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CDM & HSE Professionals

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Significant experience providing CDM advice within construction, infrastructure, engineering, facilities management, or other high-risk environments
  • Strong working knowledge of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
  • NEBOSH Construction Certificate or equivalent construction health and safety qualification
  • Excellent communication, report writing and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

  • Provide professional CDM advice and assurance across a portfolio of projects and services
  • Support and oversee the delivery of Principal Designer and Principal Contractor activities
  • Review key project documentation, including Pre-Construction Information, Construction Phase Plans, and Design Risk Registers
  • Undertake audits, inspections, and assurance reviews across project and operational sites

About the company

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Capita

Management Consulting

Capita is a leading provider of business process services, driven by data, technology and people. We are a purpose-led, responsible organisationΒ¬. Every day our 50,000 colleagues help millions of people, by delivering innovative, digitally enabled solutions to transform and simplify the connections between government and citizens, businesses and customers. We partner with our clients and provide the insight and technologies that give time back, allowing them to focus on what they do best and making people’s lives easier and simpler. We operate across three divisions – Capita Public Service, Capita Experience and Capita Portfolio – in the UK, Europe, India and South Africa. Capita is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (CPI.L). Further information can be found at: http://www.capita.com

Company details

Company typeLarge
IndustryManagement Consulting
Company size10001

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Job description

Help shape safer projects before the first spade hits the ground!

Capita is making significant investments in health and safety capability, reinforcing our commitment to proactive risk management, regulatory compliance and the wellbeing of our people. As part of this investment, we are expanding our CDM and Health & Safety capability and are seeking experienced professionals to help shape, strengthen and influence safety performance across a diverse portfolio of projects, clients and services throughout the UK.

We are looking for experienced CDM and Health & Safety professionals to play a key role in ensuring construction, maintenance, infrastructure and refurbishment activities are delivered safely, legally and effectively.

This is a fantastic opportunity for knowledgeable construction health and safety professionals who want to influence projects from concept through to completion, providing expert advice, challenge and assurance across a diverse portfolio of high-risk and complex environments and services across Capita's delivery arm.

Working closely with project teams, clients, designers, contractors and senior stakeholders, you'll help ensure that Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) requirements are embedded throughout the project lifecycle and that Principal Designer and Principal Contractor duties are effectively discharged.

Job title:

CDM & HSE Professionals

Job Description:

The Opportunity

As we continue to invest in and strengthen our Health & Safety capability, we are currently recruiting CDM and HSE professionals to support projects and services across Scotland, North of England and other locations throughout the UK.

Whether you are looking for an opportunity to provide on-site project support or take a broader role influencing safety, compliance and assurance across multiple contracts and business areas, you'll be joining a function that is growing and evolving as part of a wider investment in specialist capability.

What you'll be doing

Depending on your role and level of experience, you may:

  • Provide professional CDM advice and assurance across a portfolio of projects and services.

  • Support and oversee the delivery of Principal Designer and Principal Contractor activities.

  • Review key project documentation, including Pre-Construction Information (PCI), Construction Phase Plans (CPP), Design Risk Registers, Health & Safety Files, Risk Assessments and Method Statements.

  • Undertake audits, inspections and assurance reviews across project and operational sites.

  • Challenge unsafe practices, poor design risk management and non-compliant arrangements.

  • Support procurement, mobilisation and contractor management activities.

  • Advise on contractor competence, risk management and statutory compliance.

  • Deliver training, coaching and awareness sessions to project teams and stakeholders.

  • Contribute to investigations, lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives.

  • Monitor legislative and industry developments, ensuring organisational compliance and best practice.

  • For senior opportunities, provide strategic advice to business leaders and senior stakeholders while helping shape and strengthen Health & Safety capability across the organisation.

What we're looking for

You will be a confident and credible CDM professional with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

Essential

  • Significant experience providing CDM advice within construction, infrastructure, engineering, facilities management, property or other high-risk environments.

  • Strong working knowledge of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.

  • Experience supporting or overseeing Principal Designer and/or Principal Contractor duties.

  • NEBOSH Construction Certificate or equivalent construction health and safety qualification.

  • Experience reviewing Construction Phase Plans, Design Risk Registers and Health & Safety Files.

  • Experience undertaking audits, inspections and compliance reviews.

  • Excellent communication, report writing and stakeholder management skills.

  • Ability to provide practical, proportionate and risk-based advice.

Desirable

  • NEBOSH Diploma, NVQ Level 6 Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent.

  • Chartered IOSH (CMIOSH), APS Membership or equivalent professional accreditation.

  • Degree, HNC or HND in Construction, Engineering, Building Surveying, Architecture, Project Management or a related discipline.

  • Knowledge of the Building Safety Act and fire safety considerations within construction projects.

  • Experience working across public sector, utilities, highways, estates, social housing or infrastructure programmes.

Why join us

This is an exciting time to join Capita as we continue to invest in and strengthen our Health & Safety and Compliance capability. You'll be joining a growing function at a time when specialist expertise is highly valued, with the opportunity to influence how construction safety is managed across a complex and evolving organisation.

You'll work on varied and challenging projects, collaborate with experienced professionals and play a key role in creating safer environments for employees, contractors, clients and the public.

Whether you're joining as an advisor or in a more senior capacity, you'll have the opportunity to make a genuine impact by strengthening compliance, embedding best practice and helping shape the future of Health & Safety across our business.

Apply now

If you have the expertise, confidence and professional curiosity to challenge, influence and improve construction safety outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and join us on our journey to strengthen and shape the future of Health & Safety across Capita.

Equal Opportunities

At Capita, we’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. We want everyone to have the best chance of succeeding as they move through their application and start their career with us. We are an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, we want to hear from you if you’d like to discuss any adjustments you might need during your recruitment process. Please email reasonableadjustments@capita.com or call 07784 237318 and we’ll get back to you to discuss. For more information about equal opportunities and the types of adjustments we can offer, please visit the Capita Careers website.

If you have a question that does not relate to adjustments during your recruitment process, please email our Talent Acquisition team - CPScareers@capita.com

As part of our commitment to building an inclusive and diverse workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from people who are from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds.

Location:

Home-Based - GBR

,

United Kingdom

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

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