Job Description

The CDM Co-ordinator will be operationally responsible for supporting the CDM Manager in ensuring that Mitie are fulfilling and discharging our legal obligations under the CDM 2015 Regulations with regards to the planning, managing, monitoring and co-ordinating health and safety in the pre-construction phase, and coordinate construction health and safety through the construction phase to ensure that projects are carried out without risk to health and safety of workers or others who may be affected by the works.



The postholder will be Health and Safety qualified whose role is to carry out a desk top review of contractor's RAMS prior to projects starting and the issuing of the authority to work, advise the Project team and Client on health and safety issues during the planning and delivery phases of construction work and is someone who has and knowledge and experience of planning, management, construction, and communications.

Responsibilities will include bit not limited to:

The CDM Co-ordinator is broad role responsible for directly supporting Mitie Projects, our clients, designers, consultants, contractors, and others as appropriate to ensure compliance with H&S & the CDM Regulations.

The role in general will have the following objectives and responsibilities:

Ensure the successful implementation, management, and compliance of the CDM 2015 Regulations, health and safety legislation and industry legislation within Mitie projects

Champion the Mitie Projects Centre of Excellence and Mitie CDM and health and safety policies and procedures to ensure health and safety is embedded into everything we do

Provide advice, guidance and support the Projects team through all RIBA stages with regard to CDM as necessary; enquiry/briefing, tender, mobilisation/construction delivery and practical completion and handover.

Ensure the delivery of projects for, on behalf of or by Mitie are carried out in safe manner and that Mitie, our clients, designers, consultants, and contractors are aware of their roles, and fulfilling their responsibilities under the CDM Regulations

Collaborate and communicate with all parties involved in a project, including Mitie, our clients, designers, consultants, contractors and health and safety personnel at the pre-construction and design stages, and through the construction phase as required

Maintain and sustain professional contact with clients to be able to form strong working relationships and monitor customer satisfaction in terms of project risks and responsibilities

Provide the right level of CDM guidance depending on the scale, risk, and complexity for each individual contract and project

Support the development of Mitie Project Managers undertaking the role of the Principal Designer and/or Principal Contractor

Collaborate with Mitie HSE, quality, and audit team communities to ensure a harmonised approach to compliance with both the Mitie Projects Centre of Excellence and Mitie CDM and health and safety policies and procedures

Actively take part in Mitie CDM and Projects team meetings to share CDM and health and safety information, and identify and prioritises health and safety risk's that affect Mitie and our clients

Main duties

The CDM Co-ordinator will work closely with the CDM Manager and will be pro-active and self-sufficient in ensuring that Mitie meet our legal obligations under the CDM Regulations, including allowance for validating RAMS and issuing Permits/Authority to Work. The role will provide Mitie, our clients, designers, and suppliers with CDM Management services as required to assist all parties in meeting their statutory duties in relation to CDM 2015.

Ensure client engagement and liaison throughout all stages of a project.

Advise and support the client where required with the development of the client brief.

Advise and assist the client where required in the appointments of designers and contractors, and review procurement methods.

Notification of F10 to the HSE, where required.

Ensure effective communication between all parties including Mitie, our client, designers, and the principal contractor/contractors and encourage regular progress meetings to be undertaken as necessary.

Assist the client to identify and gather pre-construction information and distribute to designers, the principal contractor.

Undertake site visits to audit contractors on their H&S management in line with hier agreed safe system of work

Assist in ensuring health and safety risks are identified and discussed by all parties; add to the project risk register.

Review and assist in the preparation of the Construction Phase Health and Safety Plans when required.

Undertake desk top formal risk assessment and method statement reviews.

Ensure all CDM documentation and supporting information for each project from all parties are available.

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of their work and the health and safety risks involved.

Provide evidence that the workforce has the necessary skills, knowledge, training and experience to carry out the work.

Confirm that they have sufficient resource levels to do the work.

Attend site to undertake site inspections/audits