Principal Designer

1. Due to a service area restructure an excellent opportunity has arisen within the new Design, Construction and Maintenance (DCM) Team for an appropriately qualified Principal Designer.
2. The primary purpose of the role is to undertake the CDM Regulations defined role of Principal Designer in respect of all new building and building maintenance projects undertaken by the DCM Team which involve, or are likely to involve, more than one contractor.
3. We offer 27 days annual leave rising to 32 after 5 years service; generous contributory pension and many more.

Due to a service area restructure an excellent opportunity has arisen within the new Design, Construction and Maintenance (DCM) Team for an appropriately qualified Principal Designer.

The newly established DCM Team is responsible for designing and delivering a wide range of building related projects across the Council’s school and corporate building estates. The Team adopts a multi discipline approach to ensure that the Council’s broad range of policy objectives are fully considered. In this regard, the Council’s sustainability, energy, health and safety, waste, carbon reduction goals along with its social inclusion, community benefits, wellbeing and accessibility objectives are all considered and applied to deliver projects on time, within cost and to the required quality.

About the job

The primary purpose of the role is to undertake the CDM Regulations defined role of Principal Designer in respect of all new building and building maintenance projects undertaken by the DCM Team which involve, or are likely to involve, more than one contractor.

The post-holder will also take the lead in planning, managing, monitoring and coordinating health and safety during the pre-construction phase (design and planning stage) of a project undertaken by the DCM Team involving, or likely to involve, more than one contractor.

Additionally, in accordance with the CDM Regulations, the post-holder will also help and advise Council Client Service Areas on the collation of pre-construction information and ensure this is provided to designers and contractors as required.

What we are looking for from you

We are looking for an appropriately qualified professional with good experience in undertaking the Principal Designer role on new build, refurbishment and building maintenance projects.

The successful candidate will also have:

• excellent knowledge of the CDM Regulations and their application to the building industry;
• good technical knowledge of general, mechanical and electrical building, and building maintenance techniques;
• sound knowledge of professional services and building contracts and their application;
• good communication skills, both written and verbal, and
• strong personal organisational skills with an ability to manage a diverse and demanding workload within a constantly changing environment.

Additional information

The Council offers a generous benefits package including:

• 27 days annual leave rising to 32 after 5 years service;
• generous contributory pension;
• salary sacrifice shared AVC scheme (through partnership with AVC Wise);
• discounted access to some Council Leisure Centres;
• discounted annual bus tickets;
• support for continual professional development, and
• a range of staff support networks