Principal Designer

Overview

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across industries delivering work that defines our future and makes a societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance; we succeed when they do. With opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. We are a proudly employee-owned business, investing in creating space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. We are committed to helping you be brilliant.

About the business unit

The Buildings Unit (BLD) has a major presence in Mott MacDonald's regional offices throughout the UK and mainland Europe, providing a wide range of diverse and transferable cross-sector skills across five key Sectors: Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation and Water. We provide local services to customers and technical leadership to the rest of the Group in these sectors.

Responsibilities

• Nationally deliver the duties of Principal Designer for a diverse client base
• Provide advice to clients on CDM compliance for their projects, including the development of CDM Strategy documents, Pre Construction Information Summary Documents and H&S Files
• Assist and advise the Client on the competency of those they appoint into the roles of Designer and Principal Contractor
• Review and comment on the suitability of key CDM documentation (PCI, design risk assessment, Construction Phase Plan, F10 and H&S File)
• Review and comment on the suitability of Building Regulations documentation (competency, compliance with approved documents, HRB Gateways 1,2 and 3 submissions)
• Facilitate and undertake Health & Safety by Design reviews including HAZID, HAZCON & HAZOP
• Attend and contribute to meetings to advise on hazards and risk at pre-construction and construction stages
• Advise and support Designers with the application of the CDM Principles of Prevention
• Support the maintenance of own workload and assist with bidding and proposal writing for new opportunities
• Liaise with stakeholders on projects (regulatory bodies, Client, Principal Designer, Designers, Principal Contractor, Contractors and the supply chain)
• Draft Health & Safety arrangements, Pre-Construction Information and Health and Safety Files
• Assist Clients in identifying relevant health & safety and pre-construction information and advising them of possible gaps
• Carry out the internal roles of Project Safety Advisor and Principal Designer Advisor
• Be flexible with regards to travel and able to travel to sites/projects UK wide on occasion
• Experience of working on large scale projects within defence, water, energy, education, transportation and built environment sectors
• Clear passion and understanding for effective health & safety management together with design and construction risk management
• Excellent practical knowledge and experience of applying Health & Safety Legislation and Best Practice, including the CDM Regulations and Building Regulations 2023 (England)
• Chartered or equivalent in a relevant engineering, construction, or project management discipline; or significant relevant experience
• NEBOSH National General and/or Construction Certificate
• Extensive experience in the CDM/health and safety consultancy field
• Extensive experience of delivering compliant building designs with detailed knowledge of at least one discipline within the approved building regulation documents
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary consultancy environment
• Proactive with good organisational capability and effective time management
• Excellent client-facing and communication skills
• Experience undertaking site Health & Safety inspections and audits
• Good technical/report writing skills
• Experience and skills in delivery of training and presentations
• NEBOSH diploma/Degree/NVQ in health and safety
• Membership of the Institute for Occupational Health & Safety
• Membership of the Association for Project Safety
• Membership of an engineering related institution
• Experience of roles in Client, Principal Contractor and Principal Designer organisations and working knowledge of their CDM responsibilities

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is a consequence of changes to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, promoting fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

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Benefits

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support daily health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy for menopause support.
• Wellbeing program with support for you and your family.
• Salary flexibility to opt into a range of health benefits, extendable to family.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance up to 4x basic salary, with option to increase to 6x.
• Income protection and return-to-work support for long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits including increased life assurance, critical illness, payroll saving, will writing.
• Annual bonus schemes and profit-sharing as an independently owned business.

Lifestyle

• Minimum 33-35 days holiday per year, with holiday buy/sell options.
• Holiday entitlement increases to 35 days after 5 years of service.
• Employee saving schemes and retailer discounts.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies including 26 weeks paid maternity/adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Shared parental leave up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave for significant caring responsibilities (two paid).

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• Opportunities to enhance technical and soft skills through mentoring, training, and self-development.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join groups including Advanced Employee Networks for LGBTQ+, gender, race/ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.

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