Principal designer

Reference no. 1800 - 06

Location

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Salary

£60k - 65k per year + Car allowance + Benefits Package

Type

Permanent

Job Posted

01, Sep 2025

Position: Principal Designer 
Sector: Property & Construction 
Location: Leeds Office (Hybrid – 1 day per week in office) 
Salary: £65,000 + Car allowance + Benefits package 

Carriera is proud to partner with an independent, award-winning property and construction consultancy, established over 40 years ago. With a team of over 200 construction professionals, our client delivers a broad range of services including building surveying, project management, cost management, and Health & Safety/CDM consultancy across the built environment. 

They have a thriving CDM/H&S department and are now seeking a driven Senior CDM Advisor to join their team and support the expansion of their presence in the North/Northwest, this role would suit a reliable principal designer who can manage thier own dairy, who is a leader and offer a fantastic service to clients exclusive to Leeds and Manchester.  

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced CDM/PD Advisor to step into a senior leadership role with a clear pathway to growing and leading a team servicing clients in Manchester, Leeds and surrounding areas. The client works on a wide range of projects on a multidisciplinary basis, currently focusing on large retail brands, so experience with fit-outs and rebuilds would be beneficial initally 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Deliver a variety of health & safety advisory services to a diverse client base across the built environment 

  • Manage H&S files, review construction phase plans, maintain pre-construction information, and conduct design risk reviews 

  • Attend design team and client meetings to provide expert advice on risk management 

  • Provide CDM Advisor services to clients, ensuring compliance with current regulations 

  • Ensure all RAMS (Risk Assessments and Method Statements) are in place and adhered to on projects 

  • Conduct site safety inspections and audits 

  • Develop and nurture new and existing client relationships 

Requirements 

  • NEBOSH Construction Certificate or equivalent 

  • Professional membership of IOSH and APS desirable 

  • Strong knowledge of the 2015 CDM Regulations and associated documentation 

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills 

What’s on Offer 

  • Competitive salary circa £65,000 plus car allowance 

  • Pension scheme with contributions matched up to 4.5% 

  • Life assurance cover 

  • Healthcare cash plan 

  • Flexible/hybrid working environment 

  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off 

  • Professional membership fees paid 

  • Professional development scheme with funded training and qualifications 

  • Mentoring and 1:1 support scheme 

Carriera Limited values diversity and promotes equality and no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. We welcome applications from all sections of society and are open to discussing any reasonable adjustments or additional arrangements you may requireto support your application. All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. When advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business for the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003. All applications will be held in strict confidence and in accordance with our privacy policy. 

Interested? 
For further information please apply or contact Alex Harcombe on 07930 904405. 

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