Health, Safety & CDM Consultant​/Principal Designer Representative; Energy

Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

We are seeking a commercially aware Health, Safety & CDM Consultant to join our growing team, supporting the safe and successful delivery of major power, electricity transmission and distribution, and wider energy infrastructure projects across the UK. This role combines technical CDM expertise with client‑facing advisory responsibilities, supporting clients and project teams to embed effective risk management at the earliest stages of project development.

You will play a key role working with major infrastructure clients, including transmission owners and network operators such as National Grid and Distribution Network Operators (DNOs). Acting as a Principal Designer Representative, you will influence design decisions, shape safer outcomes, and provide practical, proportionate and commercially focused advice across complex, multidisciplinary projects. As a Health, Safety & CDM Consultant, you will operate across a diverse portfolio of infrastructure and energy projects, with a strong focus on pre‑construction and design‑stage risk management.

• Ensure health and safety is designed into projects, not applied retrospectively
• Support clients in meeting their statutory duties under CDM 2015
• Influence project outcomes by balancing risk, delivery, and commercial considerations

• Provide high‑quality, pragmatic health & safety advice across power and energy infrastructure projects
• Act as a trusted adviser, balancing compliance requirements with delivery and commercial realities
• Support the development of long‑term client relationships through consistent, high‑quality delivery

• Lead and support CDM 2015 compliance throughout the pre‑construction phase
• Act as Principal Designer Representative, supporting clients in discharging their duties
• Coordinate with designers, contractors, and stakeholders to identify and reduce risk

• Facilitate and lead design risk reviews and workshops
• Ensure hazards are eliminated or mitigated at source wherever reasonably practicable
• Promote best practice in 'safety by design' across multidisciplinary teams

• Support projects within the power and energy sector, including electricity transmission and distribution, substations, and grid infrastructure
• Engage with clients such as National Grid, DNOs, developers, and Tier 1 contractors
• Maintain continuity between client engagement, design development, and delivery

• Undertake audits, design reviews, and site visits to monitor compliance and performance
• Contribute to and review key CDM deliverables, including:
• Pre‑Construction Information
• Hazard/Risk Registers
• Health & Safety Files
• Drive continuous improvement through lessons learned and best practice sharing

• Engage effectively with clients, designers, and project teams
• Deliver briefings, workshops, and training to promote good CDM and design risk practices
• Provide clear, practical interpretation of legislation aligned to project‑specific challenges

• Ensure compliance with CDM 2015, the Building Safety Act (where applicable), and wider H&S legislation
• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of industry standards and regulatory changes
• Support internal governance, assurance, and quality processes

• Strong working knowledge of UK health & safety legislation, particularly CDM 2015
• Experience in a CDM, Principal Designer, or H&S advisory role
• Experience in infrastructure or utilities environments, with exposure to power, electricity transmission &…