Bellrock Group
Senior CDM Principal Designer
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Role Overview
Bellrock Compliance is looking to grow its team of CDM Consultants, working across a diverse range of public and private sector projects including new builds, refurbishments, tall building remediation, maintenance schemes, NHS, universities, and data centres. The role will cover London, the Home Counties, and Southeast, involving site visits, reporting, and close collaboration with clients, contractors, and internal teams. We are seeking enthusiastic, professional individuals with strong leadership qualities and a ‘can do’ attitude who can deliver CDM Principal Designer duties to a high standard while building strong client relationships and supporting the continued growth of the business.
Key Responsibilities
- Fulfilling the duties of the Principal Designer as defined under CDM 2015 including where necessary carrying out the role of CDM-Advisor to support the client.
- Having relevant knowledge and understanding of CDM 2015 regulations and other relevant legislation, and being able to apply and implement those requirements at project level.
- Planning, managing, monitoring, and coordinating pre-construction phases of projects to identify, eliminate, or control significant and foreseeable risks relating to construction, maintenance, cleaning, and using the building as a workplace.
- Working with the client to gather preconstruction information, assess the adequacy, identify gaps, and provide advice on how they might be filled and distribute to those that need it.
- Managing multiple projects for key clients to the business particularly focused on the high-rise residential refurbishment, development, and commercial sector.
- Attending client meetings and carrying out H&S site inspections and delivering high-quality reports to the client within agreed deadlines.
- Providing clear, concise, and practical Health and Safety advice, guidance, and coaching to project teams throughout all stages of the project.
- Being responsible for collating, preparing, and issuing Health & Safety Files to the client.
- Being responsible for managing agreed fees, confirming invoicing, closing out appointments, and supporting debtor control.
- Exploring potential cross-sell opportunities across the wider Bellrock teams.
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Skills & Experience
- Minimum of 2-5 years’ experience in the construction industry with experience of CDM/Health and Safety issues in construction.
- Excellent working knowledge and understanding of CDM 2015 and appropriate legislation.
- Holding a NEBOSH Construction Certificate.
- Ideally being an incorporated member of the Association for Project Safety (IMaPs) or IOSH.
- Having a full and clean driver’s license.
- Willingness to travel to varied sites across London, Home Counties, and the Southeast.
- Being well motivated.
- Being a good communicator with interpersonal and organisational skills.
AI fluency & learning mindset
We are looking for people who actively use AI in their day-to-day work, demonstrate strong curiosity about new technologies, and take ownership for continuously improving how they think, work, and deliver.
Working arrangements
We embrace smarter working practices which offer our employees the opportunity to work their hours flexibly and remotely where their roles and business needs allow. In this role, the successful candidate would be required to work from 6-8 Greencoat Pl, London, SW1P 1PL and home based. Monday to Friday 08:30am-17:00pm.
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What can we offer you?
Upon joining Bellrock, you can expect a comprehensive benefits package including:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays + 1 additional day as a thank you (enjoy it, it’s on us)
- Salary exchange pension scheme
- Life cover
- Paid sick leave
- Health Assured employee assistance and wellness program
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
- Salary sacrifice schemes: Cycle to work
- Holiday purchase scheme of additional 5 days per year
- Offers and discount scheme designed to save money on everyday shopping and essentials
- Healthcare Cashplan
- MotorSave Scheme
- Refer a friend
- Liftshare
- Virtual GP
Why Bellrock?
At Bellrock, our people make the difference.
We support organisations across the UK with property, facilities management, compliance, engineering, and technology services, helping our customers create safer, smarter, and more sustainable environments.
We're committed to creating a workplace where people feel supported, respected, and able to develop their careers. If you're looking for a business where your contribution is valued and where you can continue to learn and grow, we'd love to hear from you.
Inclusion
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to providing a fair and accessible recruitment process for everyone.
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