Principal Designer

Company Description Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

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Job Description To deliver Principal Designer, CDM and health & safety consultancy services from our Birmingham office to existing and new clients. The successful candidate will come from an architectural or design background and bring a strong understanding of the design and construction process, with the ability to integrate health and safety considerations into design solutions and project delivery.

The key requirements of the role are to understand clients' needs, proactively identify solutions to design and construction challenges, and ensure consistent delivery of service excellence in meeting their expectations.

Apply architectural and design experience to support the integration of health and safety principles throughout the design and construction process

Act as Principal Designer under the CDM Regulations and support clients in understanding and discharging their legal duties

Review and coordinate design information to identify, eliminate or reduce foreseeable health and safety risks

Work collaboratively with architects, designers, engineers, contractors and clients to ensure effective design risk management

Understand and develop existing systems and processes to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of CDM and H&S services

Establish positive relationships with existing and prospective clients, becoming a trusted advisor on design risk management and regulatory compliance

Manage commissions where responsibility is assigned, ensuring client expectations, scope of service and internal business management requirements are effectively delivered

Carry out health and safety reviews, audits and inspections on behalf of clients where required

Liaise proactively with SHQ and wider Turner & Townsend colleagues to support team effectiveness, consistency and project profitability

Compile and review Pre-Construction Information, Design Risk Registers and Health & Safety Files Qualifications Degree  in Architecture, Architectural Technology, Design Management, Construction Management or a related built environment discipline

Experience working within an architectural practice, multidisciplinary consultancy or design-led construction environment

Demonstrable experience undertaking Principal Designer duties under the CDM Regulations Membership of the APS and/or professional membership with RIBA, CIAT, ARB, IOSH or equivalentNEBOSH Construction Certificate or willingness to obtainNEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent) desirable

Strong understanding of the RIBA Plan of Work, design processes and risk management principles

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Ability to effectively plan and organise workload to meet project deadlines

Extensive knowledge of the construction industry and CDM Regulations Additional…