Senior Clerk of Works

Build Recruitment Limited; Sidcup; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Build Recruitment Limited is seeking a Senior Clerk of Works for a Kent-based role with an award-winning building consultancy client. The candidate will join a team delivering advisory and project-led services across the building life cycle.

Ideally, you will have around 5 years’ experience in construction/engineering consultancy, membership with ICWCI (or equivalent), and a qualification in engineering or related field. Excellent reporting and on-site inspection skills are essential.

Qualifications

• About 5 years’ experience in a construction/engineering consultancy environment.
• Member of ICWCI or associate member of a relevant professional organisation.
• Qualification in engineering or a related construction field.

Responsibilities

• Inspect / monitor construction works to ensure compliance with contract conditions, best practices, relevant legislation, design drawings, design intent and specifications.
• Undertake technical and quality assurance audits, tender reviews, RFIs, due diligence reviews etc.
• Carry out monitoring of cladding remediation projects and other construction work.
• Preparation of concise, accurate and high-quality project monitoring reports.
• Resolve technical enquiries as they arise and to assist with project implementation.
• Assist with carrying out design review services.
• Provide technical input and work as an integral member alongside the rest of the project teams.
• Measure and sample building materials to check quality and suitability
• Production of routine letters, reports and other documents to a high quality.

Skills

Project monitoring

Quality audits

Technical reporting

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Engineering degree or related construction field

Job description

Senior Clerk of Works, Kent. Our client are an award-winning RICS chartered building consultancy with offices nationwide. As leading building surveyors for social housing & residential properties, they provide advisory and project-led services at every stage of a building's life cycle. Due to further growth, we are now looking for a senior / experienced level Clerk of Works professional.

Ideally you will have 5 years’ experience in a relevant construction / engineering consultancy environment and will be a member of the Institution of Clerk of Works and Construction Inspectorate (ICWCI) or associate member of a relevant professional organisation.

We are looking for the successful candidate to hold a qualification in engineering or other relevant construction-related field.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Inspect / monitor construction works to ensure compliance with contract conditions, best practices, relevant legislation, design drawings, design intent and specifications.
• Undertake technical and quality assurance audits, tender reviews, RFIs, due diligence reviews etc.
• Carry out monitoring of cladding remediation projects and other construction work.
• Preparation of concise, accurate and high-quality project monitoring reports.
• Resolve technical enquires as they arise and to assist with project implementation.
• Assist with carrying out design review services.
• Provide technical input and work as an integral member alongside the rest of the project teams.
• Measure and sample building materials to check quality and suitability
• Production of routine letters, reports and other documents to a high quality.

On offer is a highly competitive package and route to progression and personal development.