CDM Advisor; Safety Design

Overview

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A Little More About Your Role… Our Intelligent Infrastructure (II) Operations and Safety Group is looking to increase capacity to the Safety by Design team which advises projects on compliance with the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations and drives the continuous improvement of our health and safety culture across the business. The Operations and Safety Group within II is an industry recognised leader and trusted advisor in transforming the operation and safety performance of transportation systems.

We bring together intelligent transport services, transport and consultancy expertise to understand the impact of operational change, including all of those who work on and use the transport network. We work across all aspects of projects providing expertise in areas including safety risk assessment, project appraisal, business cases, transport operations, customer impact, feasibility studies, traffic and safety analysis and stakeholder management.

With our substantial and varied workload, we are looking for an established Safety in Design professional, with working knowledge of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, and engineering design experience in a transportation, engineering, energy/utilities, operations or design environment. You should also have a keen interest in ensuring that risks and hazards are eliminated or mitigated as far as practicable during the design process.

Our CDM advisers play a fundamental role working alongside our designers and engineers across our portfolio of projects, to develop solutions which minimise the risk to anyone affected by our designs. We also provide independent advice direct to our clients, to assist them develop and operate the processes and procedures to ensure they meet their requirements under the CDM regulations.

You will also provide health and safety input to operational assessments of highway, technology or utilities focused projects.

• Reviewing design risk management information provided by designers
• Liaising with designers to identify opportunities for innovative mitigations to hazards
• Developing and sharing industry best practice
• Engaging with clients and stakeholders and advising them of their responsibilities under the regulations
• Advising on the application of the CDM regulations in bespoke and unusual circumstances
• Providing expert input to bids and proposal submissions
• Scoping issues and developing methodologies for addressing them
• Developing strategies and delivery plans
• Research, gathering evidence and carrying out analysis

• A proven track record working as a Safety in Design professional, with practical experience of engineering design and the application of Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
• A demonstrable interest in improving health and safety performance of the construction industry
• Experience in a transportation or utilities, engineering, operations, safety or risk management environment, ideally with an understanding of highway / transportation and/or utilities design and operations
• A degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline (e.g. engineering, construction, transportation) or are a technician with BTEC, HNC/HND and an appropriate level of experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to undertake qualitative and quantitative data analysis
• Committed to developing professional competence and recognition through membership of an appropriate professional body

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