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CDM Consultancy | Principal Designer Services

Practical CDM support for commercial fitout projects.

Altaris Advisory provides experienced, straightforward Principal Designer and CDM consultancy services for QSR, hospitality, retail, office and leisure fitout, refurbishment and conversion projects.

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Fixed fees Clear scope agreed before appointment
QSR focus Built around fast-moving fitout reality
£1m PI Professional indemnity insurance
Practical output Documents that help projects move safely

Services

Focused CDM and Principal Designer support for commercial projects where compliance needs to work alongside programme, cost and operational reality.

Principal Designer — CDM 2015

Formal appointment as Principal Designer for eligible commercial fitout and refurbishment projects.

  • PCI pack preparation and issue
  • Designer Risk Register
  • F10 notification where applicable
  • CPP review and PC liaison
  • Health and Safety File handover

Pre-Construction Information

Clear project-specific PCI packs drawing together existing information, known hazards and outstanding pre-start actions.

  • Existing site and services information
  • Known hazards and constraints
  • Outstanding surveys and confirmations
  • Information suitable for tender and mobilisation

H&S File Compilation

Structured closeout support to turn completion certificates, as-builts and O&M information into a usable Health and Safety File.

  • Certificate tracker
  • Closeout schedule
  • Section dividers and handover pack
  • Future maintenance information

Built for fast-moving commercial environments.

Altaris is particularly focused on QSR, casual dining and commercial fitout projects, where short programmes, landlord requirements, live environments and incomplete information can create real delivery risk.

  • QSR fitout and brand conversion
  • Hospitality, leisure and casual dining
  • Retail and office fitout
  • Small to medium commercial refurbishment
  • Multi-site operator rollout programmes

Why Altaris

Many projects do not need unnecessary bureaucracy. They do need the right information, issued at the right time, with the right risks clearly flagged.

  • Sector experience: practical understanding of restaurants, landlords, contractors, utilities, Building Control and closeout pressure.
  • Responsive service: suitable for tight fitout programmes and commercially driven project teams.
  • Plain-English documents: clear outputs that clients, designers and contractors can actually use.
  • No tick-box appointments: a proper role, undertaken properly.

Typical fees

Fees are fixed and agreed before appointment. The figures below are indicative and subject to scope, programme and project complexity.

Project type
Typical fee
Notes
Standard QSR / restaurant fitout
£2,250
Typical single-site programme up to 8 weeks, normal complexity, defined CDM PD scope.
Light refresh / minor works
£1,250–£1,750
Lower-risk works with limited design change and reduced documentation requirement.
Complex conversion or extended programme
£2,750–£3,500
Higher complexity, intrusive works, landlord constraints, multiple designers or additional review cycles.
Standalone H&S File compilation
£500–£1,000
Where the PD role has been fulfilled by others and closeout support is required.
CDM advisory support
£450/day
For advisory support outside a formal fixed-fee appointment.

A straightforward process

Designed to give clients, designers and contractors clear information without overcomplicating the project.

Scope

Confirm project type, programme, site constraints, known hazards, designers and contractor appointments.

Appoint

Issue a clear appointment letter defining scope, exclusions, fee, deliverables and client obligations.

Coordinate

Prepare PCI, maintain the Designer Risk Register and review the CPP before works commence.

Handover

Compile the Health and Safety File and issue a structured closeout pack at practical completion.

Need CDM support for a fitout project?

Send the project address, outline scope, programme dates and any drawings or contractor information available. Altaris will review and confirm a fixed-fee proposal.

Contact Altaris Advisory hello@altarisadvisory.co.uk altarisadvisory.co.uk