Principal Designer

We are innovative 

We're keen to hear from original thinkers like you...

Are you a Principal Designer with a strong background in health & safety and CDM regulations?
If yes, we have several opportunities that might be of interest to you.

The Role

As Principal Designeryou will be providing expert advice, planning, managing, monitoring and coordinating health and safety in the pre-construction phase of several simultaneously running complex substation projects, that typically include transformer/ switchgear replacements, new GIS arrangements, cable route connections, etc. This will include: identifying, eliminating or controlling foreseeable risks; ensuring designers carry out their duties.

Here are some of the activities that you will get involved with...

• Ensure the company maintain compliance with their statutory duties as Principal Designer and Principal Contractor under the Construction, Design and Management Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015).
• Chair and coordinate Design Risk Review meetings throughout all stages of Design and Construction and maintain the associated Design Risk Register
• Apply the principles of prevention to identify and eliminate unusual and significant hazards as well as control foreseeable risks.
• Ensure all designers (internally and externally) are competent to undertake their role under CDM.
• Actively embed in the Design team and challenge all aspects of buildability, maintainability and operability
• Calculate the hours required to undertake the Principal Designer role on a project-by-project basis and ensure the Client provides sufficient time and resources to comply with their statutory duty.
• Submit F10’s and continuously monitor throughout the construction period to ensure validity is maintained.
• Compile Pre-Construction Information ensuring all safety critical information is highlighted and communicated to the relevant parties
• Review, monitor and advise on the suitability of Construction Phase Plans to ensure statutory compliance
• Develop Health and Safety Files to ensure all safety critical information for the future operation, maintenance and decommissioning of the assets is captured
• Develop compliance reports, build and maintain excellent relationships with the Client
• Visit sites to monitor progress and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations
• Assist with procedural development and training roll out

We would love to hear from you, if you can demonstrate….

• Demonstrable experience undertaking the role of Principal Designer/ CDM Consultant on large and complex schemes
• NEBOSH Construction or higher and A thorough understanding of health and safety regulations and how they apply to construction projects.
• A Civil or Electrical Engineering qualification (minimum HNC or equivalent NVQ Level 4)
• A professional accreditation such asAPS, IOSH, ICE etc.
• A full UK Driving License
• Highly developed computer literacy (Microsoft Excel, Word etc.)

Hybrid working is on offer for this role, alongisde either Electric Car or Car Allowance 

Our Company

Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations.

Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone’s growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more.

We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.

What Next

You apply, and we respond within two weeks (we know how annoying it is not to hear anything back)! If you don’t receive feedback within that timescale, please don’t be afraid to chase us - one of our values is to do what we say we will do!

Benefits

In addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well-known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme.

Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for you to attend an interview, please do let us know and we will be happy to accommodate.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Committed.