Principal H&S CDM Consultant in Birmingham

About Us

Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.

Sweco Building Standards offers clients a class-leading regulatory & consultancy Building Standards service that is specifically co-ordinated to meet the responsibilities being imposed through the Building Safety Act and BCAR processes. We pride ourselves on our quality and technical expertise that underpins our full suite of services, our approach is to listen and engage with our clients to anticipate the regulatory issues that will need resolving and work in partnership to deliver a successful project.

Do you have what it takes to transform society?

We are currently looking for a talented and motivated Principal Health & Safety CDM Consultant to join our External Health & Safety Team. This role can be worked flexibly from our Birmingham or Manchester offices, which to us means at least 3 days per week either in the office or on site with the remaining days at home. We also offer the opportunity to flex your start and finish times.

What does the role involve?

• As a technically competent Health and Safety/CDM Professional, you will deliver a wide range of consultancy services:
• Managing a range of projects, advising the Client on compliance with the CDM2015 Regulations and other associated legislation.
• Undertaking site inspections and preparing reports with proposed corrective actions.
• Supporting clients in advising on the suitability of their H&S management arrangements.
• There is also an opportunity to widen your building compliance skills by working closely with our Building Safety duty holder support team who provide advisory services to duty holders under the Building Safety Act.
• You will also be supporting the Operations Director with developing/enhancing the technical skills of consultants in the team by sharing your experiences and technical knowledge.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Hold a higher education qualification in design, engineering, surveying or a construction related discipline.
• Hold (or demonstrate that you are working towards) chartered membership of a relevant professional institution.
• Demonstrable CDM project experience including the preparation of related document reporting.
• Have a general understanding of the Building Regulations.
• Be able to manage your own time and project budgets (delivering to agreed project scope, time, cost and quality).
• Have the ability to engage with key stakeholders to gain commitment and to influence the acceptance of new ideas and concepts in respect of change plans.
• Have good communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to adapt your style to suit different audiences.

What’s in it for you?

Working for Sweco you’ll experience an inclusive, friendly and flexible working environment where colleagues are encouraged to grow and develop together. A meaningful career where you’ll help to transform society by being a trusted consultant to our clients. As part of our Building Standards division, and the wider teams, you’ll work to maintain the highest standards alongside a team of innovators in a variety of projects, with regular training and bitesized learning opportunities. We’re committed to enabling all our colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible and hybrid working, to ensure we have a healthy work/life balance, and ask our employees to have an office or site presence on an average of three days a week.

If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we’d love to hear from you.

Employee benefits include:

• 28 days holiday plus your birthday off and the option to buy up to 5 additional days per year.
• Flexible and hybrid working (Flexworks policy)
• Competitive pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Company car or car allowance
• Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
• Payment of 2 relevant professional subscriptions
• Support thorough professional accreditation process with bonuses and salary review on achievement
• Cycle2Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (wellbeing, mental, financial and work advice)
• Employee discounts via Sweco Benefit Select (Faircare)
• Salary Sacrifice Electric Vehicle Scheme
• We plant a tree for all new starters!

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

It’s important to us that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.

Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly.

We are an accredited Real Living Wage Employer which reflects our commitment to fair pay and support for all colleagues. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, and will interview applicants covered by the Equality Act 2010 that opt into the guaranteed interview scheme on the application form and meet the minimum criteria for the role.

If you’re an applicant with a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability or unable to use the online application system and need an alternative method for applying, please contact for assistance.

Please note: we reserve the right to close vacancies before the advertised closing date. Sweco UK&I have an internal resourcing team who are responsible for all recruiting activity. We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted agencies who we work with on those “hard to fill” roles. We have defined processes for recruitment applications and it is company policy not to accept speculative CVs. Any speculative CVs received into the business (whether to a manager or member of the resourcing team) will become the property of Sweco and the agency will not be eligible for an introductory fee.

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