Senior Consultant - CDM, Leeds, LE1 1HA at Pick Everard

Here at Pick Everard, we are passionate about creating a prosperous and sustainable future, taking a fresh perspective on the built environment. Our core values of professionalism, compassion, drive and positivity are at the heart of everything we do.

As part of our ambitious growth strategy, we are looking to appoint a Senior Consultant - CDM to be based at our Leeds office. Joining a supportive network as part of a national team, you can expect to receive valuable training, guidance and genuine scope for career development.

Are you career motivated with a passion and desire to make a difference?

Do you want to be involved in an exciting range of projects across multiple different sectors?

If you answered yes to the above questions, we want to hear from you!

The Senior Consultant leads the delivery of complex CDM and Principal Designer commissions, taking full responsibility for scope, programme, quality and commercial performance across their projects. They act as a trusted advisor to clients and design teams, providing clear, practical and compliant advice under the CDM Regulations and wider health and safety legislation.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Leading medium to complex CDM and Principal Designer commissions, with responsibility for project scope, programme, quality, and commercial performance. High-risk or strategically sensitive projects will be escalated to a Principal Consultant or Associate as appropriate.

• Managing design risk coordination, chairing design risk workshops, and ensuring actions and outcomes are clearly recorded and tracked.

• Providing clear, consistent technical advice to clients and design teams, maintaining confidence and regulatory compliance.

• Ensuring all CDM deliverables, documentation, and associated tasks are produced to a high standard.

• Monitoring and reporting on project financial performance, accurately forecasting utilisation and fee recovery.

• Supporting and guiding Consultants and Technical Administrators, offering constructive feedback and informal mentoring.

• Reviewing project deliverables to ensure technical accuracy and alignment with relevant standards and best practice.

• Identifying project-level risks and opportunities, resolving those within your control and escalating complex, high-risk, or systemic issues to a Principal Consultant or Associate.

• Assisting with fee proposals and bid submissions.

• Contributing to team problem-solving, process improvement, and knowledge sharing. 

Find out what it is like to work at Pick Everard here: Life at PickEverard - Pick Everard