Clerk Of Works

Foresight Search Ltd; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave

Excellent Pension Scheme

Job summary

Housing Association in Cardiff is seeking an experienced Clerk of Works/Site Manager to oversee construction quality across new-build, refurbishment and maintenance projects in the Greater Cardiff area.

You will represent the client, ensuring contractors deliver to required standards and align with drawings, specs and building regs. This permanent role offers security and long-term career prospects with a well-established housing association.

Qualifications

• Experience as Site Manager, Assistant Site Manager, Clerk of Works or similar construction professional.
• Strong background in residential construction, social housing, refurbishment or maintenance.
• Excellent knowledge of construction methods, materials and workmanship standards.

Responsibilities

• Undertake regular site inspections across new-build, refurbishment and maintenance projects.
• Monitor the quality of workmanship delivered by external contractors.
• Ensure construction works comply with drawings, specifications, building regulations and contractual requirements.
• Identify defects, poor workmanship and non-compliant works.
• Monitor contractor performance and report on progress, quality and outstanding issues.
• Oversee snagging inspections and defect resolution.
• Inspect completed void refurbishment and planned maintenance works.
• Liaise with contractors, site managers, project managers and internal housing teams.
• Maintain accurate inspection records, photographic reports and progress updates.
• Support the successful handover of completed properties.
• Ensure works are completed to a high standard, delivering value for money and quality homes for residents.

Skills

Site Manager

Clerk of Works

Residential construction

Driving licence

Job description

Clerk of Works - Housing Association

Location: Cardiff / Greater Cardiff Area

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000

Benefits: Generous Annual Leave, Excellent Pension Scheme

Job Type: Permanent

The Opportunity

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced construction professional to join a well-established housing association in South Wales as a Clerk of Works.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Site Manager, Assistant Site Manager or existing Clerk of Works looking to move into a client-side position with an organisation offering excellent job security, benefits and long-term career prospects.

Working directly for the housing association, you'll play a key role in overseeing the quality of construction, refurbishment and maintenance works delivered by external contractors across its housing portfolio.

The position offers a varied workload covering new-build social housing, planned maintenance, refurbishment, void properties and improvement programmes throughout the Greater Cardiff area.

Rather than managing the day-to-day running of construction sites, you'll be representing the client, ensuring contractors deliver works to the required standards, specifications and quality expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• * Undertake regular site inspections across new-build, refurbishment and maintenance projects.
• * Monitor the quality of workmanship delivered by external contractors.
• * Ensure construction works comply with drawings, specifications, building regulations and contractual requirements.
• * Identify defects, poor workmanship and non-compliant works.
• * Monitor contractor performance and report on progress, quality and outstanding issues.
• * Undertake snagging inspections and oversee the resolution of defects.
• * Inspect completed void refurbishment and planned maintenance works.
• * Liaise with contractors, site managers, project managers and internal housing teams.
• * Maintain accurate inspection records, photographic reports and progress updates.
• * Support the successful handover of completed properties.
• * Ensure works are completed to a high standard, delivering value for money and quality homes for residents.

About You

We're particularly interested in speaking with experienced Site Managers looking to make the move into a client-side role.

You don't necessarily need previous Clerk of Works experience, provided you have a strong technical construction background and a good understanding of residential construction.

Ideally, you'll have:

• * Experience working as a Site Manager, Assistant Site Manager, Clerk of Works or similar construction professional.
• * A strong background in residential construction, social housing, refurbishment or maintenance.
• * Excellent knowledge of construction methods, materials and workmanship standards.
• * The ability to identify defects and challenge contractors professionally.
• * A good understanding of building regulations and construction health and safety.
• * Strong communication and organisational skills.
• * A practical, hands-on approach and excellent attention to detail.
• * A full UK driving licence.

What's on Offer?

• * £40,000 - £45,000 salary
• * Generous annual leave entitlement
• * Excellent pension scheme
• * Permanent, secure employment with an established housing association.
• * Opportunity to move away from traditional main contracting into a client-side position.
• * Varied workload across new-build housing, refurbishment and maintenance.
• * Excellent long-term career prospects within a respected organisation.

Why Consider This Role?

For an experienced Site Manager who enjoys the technical and quality aspects of construction but is looking for the change from traditional site management, this could be an ideal next step.

You'll have the opportunity to use your construction knowledge in a client-side capacity, working across multiple projects and helping deliver high-quality homes throughout South Wales.