Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services
Principal Designer/CDM Lead
Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services, England, Arkansas, United States, 72046
Better places, thriving communities. Principal Designer / CDM Manager
Multiple UK Locations (Hybrid: Remote + Site Travel) |
Full-Time |
Mitie About The Role Are you a skilled Principal Designer or CDM Manager looking for your next challenge? Join Mitie's Projects Professional Services team, where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping construction health and safety across our Central Government Portfolio. You'll provide expert CDM Management and Principal Designer services, ensuring projects are delivered safely, compliantly, and efficiently. This is a high-impact role where you'll champion best practice, innovation, and a culture of safety, while supporting diverse projects ranging from £250k to £5m+. This is a hybrid position: primarily remote but requiring regular site travel to ensure compliance, stakeholder collaboration, and hands-on project support. Opportunities are available across the following regions:
Manchester & the North West Bristol & the South West Leeds & the North East Midlands London & the South East Key Responsibilities:
Lead compliance with CDM 2015 Regulations, health & safety legislation, and industry best practices. Provide expert CDM guidance throughout all RIBA stages, from enquiry to handover. Act as Principal Designer, ensuring planning, management, and monitoring of the pre-construction phase. Oversee safe project delivery, ensuring clients, designers, consultants, and contractors fulfil their CDM duties. Manage communication and collaboration across stakeholders, adapting support to each project's scale, complexity, and risk profile. Support clients in preparing pre-construction information and ensure timely distribution to relevant parties. Review design risks, method statements, and construction phase plans, ensuring risks are mitigated. Compile and deliver Health & Safety Files and O&M manuals on project completion. Conduct CDM health and safety inspections on live projects and provide improvement recommendations. Deliver training, workshops, and reports to strengthen CDM knowledge across Mitie and its supply chain. Keep abreast of evolving legislation, updating teams and managing rollouts of changes. Key Attributes:
Strong client focus, with the ability to build trust and credibility. Collaborative and diplomatic, fostering cooperative project environments. Self-motivated, pragmatic, and proactive, with the ability to manage multiple priorities. Skilled communicator, both written and verbal, able to simplify complex safety issues. Confident presenter and negotiator, able to balance safety with project progress. Analytical, detail-oriented, and inquisitive, with strong problem-solving ability. Flexible, with a willingness to travel as required. Essential Qualifications & Experience:
Minimum 3 years' experience in a Principal Designer role. Proven knowledge and application of CDM 2015 Regulations. Experience advising on CDM compliance for complex projects. NEBOSH Construction/General Certificate or equivalent QHSE qualification. Ability to achieve SC-level security clearance. Desirable (or willingness to work towards):
APS Membership (IMaPS). Professional qualification in a design or engineering discipline. Two-day Principal Designer training course. Experience with both public and private sector projects. Knowledge of asbestos management, temporary works, fire safety, confined spaces. Technical Skills:
Strong IT skills: Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams. Understanding of prevention principles and design risk reduction. Why Join Mitie?
Work on a diverse portfolio of high-profile government projects. Be part of a multidisciplinary, collaborative team of Project Managers, QSs, and Coordinators. Shape the future of construction health and safety at scale. Access ongoing professional development and training. A career path where your expertise and leadership will make a tangible impact. Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle. We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan. We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, please let us know by emailing Pankaj Chaudhary at pankaj.chaudhary@mitie.com. Mitie is the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools. Join our Mitie Team. Together our diversity makes us stronger.
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Full-Time |
Mitie About The Role Are you a skilled Principal Designer or CDM Manager looking for your next challenge? Join Mitie's Projects Professional Services team, where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping construction health and safety across our Central Government Portfolio. You'll provide expert CDM Management and Principal Designer services, ensuring projects are delivered safely, compliantly, and efficiently. This is a high-impact role where you'll champion best practice, innovation, and a culture of safety, while supporting diverse projects ranging from £250k to £5m+. This is a hybrid position: primarily remote but requiring regular site travel to ensure compliance, stakeholder collaboration, and hands-on project support. Opportunities are available across the following regions:
Manchester & the North West Bristol & the South West Leeds & the North East Midlands London & the South East Key Responsibilities:
Lead compliance with CDM 2015 Regulations, health & safety legislation, and industry best practices. Provide expert CDM guidance throughout all RIBA stages, from enquiry to handover. Act as Principal Designer, ensuring planning, management, and monitoring of the pre-construction phase. Oversee safe project delivery, ensuring clients, designers, consultants, and contractors fulfil their CDM duties. Manage communication and collaboration across stakeholders, adapting support to each project's scale, complexity, and risk profile. Support clients in preparing pre-construction information and ensure timely distribution to relevant parties. Review design risks, method statements, and construction phase plans, ensuring risks are mitigated. Compile and deliver Health & Safety Files and O&M manuals on project completion. Conduct CDM health and safety inspections on live projects and provide improvement recommendations. Deliver training, workshops, and reports to strengthen CDM knowledge across Mitie and its supply chain. Keep abreast of evolving legislation, updating teams and managing rollouts of changes. Key Attributes:
Strong client focus, with the ability to build trust and credibility. Collaborative and diplomatic, fostering cooperative project environments. Self-motivated, pragmatic, and proactive, with the ability to manage multiple priorities. Skilled communicator, both written and verbal, able to simplify complex safety issues. Confident presenter and negotiator, able to balance safety with project progress. Analytical, detail-oriented, and inquisitive, with strong problem-solving ability. Flexible, with a willingness to travel as required. Essential Qualifications & Experience:
Minimum 3 years' experience in a Principal Designer role. Proven knowledge and application of CDM 2015 Regulations. Experience advising on CDM compliance for complex projects. NEBOSH Construction/General Certificate or equivalent QHSE qualification. Ability to achieve SC-level security clearance. Desirable (or willingness to work towards):
APS Membership (IMaPS). Professional qualification in a design or engineering discipline. Two-day Principal Designer training course. Experience with both public and private sector projects. Knowledge of asbestos management, temporary works, fire safety, confined spaces. Technical Skills:
Strong IT skills: Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams. Understanding of prevention principles and design risk reduction. Why Join Mitie?
Work on a diverse portfolio of high-profile government projects. Be part of a multidisciplinary, collaborative team of Project Managers, QSs, and Coordinators. Shape the future of construction health and safety at scale. Access ongoing professional development and training. A career path where your expertise and leadership will make a tangible impact. Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle. We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan. We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, please let us know by emailing Pankaj Chaudhary at pankaj.chaudhary@mitie.com. Mitie is the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools. Join our Mitie Team. Together our diversity makes us stronger.
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