Assistant CDM Principal Designer

Job Title

Assistant CDM Principal Designer

Ipswich, Suffolk (Hybrid)

£28,000 – £45,000 per annum

Full Time – Hybrid and flexible working

An Assistant CDM Principal Designer role with a growing building safety team in Ipswich, Suffolk. Working across commercial, hotel and mixed‑sector projects, you will support CDM Principal Designer duties while developing practical construction health and safety knowledge. The role suits someone with construction experience and health and safety knowledge seeking career progression within CDM and building safety.

• Support CDM Principal Designer duties
• Assist with design risk reviews
• Review project information and risks
• Attend stakeholder meetings
• Support reports and project documentation
• Work closely with senior team members, contributing to compliance activities and developing technical CDM knowledge across varied project work

• Minimum 2+ years' construction experience
• Construction health and safety knowledge
• Strong communication skills
• Understanding of design stages
• Proactive team‑based approach
• Ability to manage workload priorities, maintain attention to detail, and show an interest in developing a long‑term CDM career

• £28,000 – £45,000 salary
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Funded professional development
• Private healthcare
• Pension and discretionary bonus
• Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
• Progression opportunities within a growing specialist team

Hunter Dunning is a specialist property and built environment recruitment consultancy established in 2004, focused on quality and long‑term partnerships in the UK and Ireland property and construction market. We specialise in full‑lifecycle property recruitment, covering architecture, interior design, surveying, land and planning, fire safety and wider construction roles.

If you meet the criteria above, please send your CV and portfolio. Applications are handled in strict confidence.