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.

What does the role involve?

• 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 difference 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 bite-sized 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.

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!