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Senior CDM Principal Designer

Job Posted: 3 hours ago

Salary: £ 55,000 - 65,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Burnley, Lancashire

Expire in: a month

Job Description

A highly reputable consultancy with a strong foothold across the North is seeking a Senior CDM Principal Designer to join its expanding Burnley team. With a reputation built on long-term client partnerships and a consistently busy pipeline of repeat work, this firm delivers complex, high-value schemes across an impressive range of sectors.

From commercial and residential developments to education facilities, healthcare projects, retail upgrades, technical refurbishments, major new builds, industrial and warehouse schemes, MOD estates, government programmes and council-led regeneration, the Burnley office works on a broad and diverse spread of projects that offer both challenge and genuine career progression.

The Opportunity

This is an ideal role for a Senior CDM Principal Designer who enjoys early design involvement, close client engagement and varied sector exposure. You will be a key contributor to shaping safe, innovative and practical design solutions across some of the region's most exciting developments.

A modern hybrid working arrangement provides plenty of flexibility, while maintaining strong links with an experienced and supportive CDM team.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

Deliver full CDM duties as the Senior CDM Principal Designer across residential, commercial, education, healthcare, retail, refurbishment, new build, warehouse, MOD, government and council projects.

Lead on design risk management from early concept through delivery, ensuring all project teams meet CDM Regulations and best practice standards.

Run design reviews and risk workshops, guiding teams towards safer, more efficient and more innovative design outcomes.

Maintain strong client relationships, offering clear advice, technical confidence and reliable communication.

Produce and manage essential CDM documentation, including PCI, Design Risk Registers and design risk commentary.

Support and mentor junior members of the team, encouraging growth and consistency across the Burnley office.

Help drive new business, contributing to tenders, capability presentations and client meetings, and helping to secure long-term repeat work.

Identify opportunities to broaden service offerings and add value to existing client relationships.

Represent the consultancy at local networking events, industry forums and client workshops to strengthen regional visibility.

Why Join?

A pipeline fuelled by long-standing, trusted client relationships

Significant variety across all major sectors with regular repeat work

A consultancy known for quality, collaboration and technical leadership

Hybrid working, genuine development opportunities and a supportive team environment

If you are an ambitious Senior CDM Principal Designer looking to join a consultancy with strong regional presence, excellent project variety and room to grow, this Burnley role could be the perfect next move

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