions and fee proposals
You will be aware of new work opportunities and potential new clients as well as maintenance of existing clients
You will need to work closely with both external clients and internal Partners

The skills and experience you need to have for this role
Extensive experience of overseeing the design risk management process including running CDM workshops
Skillset to challenge designers to ensure safe methods of construction are established during the pre-construction phase
participation in the access and maintenance process including plant replacement strategies
An understanding and experience of the design and construction process and the principles of risk reduction
In depth knowledge of the CDM regulations and associated legislation
NEBOSH Construction Certificate or similar technical or professional qualification
Be an Associate member of the Association for Project Safety or/and technical membership of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)

We are Ridge a Built Environment Consultancy. We help our clients transform the quality and sustainability of the built environment.

Our 1400 people bring a vast range of skills delivering a professional mindset gritty discipline and a genuine passion to every one of the thousands of projects they undertake each year. Theyre the foundation of our success - they drive our vision embody our values and separate us from the competition.

Come and join us if youre hungry to be part of an exceptional team - if you put quality first - if youre motivated by ingenuity and if youre always aspiring to be the very best.