Project Engineer – Principal Designer Coordinator; CDM

Position: Project Engineer – Principal Designer Coordinator (CDM) (Permanent)
Project Engineer – Principal Designer Coordinator (CDM)

💼 Salary: £60,000 – £65,514
💰 Benefits: 12% Pension + Healthcare + 25 Days Holiday
🚀 Progression:
Clear path to Senior Project Engineer (£80k–£86k + package)
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Location:

Birmingham Office based (Hybrid – 3 days in office, flexibility to use site offices)

HS2 Ltd is recruiting a Project Engineer – Principal Designer Coordinator (CDM) to support the effective coordination and assurance of Principal Designer duties across the HS2 programme.

This is an excellent opportunity to work across the largest infrastructure programme in Europe, gaining exposure to major civils, stations and rail systems contracts while helping to embed best practice in Construction (Design and Management) Regulations

CDM 2015).

About the Role

Reporting to the Lead Senior Project Engineer – Principal Designer Coordination, you will:

* Support the coordination of Principal Designer Representatives across Phase 1

* Assist in assuring that Principal Designer duties are effectively discharged by HS2 and its supply chain

* Contribute CDM input to design reviews and technical assurance meetings

* Identify, track and escalate CDM-related risks and issues

* Support reporting and performance monitoring, including digital metrics

* Undertake site visits to understand construction activities and CDM risks

* Help translate CDM 2015 requirements into consistent HS2 good practice

About You

We’re looking for candidates from a range of backgrounds, including CDM Advisors, Project Engineers, Design Managers or Assurance professionals, from client, consultant or contractor environments.

You’ll bring:

* A good working knowledge of CDM Regulations 2015 and Principal Designer duties

* Experience supporting multi-disciplinary engineering or safety activities

* Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

* The ability to manage multiple priorities in a complex project environment

* An interest in digital engineering and data-driven reporting (e.g. Power BI)

* Ideally have Rail experience but still open to other background such as - civils, MEP, telcoms, track etc

What HS2 Offer

* Competitive salary of £60,000 – £65,514

* Hybrid working, typically three days per week in the Birmingham office or on site

* Excellent 12% pension, private healthcare and 25 days annual leave

* The opportunity to work across the full HS2 programme

* Long-term, secure work with clear progression and development opportunities over the next decade