Senior Associate Health & Safety / CDM Consultant

Location/s: UK-wide

Recruiter contact: Sacha Kelly

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About The Business Unit

Mott MacDonald’s Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers both project, programme & commercial management (PPCM) services and advisory solutions across the built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health and care sectors.

We deliver tailored solutions that directly address our clients’ key challenges, combining our world-leading project expertise with unrivalled programme delivery capabilities and advisory services.

APD delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity up to £20bn, through the technical disciplines of programme management, project management, project controls, scheduling, cost management, estimating, infrastructure finance, management consulting, digital consulting and education, health and care management.

Overview Of The Role

We are looking for experienced and driven CDM Consultants to provide support to clients within multiple sectors including water, energy, defence, and the built environment with particular focus on the Data Centre sector.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Nationally deliver a variety of CDM / BSA services for a diverse client base
• Provide advice to clients on the practical application of H&S Legislation/Best Practice and CDM within their organisations and on their projects or programmes, incl. writing Health & Safety/CDM/BSA Strategy documents
• Assist and advise the Client on the competency of those they appoint into the roles of Principal Designer and Principal Contractor
• Provide advice to third parties on how to comply with the CDM roles of Client, Principal Designer, Designer and Principal Contractor
• Review and comment on the suitability of key CDM documentation e.g. PCI, design risk assessment, Construction Phase Plan, F10 and H&S File
• Facilitate and undertake Health & Safety by Design reviews incl. but not limited to HAZID, HAZCON & HAZOP
• Attend and input into a variety of meetings incl. design team meetings and client meetings to offer advice on hazards / risk at pre-construction and construction stages
• Advise and support Designers and Principal Designers with the application of the CDM Principles of Prevention
• Carry out health & safety/CDM site safety inspections, audits, and accident investigations when required
• Support the maintenance of own workload and assisting with bidding and proposal writing for new opportunities
• Liaise with stakeholders on projects e.g. regulatory bodies, Client, Principal Designer, Designers, Principal Contractor, Contractors and the supply chain
• Be able to draft Health & Safety arrangements, Pre-Construction Information and Health and Safety Files
• Assist Clients in identifying relevant health & safety and pre-construction information and advising them of possible gaps
• Carry out the internal roles of Project Safety Advisor and Principal Designer Advisor

Candidate specification

Essential:

• Flexible with regards to travel and able to travel to sites / projects UK wide
• Experience of working on large scale projects within the defence/water/energy and built environment sectors
• Clear passion and understanding for effective health & safety managements together with design and construction risk management
• Excellent practical knowledge and experience of applying Health & Safety Legislation and Best Practice, as well as specifically the CDM Regulations and Building Safety Act
• HNC or equivalent in a relevant engineering, construction, or project management discipline; or significant relevant experience
• NEBOSH National General and/or Construction Certificate
• Extensive experience in the field of CDM / BSA & health and safety consultancy
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary consultancy environment
• Ideally CertIOSH but minimum of TechIOSH working towards CertIOSH, and/or CMaPS of IMaPS working towards CMaPP
• Proactive with good organisational capability and effective time management
• Excellent client-facing and communication skills
• Experience of undertaking site H&S inspections and audits
• Good technical / report writing skills
• Experience of and skills in delivery of training and presentations
• Knowledge of applying BS 99001 Quality in Construction standard

Desirable:

• NEBOSH diploma/Degree/NVQ in health and safety
• Membership of the Institute for Occupational Health & Safety
• Membership of the Association for Project Safety
• Membership of an engineering related institution
• Experience of undertaking roles in Client, Principal Contractor and Principal Designer organisations and working knowledge of their roles and responsibilities under CDM
• Teaching or adult learning qualification

Please be advised that offers for this role may be conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at View email address on unitedkingdom.jobradars.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

We offer some fantastic benefits including

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Employee Ownership

• Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
• Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.
• As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long-term impact and contribution.
• Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future.
• For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• 10 days additional paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• We offer policies and dedicated support to help military families balance service life with career and wellbeing.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Gold Award holders in the MOD Employer Recognition Scheme, supported by our dedicated internal Armed Forces Network.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.

Location(s):

Bristol, GB London, GB Manchester, GB Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB Croydon, GB Edinburgh, GB Birmingham, GB Glasgow, GB

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Various

Discipline: Project programme and commercial management

Job Ref: 15866

Recruiter Contact: Sacha Kelly