Senior or Principal, CDM and Safety Assurance Services

We are seeking Senior and/or Principal Safety in Design Consultants to strengthen our project-delivery capability in Glasgow or Edinburgh.

As a CDM and Safety Assurance Services professional, you will play a pivotal role across WSP's multidisciplinary teams, collaborating closely with designers, engineers, and project managers to develop safe, innovative, and practical design solutions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Reviewing and challenging design-stage risk management information
• Working directly with designers to develop creative and effective hazard-mitigation strategies
• Chasing and gathering required information to inform risk profiles, PCI, HSF or BSA compliance plans
• Sharing industry best practice and contributing to internal knowledge development
• Advising clients and stakeholders on their legal responsibilities under CDM
• Applying CDM principles to non-standard, complex, or unique project scenarios
• Scoping project issues and developing robust methodologies to resolve them
• Delivering safety in design project strategies, plans, and project-specific approaches
• Potentially supporting Building regs compliance under the building safety act as Principal Designer utilising our in-house compliance processes
• Compiling compliance reports, registers and documentation in line with the requirements of CDM and BSA
• Being responsible for the delivery of your own project deliverables in line with commercial proposals for time and cost.

Requirements:

• A proven track record as a Safety in Design or CDM professional, with hands-on design experience and strong practical knowledge of CDM 2015 and experience of BSA 2022
• A genuine commitment to improving health and safety performance and compliance across construction projects
• Experience within transportation, utilities, engineering, operations, risk management, or related disciplines, ideally with a good understanding of design process and risk profiles
• A degree (or equivalent) in safety, engineering, construction, transportation, or a related field,or an equivalent technical qualification (BTEC, HNC/HND) supported by strong practical experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the experience and confidence to speak in professional and client meetings
• A commitment to continued professional development, ideally supported by NEBOSH Construction certification and membership of APS, IIRSM and/or IOSH.