Job title: Health and Safety Advisor (CDM Principal Designer)
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Location: Belfast, UK
Job published: 24-08-2026
Job ID: 121941
Contact name: Adam Adair
Phone number: +447441345306
Contact email: adam.adair@huntersavage.com

Job Description

Health and Safety Advisor (CDM Principal Designer)

Belfast

£35k to £45k

We are hiring for our client, one of Northern Ireland's largest independent multi-disciplinary consultancies, employing architects, engineers, project managers, environmental scientists and health and safety professionals. Due to continued growth, our client is seeking an experienced Health and Safety Advisor to join their established team, fulfilling CDM Principal Designer and Health & Safety Advisor duties across projects in NI, GB and ROI.

Top 3 Things to Know About this Job:

  1. Attractive salary of £35,000–£45,000, negotiable on experience
  2. Belfast based, working with high-profile clients
  3. Established, collaborative team within a thriving multi-disciplinary consultancy

The Role:

  • Provide professional H&S support and advice to design teams, clients and contractors
  • Conduct site visits and hazard/risk appraisals
  • Lead design reviews and co-ordinate health and safety risk management
  • Compile pre-construction information and health and safety files
  • Review construction phase plans, risk assessments and method statements
  • Conduct site compliance inspections and prepare reports
  • Collaborate across the wider health and safety team

The Person:

  • Degree educated with H&S qualification / NEBOSH
  • 2+ years' experience, ideally in a construction / design environment
  • Strong knowledge of CDM Regulations
  • Full driving licence, willing to travel across NI, GB and ROI
  • CDM / PSDP training and professional membership (APS, IOSH, IIRSM) desirable

The Reward:

  • £35,000–£45,000 per annum
  • Permanent, full-time (36.25 hours)
  • Healthshield Cash Plan and contributory pension
  • CPD support and professional membership fees paid
  • Company social and community events

Next Steps – Why Hunter Savage

For further information, and to apply for this Health and Safety Advisor role, please contact Adam Adair, Senior Consultant at Hunter Savage. As a specialist recruitment consultancy with deep expertise in the Built Environment sector, Hunter Savage offers candidates genuine insight into the best opportunities for career progression.

Salary is negotiable depending on experience and qualifications. We reserve the right to heighten shortlisting criteria dependent on calibre of response.