London, UK
Junior principal designer
at ORSA
ORSA is hiring a junior principal designer to join its team in London.
ORSA is a Mayfair based independent compliance consultancy, specialising in all matters health, safety and environment. We believe in looking after our most important assets – the ORSA team!
Benefits include:
- competitive salary
- paid travel to work
- £50 lunch allowance per month
- training, development and progression opportunities for all
- 25 days annual leave plus eight days bank holiday
- additional leave between Christmas and New Year
- day off for your birthday
- well-being programme
- flexibility to work at home on occasions
- enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity leave
- great Christmas parties and regular socialising after work
General overview
We have a strong training program, experience in CDM is not required but understanding of design and construction is essential. The ideal candidate is an Architect PI – PII that has decided to try a new direction.
After your training as a Junior Principal Designer [CDM] you will be responsible for the delivery of a number of CDM related consultancy commissions both internally and externally. Allocation of commissions will be based on assessment of skills and qualifications.
You will be expected to manage a number of projects, challenges and situations and be able to interface with a variety of different people, personalities and situations within the business.
Your line manager will provide support and guidance and training.
The role requires a flexible approach as there will be a requirement for regular visits to client offices and sites.
ORSA staff must communicate and treat people with dignity, fairness and respect at all times, whilst promoting a culture of equality, diversity and equal opportunity in their daily working lives.
PD responsibilities:
- execution of compliance consultancy or other related roles for the with key activities here defined by ORSA Projects Limited own accredited procedures and or the specific services bound within our appointment and or terms and conditions
- be able to effectively manage the design risk management process and influencing designers to manage out risk during the design stages of a project
- this will require the ability to interrogate drawings, attend and contribute to design team meetings, chair specific CDM workshops, to then be able to produce and update a project-design risk register
- responsibility to ensure the project covers all necessary legal obligations especially in relation to health and safety and the construction design and management regulations
- for projects where the individual is identified as the job manager, there is a requirement to ensure any duties or services identified in either individual project appointments or terms appointments are discharged as appropriate, including the necessary documentation to the required standard as part of the delivery
- updating of cash flow projection and timely provision of information for the preparation and issuing of invoices and alike. This includes debt chasing
- ensuring the completion of time-sheets and expenses within allotted time periods
- regular attendance at team/regional meetings and training sessions
- coordination and communication with team executives and directors as and when necessary to facilitate the smooth running of the business
- ensure the required standard is met in terms of earnings and income, maximising time and resources effectively and efficiently
- managing of QA compliance and any corrective actions for self within reasonable time-frames, coordinating responses as appropriate
- maintain processes and procedures, ensuring appropriate delivery standards for commissions and client relations are maintained, identifying areas for improvement or corrective actions as necessary
- be able and competent to deliver small to medium sized projects in the role of junior principal designer