Senior CDM Consultant

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RPS continues to grow and we are now looking to reinforce our CDM Consulting team with the appointment of a Senior CDM Consultant to be based from home and in our Newark office. This is an excellent opportunity to develop and progress in an environment where your efforts and talent are recognised. We can offer the right individual the opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects with Blue-Chip Developers through a friendly and vibrant team.

We’re RPS, our projects are all around you. We define, design and manage projects that create shared value to a complex, urbanising and resource-scarce world. Our people are our success. We need people who share our passion on solving the problems that matter. Here you’ll find work that is challenging and rewarding, and you’ll be supported every step of the way.

RPS Design Division delivers projects across multiple, niche sectors from residential housing developments, logistics, retail, aviation, healthcare, education, advanced manufacturing, data centres, energy and more as we strive to achieve the right balance between form and function when faced with competing priorities around sustainability, materiality, cost and constructability. Digitalisation is at the core of our delivery model allowing our clients and their stakeholders to really experience our designs right from project concept stage and through drawing on expertise spanning decades, industries and disciplines, we assist clients to harmonise design drivers through inspired engineering, architecture and development services.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Senior CDM Consultant with RPS, you will be involved with a range of projects including commercial, residential, industrial and infrastructure schemes where your health and safety construction knowledge will be used in the development of those projects. As part of your main duties, you will produce outputs in accordance with the project requirements and act as the primary point of contact for day to day communication with clients, consultants and contractors.

• Work closely with the Principal/Associate to ensure full project delivery
• Use own initiative and demonstrate independent working
• Collate and be able to validate designer’s and contractor’s risk assessments based on sound health & safety knowledge relevant to the role
• Report writing
• Co-ordinate and manage project work completed by junior colleagues
• Review of consultants’ and contractors’ design proposals and health & safety mitigation measures
• Attend and contribute to project/client meetings and undertake site inspections as required
• Line manage and mentor junior staff, providing advice and guidance to share technical expertise
• Commercial awareness and cognisance of cost/time, budget implications
• Conduct activities in line with internal procedures, legislation, and industry standards

Who We’re Looking For

The successful candidate will most likely have an HND or equivalent in a construction related discipline and over 4 years of experience in a similar or related role.

• Excellent communication skills with a flexible approach
• Background of Health and Safety within a Construction environment
• Understanding of the design process and its relationship with site activities
• Working knowledge of the CDM Regulations; however, the company will supplement with additional training as required
• NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health & Safety or Occupational Health & Safety
• Associate Membership of IOSH
• At least one year relevant Health & Safety experience
• Good client relationship capability

What’s in it for you?

We’re an accredited training provider – from entry level to master’s degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we support learning and development for everyone.

A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go.

We encourage and value different ideas, perspectives, and styles of thinking. We need a mix of experiences and skills to develop the most innovative ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You’ll be joining a diverse community and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing.

We understand the need to work flexibly, with agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we’re happy to talk about flexible working. This is a workplace that works for you.

A career here is far from ordinary. Here you’re not a number, you’re part of the solution.

What happens next?

If this opportunity suits your career journey, we’d love to hear from you. All applications will be considered, and we will try our best to respond to you within three working days.

If you’d like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Mark Maxwell at RPS.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Mindful that a truly inclusive organization must make appropriate use of talent on a global basis and without unnecessary barriers, we are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion principles in all People processes in order to be as diverse as the communities and clients we work with, thereby securing, developing, and retaining the best available talent for the company’s future.

Our approach to Diversity and inclusion

Our people live our purpose, deliver our promise, and demonstrate our behaviours every day. Our behaviours define who we are. Developed by our people, they underpin everything that we do. They create the memorable experiences we are known for and make RPS a great place to do great work.

‘Stronger Together’ is one of our five core behaviours and it is inherent in creating an inclusive workplace:

‘We are respectful, acknowledge diversity, and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. We bring out the best in one another, always assuming best intent. People who learn and grow thrive in our business, sharing in our success.’

Recruitment Agencies

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