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Join an exciting opportunity at Tersus Consultancy’s specialist health, safety, and fire-safety division! We’re on the lookout for a driven CDM Consultant/Principal Designer to become part of our growing team, following a major project win with a prominent London-based local authority.

This role offers the chance to work across a dynamic mix of projects—retail, hospitality, housing, and corporate/commercial developments—where you’ll be a key player in ensuring CDM compliance and promoting top-tier health and safety standards. You’ll be collaborating closely with clients, designers, and contractors to bring safety to the forefront of each project.

An understanding of the Building Regulations Principal Designer role would be a great asset for this role.

The ideal person will be located Milton Keynes/Northampton, but we are also open to nearby locations if you are willing to travel.

Here’s what we’re looking for:

Minimum of 3 years’ experience in CDM Consultancy

Relevant health and safety qualification

Professional membership (minimum TechIOSH, ideally CertIOSH or above)

What you'll do..

* Undertaking the role of CDM Consultant or Principal Designer on a variety of construction schemes including conducting site surveys, attending design team and project team meetings and conducting design risk reviews

* Providing advice to Clients and Designers on various aspects of CDM and health and safety compliance

* Compiling crucial project documentation, such as preconstruction information and design risk registers

* Conducting site safety inspections on a variety of sites on behalf of clients or contractors

* Managing a portfolio of projects representing Clients, Principal Designers and other CDM duty holders

* Working with our File Co-ordination team to enable to comprehensive and timely delivery of Health and Safety Files

* Proactively engaging in the training and development provided

* Comply with the Company General Quality Procedures

* Support the business by working flexibly and responsively from the company’s office or from client’s sites as required

* Be proactive to ensure that work is delivered on time

What do i need?

* Relevant construction safety qualification such as NEBOSH Construction Certificate and NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent

* Membership of a professional institute either CertIOSH or CMIOSH

* Minimum 3 years’ experience working in a CDM advisor role or construction safety role

* IT literate with experience using Microsoft Windows, Word and Excel

* Excellent verbal, written, communication and interpersonal skills

* Willing to undertake a DBS check prior to starting

Benefits

* A competitive salary ranging from £45,000 to £60,000 depending on experience

* Company car or car user allowance

* 23 days of annual leave plus bank holidays – increasing to 25 with length of service

* 10 extra paid days leave for Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers to attend their annual training

* Life Insurance offered after 6-month service

* Enhanced Sickness, Bereavement, Maternity and Paternity pay

* Employee Assistance Programme for all personal concerns, finance, home etc

* Up to 5 paid counselling sessions

* Pension salary sacrifice scheme resulting in National Insurance savings

* Annual pay reviews

* Access to our benefits platform for discounts on shopping, financial wellbeing advice, gym memberships, tech benefits, cycle to work and many more