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CDM Principal Designer

Job in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, WS14, England, UK
Listing for: AECOM
Contract position
Listed on 2026-10-17
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Engineering Design & Technologists, Civil Engineering, Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Start here. Grow here.

AECOM have an exciting opportunity for an CDM Principal Designer to join our Environment & Energy SH&E Team. As we are a national team this position can be based at any of our main office locations including Manchester Basingstoke Glasgow Cambridge and Bristol.

The CDM Principal Designer will work in collaboration with our GGP CDM Lead and 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 on some of our largest energy infrastructure projects in the UK.

Heres what youll do:

Be a Safety Champion: Function as a prominent advocate for health (including wellbeing) safety and the environment encouraging continuous improvement and innovation to cultivate and reinforce a mature safety culture in accordance with AECOMs policies procedures and SH&E strategies.

Be Proactive: The Principal Designers role along with our overarching SH&E strategy is based on proactive engagement and execution. Our Principal Designers spearhead the pre-construction phase champion risk mitigation enhance communication and cooperation and manage the transition from design to the construction phase including the production of health and safety files thereby delivering added value to our projects and clients.

Deliver Excellence: Ensure excellence and added value in every task activity and deliverable within the scope of your role. Strive for continuous enhancement of our methods processes and results.

Provide CDM Support Advice & Guidance: Offer CDM counsel to Energy project staff and clients to ensure the effective execution of our statutory duties and those of our clients proactively and professionally addressing any legislative discrepancies.

One Team: Collaborate with colleagues and managers to form a cohesive team fostering respect support and cooperation to attain our collective goals.

Management Systems Implementation Advocate for the adherence to procedures and process requirements throughout your operational scope to foster compliance and bolster our safety culture.

SH&E Promotion Support in the promotion of AECOMs Safety for Life Culture of Caring and Life Preserving Principles to foster a safe health and secure workplace.

If youre passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality AECOM welcomes you. Join our team where we dont just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives. Why not give our AECOM Water page on Linked In a follow to stay updated on the impactful projects were working on and see firsthand the difference were making in the industry!

Come & Grow with Us.

At AECOM youll thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued.

And lets not forget about the perks ll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle technical practice networks AECOM University and volunteering days

Qualifications :

Ready to push the limits of whats possible

Heres what were looking for:

  • Design / engineering degree.
  • Experience in Overhead lines and HV projects.
  • Member of the Association of Project Safety.
  • NEBOSH National or General Certificate or similar health and safety qualification.
  • Experience in delivering the Principal Designer role ensuring effective and efficient delivery of duties under CDM on energy projects.

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us we would be delighted to hear from you!

Additional Information :

Interested in the role or curious about life at AECOM Follow us on Linked In Facebook Instagram and You Tube to explore our AECOM voices employee stories latest projects and much more!

For further information about the role reach out to the recruiter on Linked In.

At AECOM we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

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