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Principal Designer

Bennett & Game Recruitment
Posted 10 hours ago, valid for 16 days
Location

Leicester, Leicestershire LE5 3TB

Salary

£55,000 - £66,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Our client, a well-established surveying consultancy, is seeking a Principal Designer to join their team in Leicester.
  • The role requires a minimum of 3-4 years' experience in a similar position along with a NEBOSH Construction Certificate or equivalent.
  • The Principal Designer will act as the main contact for health and safety issues and ensure compliance with CDM regulations for education projects.
  • The salary for this position ranges from £30k to £45k, depending on experience, along with additional benefits such as a car allowance and private healthcare.
  • The successful candidate will need to have strong communication skills and a relevant degree in a construction-related field.

Our client a well-established and growing specialist and multi-disciplined surveying consultancy who are looking for a Principal Designer to join their growing team in their head office in Leicester.

The Principal Designer will be operating as a key member of the team as they will be the main contact between clients, designers and contractors in regards to health and safety issues. They will be ensuring health and safety compliance and that CDM regulations are met to ensure the delivery of new build and refurbishment education projects.

Principal Designer Position Remuneration

  • Salary: £30k - £45k (Guide only-DOE)
  • Car allowance
  • Holiday Allowance: 25 Days + Bank holiday + 3 Days Christmas
  • Discretionary bonus
  • Hybrid working
  • Pension Scheme
  • Private healthcare
  • Phone allowance
  • Early finish on Fridays

Principal Designer Position Overview

  • Liaising and communicating with clients, contractors, Building Surveyors, architects and more to offer advice and guidance on CDM/health and safety issues
  • Assisting with the preparation of health and safety/CDM documentation for contractors, clients and others such as Health and Safety Files
  • Working collaboratively with colleagues and to keep them informed of issues on your projects, at all times.
  • Attending pre-contract, and other site meetings and carry out independent H&S site audits / inspections
  • Bringing together all information on how to run the project and ensure Health and Safety guidelines are met
  • Project Management duties

Principal Designer Position Requirements

  • Minimum of 3-4 years' experience within a similar role
  • NEBOSH Construction Certificate or equivalent/higher
  • Relevant HNC, HND, BSc or MSc (or equivalent) in a construction-related topic
  • Good knowledge and understanding of appropriate legislation
  • Good communication, interpersonal and organisational skills
  • Full UK driving licence
  • Living within commuting distance of Leicester
  • Happy to travel as required
  • Further details can be discussed

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, and contact you in relation to this application and the services we offer.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.