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Company Description

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

Job Description

AECOM is offering an exciting role for an experienced CDM Principal Designer to become part of our award-winning Environment & Energy SH&E Team, delivering one of the largest projects within our Energy portfolio. As a national team, this role can be based at any of our primary UK offices, with a preference for London and the Southeast.

A CDM Principal Designer in our Energy Team will be instrumental in fostering positive engagement, providing support, advice, and guidance, as well as disseminating CDM knowledge across our projects, advocating best practices and reinforcing our commitment to health, safety, and wellbeing in all that we do.

The role involves collaborating with our teams and clients to provide Principal Designer services within our Energy business.

You will report to the Environment & Energy Principal Designer Lead for the UK&I region and aid in the development of our Principal Designer resources, contributing to an environment that encourages professional growth.

Responsibilities:

• Work with our design teams and others to plan, manage, monitor and coordinate the pre-construction phase of our projects.
• Coordinate with our design teams and others to ensure the general principles of prevention are applied, during the pre-construction phase of our projects.
• Work with our design teams to ensure compliance with their duties under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
• Coordinate with all the duty holders on our projects during the pre-construction phase to ensure cooperation.
• Assist our clients in the provision of the pre-construction information.
• Liaise with the principal contractors on our projects and share information relevant to the construction phase and prepare a Health and Safety File for the client at project handover.

Qualifications:

• Experience in delivering the Principal Designer role on energy or geographically long projects (roads, pipelines, etc.), ensuring effective and efficient delivery of duties under CDM
• High level of commitment to quality, ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to work on multiple projects/business initiatives at any one time.
• Effectively communicates requirements with clarity and precision, demonstrating strong proficiency in both verbal and written English.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAdjustments@aecom.com. At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.

AECOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are committed to providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.