Clerk of Works – Greenway Infrastructure

Gaia Talent; Wexford; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Gaia Talent seeks a experienced Clerk of Works for a major greenway infrastructure project in County Wexford, Ireland. The role involves monitoring construction quality, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and supporting successful delivery on site.

There is potential for career progression into Design Site Representative or Resident Engineer positions, with pathways to Senior Resident Engineer roles as the project progresses.

Qualifications

• Experience in road or greenway infrastructure projects.
• Experience as Design Site Representative Inspector or Employer's Representative Inspector.
• Experience supervising bridge construction works.
• Strong understanding of supervision, QA, and contract requirements.

Responsibilities

• Carry out daily site inspections and maintain diaries and records.
• Review contractor submissions and inspection plans.
• Identify and report non-compliance with specs and contracts.
• Supervise construction activities and witness key stages.
• Monitor compliance with designs, works requirements and docs.
• Identify design defects and liaise with design team.
• Represent the design team at site meetings when needed.
• Monitor workmanship, materials and construction quality.
• Support resolution of technical and construction issues.

Skills

Construction supervision

Quality control

Contract requirements

Communication

Organisational skills

Driving licence

Teamwork

Education

Civil Engineering/Construction qualification (National Certificate, Diploma or Degree)

Job description

Clerk of Works – Greenway Infrastructure

Clerk of Works – Greenway Infrastructure

Location: County Wexford, Ireland
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

The Opportunity

An established multidisciplinary engineering consultancy is seeking an experienced Clerk of Works to join a major greenway infrastructure construction project in County Wexford.

This role offers the opportunity to work on a varied construction programme involving historic and new structures, civil engineering, drainage and associated infrastructure works. You will play a key role in monitoring construction quality, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and supporting the successful delivery of the project.

There is also a clear opportunity for career progression into Design Site Representative or Resident Engineer positions, with potential to advance to Senior Resident Engineer or Lead Design Site Representative.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out daily site inspections and maintain accurate site diaries and records.

• Review contractor material submissions, method statements and inspection and test plans.

• Identify and report non-compliance with project specifications and contractual requirements.

• Supervise construction activities and witness key stages of the works.

• Monitor construction to ensure compliance with approved designs, Works Requirements and contract documentation.

• Identify potential design defects and communicate these to the design team.

• Liaise with engineers, technical specialists and contractors on construction and design-related matters.

• Represent the design team at site meetings when required.

• Monitor workmanship, materials and construction quality throughout the project.

• Support the resolution of technical and construction issues as they arise.

About You

• National Certificate, Diploma or Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Studies or a related discipline.

• Minimum five years' post-graduate experience on road or greenway infrastructure projects.

• Experience working as a Design Site Representative Inspector or Employer's Representative Inspector on roads, greenways or active travel schemes.

• Experience supervising bridge construction works.

• Strong understanding of construction supervision, quality control and contract requirements.

• Excellent communication, organisational and coordination skills.

• Ability to work effectively with technical specialists, engineers and multiple project stakeholders.

• Capable of managing complex tasks and competing deadlines.

• Proactive, flexible and able to work independently as well as part of a team.

• Full driving licence.

Desirable: Experience supervising historic steel structures and previous employment within a consulting engineering environment.

Career Development

• Opportunity to work on a major greenway infrastructure project.

• Exposure to civil, drainage and structural engineering works.

• Professional development and progression towards Resident Engineer and senior site representative positions.

• Opportunity to develop technical and construction supervision expertise within a multidisciplinary consultancy.

Clerk of Works – Greenway Infrastructure

Add to wish list Region: Ireland Vicinity: Wexford Industry Sector: Renewable Energy jobs , Waste Jobs , Environmental Jobs , Built Environment Jobs , Circular Economy Jobs , Building Jobs , Building Services Jobs , Sustainable Building Jobs , Sustainable Development Jobs Job Category: Construction , Engineering , Project Management , Design , CAD , Civil Engineering , Building Information Modelling (BIM) , Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Job Type: Permanent Education Level: Bachelors degree Salary Description: Comprehensive Salary and Benefits Posted: 05/11/2026 Start Date: Standard Notice / ASAP Recruiter: Gaia Talent Job Ref: 0511D Closing Date: 31/12/2026