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Sitting as part of the PIB Risk Management Team (formerly known as Bailey Garner Limited), the Senior Principal Designer & CDM Advisor will be required to deliver on a range of CDM projects and have leadership skills to manage a team in line with business aims and objectives. As Senior PD/CDMA you will need to maintain an effective communication link with stakeholders to ensure coordination of services are delivered efficiently and effectively. The role will also provide support to the PIB Risk Management Directors and Shareholders to ensure effective business governance, legal and business compliance to deliver core services. The role will require you deliver a range of CDM consultancy services by the business and will undertake CDM duties in line with the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 and associated legislation. The Senior PD/CDMA will be required to Identify and analyse risks and ensure that projects undertaken by the team are mitigated as far as is reasonable and manage any residual risks where necessary. The role will require you to monitor the overall performance of the team and individuals to ensure the business is safeguarded for the future and ensure that effective management systems are implemented across the business. The Senior PD/CDMA is expected to provide technical support and guidance to staff and ensure that the projects and business delivers high quality health & safety consultancy services using best practise where possible. In addition, the role and duties encompass all other health & safety consultancy services and related duties in line with the current Management of Health & Safety at Work regulations and associated legislation. Key Responsibilities: To support the business and develop innovation and generate new business across the Construction & property sector. Carry out the statutory duties and function of the CDM Principal Designer and the non-statutory roles of the CDM Advisor to the Principal Designer and CDM Adviser to the Client as defined in the CDM 2015 regulations. Oversee and ensure an effective management system is in place in order to deliver all aspects of the consultancy. Provide support, guidance and direction for the development of innovative IT systems. Provide support to the PIB RM Directors in connection with insurance claims. Support our clients by carrying out site inspections on proposed development sites to ensure CDM compliance. Advise on the principals of prevention to ensure Designers and all duty holders consider health & safety in line with each RIBA stage of the project. Where necessary advice on any consequences arising from an acceleration instruction / proposed design or scheme alterations. Provide support to Directors and liaise with our clients legal advisers if required to enable compliance with the CDM and associated legislation. Prepare documentation and/or provide advice to support adjudication proceedings as requested and in senior advisor capacity attend adjudication proceedings where necessary. Prepare documentation and/or provide advice to support mediation proceedings and/or attend mediation proceedings as and when required. Prepare documentation and/or provide advice to support arbitration and/or litigation proceedings and attend arbitration and/or litigation proceedings as required. Understand/evaluate construction phase plans, method statements, design risk management and risk registers. Review/comment on designs in respect of health & safety and ensure relevant information is sourced/collated to produce/review a health & safety file and ensure compliance. Identify and, where reasonably practicable eliminate, reduce, or control foreseeable risks that may arise during pre-construction phase. Undertake the role, duties, and responsibilities to assist Clients, Principal Designers, Designers and Principal Contractors in understanding their statutory duties and ensuring the design process is compliant to CDM 2015 regulations. In your capacity and where necessary oversee the team prepare the health & safety file for the project, or each structure comprised in the project, as required by the regulations. Produce guidance notes and assist in the preparation of health and safety audits, risk assessments and method statements within the business activities, including third party clients, as and when required. Where necessary support/carry out health & safety site surveys/inspections and ensure appropriate inspection and/or monitoring reports are issued in accordance with current regulations. Respond to queries in line with the level of skills, knowledge, and experience within the parameters of the Senior PD/CDM Advisor role. Assist and support the Business Manager and business support team in answering of PQQs, commissions, fee bids, audits and corporate memberships/accreditations, marketing initiatives or seminars and workshops as requested. Assist and support, in the continual development and improvement of the CDM consultancy services, both internally and externally, to aid the growth and turnover year on year. Assist and support the Business Manager and business support team in the provision of project financial information. Where necessary and instructed, support the project and business with the preparation of any presentation material using PowerPoint or other desktop publishing software. Maintain and update progress charts and fee forecast and associated IT and data filing system in accordance with the office procedures. Essential Qualifications: Professionally qualified at Technician, Graduate and/or (ideally) Chartered level (or equivalent) and holder of appropriate health & safety related qualification(s) eg. NEBOSH Construction/General Certificate level as a minimum. Essential Experience: Minimum 5 -10 years experience of working in construction under the CDM regulations is essential plus demonstrable experience and ability in relevant sectors across the construction industry. Essential Knowledge: Highly skilled and experienced individuals with the technical expertise and skills to deliver growth, able to engage at all levels and proactively manage and deliver a best practise approach across the business. #HP REF-222 512 TPBN1_UKTJ