CDM Advisor

About us

At National Grid, our commitment to a cleaner, greener energy future is powered by the dedication and ingenuity of our people. Join our team as a CDM Advisor and be a part of something bigger—where your unique skills and passions can make a real difference. Together, we are superpowered.

National Grid is hiring a CDM Advisor for our Customer and Network Development Team based in Warwick, London, Bristol Leeds or Warrington.

About the role

The job role is primarily to provide a coordination function across the region; providing advice as required to Connection Engineers on CDM related issues. You will assist the regional H&S Advisors with H&S management and ensure that design and CDM coordination, cooperation and communication is during the development phase of large scale utility projects.

Acting as a subject matter expert, you’ll provide guidance, consultation, and solutions across a range of topics including project development, documentation content, strategic planning, and training content.  You’ll be a source of expertise providing specialist advice on project development activities, safety by design and for activities such as on-site intrusive surveys.

What you'll do

• Monitor CDM compliance across projects using a mixture of formal audits (I auditor CDM and PD Rep audits), collaborative monitoring with the contractors and informal assessment.
• Maintaining and updating CDM Strategy across the region.
• Attendance at Design Review and hazard meetings including reviewing the hazard register and monitoring compliance.
• Promoting safety in design, including highlighting lessons learnt from previous projects.
• Providing advice to the region on relevant BP and SR requirements.
• Ensuring client duties defined in the CDM Regulations are carried out including managing the process for notifying projects to the HSE.
• Developing, distributing, and managing H&S Files for each project including arranging H&S File review meetings.
• Reviewing or supporting the review of other project documentation i.e. TW registers, project risk registers and site risk registers

About you

• Thorough knowledge of CDM in Construction & ISO compliance including knowledge of different duty holders’ responsibilities under CDM regulations.
• You’ll have worked in a comparable industry, or been involved in large scale utility construction projects, site management activities and site delivery.
• A good understanding of CDM Regulations, specifically in relation to Client, Principal Designer & Principal Contractor role.
• Experienced in the management and review of Contract documentation and awareness of Professional Services Framework Contracts (NEC4).
• Ability to communicate and influence effectively at all organisational levels (including Senior Managers) & support the project teams in CDM.
• Ability to recommend preventative action, develop new initiatives and co-ordinate or ensure their implementation. Experienced in auditing and root cause analysis techniques
• A thorough understanding of the requirements of UK Health and Safety legislation generally, construction related Regulations and HSE Guidance specifically. 
• H&S qualification - IOSH or NEBOSH Construction certificate or SMSTS.
• Full driving licence which allows you to drive in the UK.

What you'll get

Salary of £54,000 - £58,000 dependant on experience

• Annual Performance Based Bonus
• Hybrid working model between Home, Site and Office
• Job Requirement Company Car
• 26 days annual leave, plus eight statutory days 
• The option to buy additional or sell holiday days 
• Generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%
• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave – so long as it’s relevant to your role
• Access to several flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few
• Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days)
• Access to a numerous apps which support health, fitness and wellbeing

We are keen to see our people progress and will support you in gaining the qualifications and skills you need to develop, bespoke to your needs and those of the business.

More information

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) own the electricity transmission network in England and Wales. Every time you plug in your phone or flick a light switch, we’ve played a part. Not only are we responsible for delivering energy to millions of homes and businesses, we are also driving the move to cleaner energy, and the Government’s target of net zero emissions by 2050.

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is at the heart of energy in the UK. The electricity we provide gets the nation to work, powers schools and brings energy to life. Our energy network connects the nation, so it’s essential that it’s continually evolving, advancing, and improving.

In NGET we are passionate about both operating our network safely and providing highly reliable quality of supply for our customers. At the heart of achieving these outcomes is the effective control and operation of our network.

To find out more about us, please follow the link below:

https://www.nationalgrid.com/electricity-transmission/

The closing date for applications is 16/09/25

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