Principal Designer

Job Description:

Bertelsmann is a media, services and education company that operates in about 50 countries around the world. It includes the broadcaster RTL Group, the trade book publisher Penguin Random House, the magazine publisher Gruner + Jahr, the music company BMG, the service provider Arvato, the Bertelsmann Printing Group, the Bertelsmann Education Group, and Bertelsmann Investments, an international network of funds. The company has 117,000 employees and generated revenues of €17.1 billion in the 2015 financial year. Bertelsmann stands for creativity and entrepreneurship. This combination promotes first-class media content and innovative service solutions that inspire customers around the world

Salary: £58,000

Location: Corby with travel to Hams Hall and East Midlands Gateway

Hours: 40 hours per week

Arvato UK partners with some of the world’s biggest brands to deliver innovative, scalable supply chain solutions. We are now seeking an experienced Principal Designer to lead the design and development of warehousing, automation, and logistics infrastructure projects across the UK.

In this pivotal role, you will act on behalf of Arvato SCM UK Ltd in fulfilling the duties of Principal Designer under CDM 2015. Ensuring compliance with the Building Safety Act 2022, shaping safe, future-ready facilities from concept through pre-construction.

You will be part of the project execution team, working closely with our logistics engineering experts, contractors, and clients, you’ll drive innovation while safeguarding compliance and operational excellence.

• Act as Principal Designer in line with CDM 2015, coordinating health and safety within the design phase.
• Lead design and safety compliance for major warehousing and automation projects
• Lead design risk reviews to address buildability, maintainability, operability, and end-of-life considerations.
• Coordinate design risk management, PCI, and Health & Safety documentation
• Review and coordinate design information (drawings, feasibility studies, layouts) to identify and manage design risks
• Partner with contractors, regulators, and clients to deliver robust solutions
• Mentor junior designers and champion best practice in design safety
• Share design risk information with the Principal Contractor.
• Plan, manage, monitor, and coordinate health and safety during the pre-construction phase.
• Identify, eliminate, or control foreseeable risks.

• Proven experience as a Principal Designer in warehousing, logistics, or large-scale construction
• Proven experience applying CDM 2015 in practice, with working knowledge of the Building Safety Act 2022.
• Strong knowledge of CDM 2015 and the Building Safety Act 2022
• Expertise in automation, warehouse design, or infrastructure development
• Skilled in AutoCAD, MS Project, and stakeholder engagement. Able to review and interpret design drawings and project schedules
• Degree (or equivalent experience) in construction, engineering, architecture and CDM Principal Designer training (Chartered status desirable)
• Professional health and safety qualification
• Experience in warehousing, logistics, or large-scale industrial projects.

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays with the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days
• Pension contribution
• A life assurance policy that pays out 4 x Salary
• Employee Assistance Programme that provides you with confidential support, information, and advice to help you
• Employee Discount Scheme through Benefit Hub
• Free car parking

This is a unique opportunity to take a leading role in shaping the future of automated logistics facilities in the UK.

Ready to design the future of supply chains? Apply now.

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