Job summary

We are seeking a willing and focused Principal Designer to carry out co-ordination for all UK projects in line with CDM Regulations 2015. This role is for someone who has high attention to detail, the ability to communicate clearly and confidently at all levels, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to integrate into a team environment. This family business requires someone with a flexible working approach who will adhere to deadlines, especially sales submissions and Project milestones. The Principal Designer will report to the Head of Projects and work closely with the Sales and Final Engineering teams.

If you’re hoping to join an established company with excellent benefits, we hope to hear from you.

Duties and responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Carry out the duties of the Principal Designer in line with the requirements of the CDM Regulations 2015
• Engage with clients and designers to positively influence, enhance, and integrate health & safety /design risk management into the project team, design team meetings, and the construction phase
• Take ownership and lead the design risk management process whilst applying the general principles of prevention
• Effectively plan, manage, monitor, and coordinate health and safety during the pre-construction phase when most design work is carried out
• Take account of various aspects of the project including usability, functionality, future maintainability, life cycle building management, and identify residual risks at all stages of the project
• Identify, compile, and issue suitable project specific pre-construction information to assist contractors in managing significant risk once construction begins
• Health & Safety File compilation
• Provide clear, concise, and practical health and safety advice, guidance, and coaching to project teams at all stages of the project when required
• Management of multiple projects for key clients to the business
• Report to the Head of projects, programme, and manage own workload within the Sales and Final Engineering teams
• Read and fully understand client specifications, documentation, drawings, and environments
• Ascertain preliminary and detailed project requirements and solutions, including value engineering solutions
• Liaison with the KUK Sales Engineering, Final Engineering, and Project delivery teams for each project as necessary
• Attend site visits, client meetings, engineering meetings both in the UK and in Head Office in Graz
• Responsible, with senior management, for the identification and evaluation of risks as well as developing a strategy to manage and mitigate the risks to the company
• Consider site safety, health, and environmental issues
• Co-ordinate and liaise with suppliers, specialist sub-contractors, and ‘in-house’ resources
• Compile and collate documentation, schedules, and data sheets etc. for inclusion into final formal proposal submissions and final documentation
• Ensure that commercial and technical submissions are fully compliant all regulations along with the conditions of contract with all necessary details/clarifications/qualifications to the proposal clearly communicated