Kenmac Associates
Project safety

CDM Advisor &
Principal Designer.

CDM Advisor and Principal Designer services that bring practical expertise into your project, from early decisions to handover.

Kenmac consultants reviewing equipment and site operations with a contractor
Part of your project team

Clear responsibilities.
Better-informed decisions.

Good project safety starts with the people making the decisions. We bring clients, designers and contractors together around the risks, responsibilities and information that matter.

From a focused advisory brief to a Principal Designer appointment, our approach is proportionate, commercially aware and grounded in how projects are delivered.

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Our project safety services

The right role.
Clearly defined.

We agree the appointment, scope and responsibilities with you at the outset.

01 / Project safety

CDM Advisor

Clear guidance for the client.

An experienced advisor alongside your team, helping you understand your CDM responsibilities, prepare the right information and challenge gaps before they become problems on site.

  • Client dutyholder advice and project arrangements
  • Pre-construction information reviews
  • Construction Phase Plan and RAMS reviews
  • Principal Contractor advisory support
  • Site inspections and client-side assurance
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02 / Project safety

Principal Designer (CDM)

Risk considered through design.

We act as Principal Designer under CDM, coordinating health and safety during the pre-construction phase. We work with the design team to address foreseeable risks and keep relevant information moving between the people who need it.

  • Design risk coordination and review
  • Helping assemble pre-construction information
  • Communication with designers and the Principal Contractor
  • Health and safety file coordination
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03 / Project safety

Principal Designer (Building Regulations)

Design compliance, coordinated.

For projects in England, we act as Principal Designer under Building Regulations. We coordinate design work and the design team’s approach to meeting the relevant requirements, working with the client, designers and Principal Contractor.

  • Planning and monitoring design coordination
  • Reviewing how compliance is addressed through the design
  • Sharing relevant design information with the project team
  • Keeping responsibilities and design decisions clear
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From first decisions to handover

Useful support.
Throughout your project.

01 / Establish

Start with clarity.

Understand your project, confirm roles and identify the information needed to plan the work.

02 / Coordinate

Keep decisions connected.

Bring the right people together, review design and site information, and make actions clear.

03 / Follow through

Carry the detail forward.

Support reviews, communicate outstanding matters and help organise the information needed for handover.

CDM and Building Regulations: two distinct roles.

The CDM Principal Designer coordinates pre-construction health and safety. The Building Regulations Principal Designer coordinates design compliance. We offer both services, with each appointment and its responsibilities clearly defined.

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a conversation.

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