Clerk of Works

calfordseaden is a leading multi-disciplined construction and property consultancy. We provide a definitive range of services to the UK building and construction industry covering civil and structural engineering; chartered building and quantity surveying; project management; architecture and master planning; mechanical and electrical engineering; sustainability; fire consultancy, building information modelling (BIM); and health and safety.

Position

Clerk of Works

The role:

We have an opportunity for a MICWCI qualified Clerk of Works to join our multi-disciplinary practice. The role will be home based covering projects in London and surrounding areas.

You will be a member of the Institute of Clerks of Works and Construction Inspectorate GB and be able to demonstrate an ability in undertaking inspections of building works on new build construction projects or refurbishment projects. You will need to be confident in liaising with Building Contractors and preparing detailed reports for Employer’s Agents and Project Management.

The work will involve undertaking regular inspections of predominantly residential new build or refurbishment projects to monitor progress, verifying compliance with contractual drawings, warranty standards and employer’s requirements. You will need the ability to identify discrepancies and defects, prepare written reports with supporting photographs and on regular intervals organise and undertake snagging and end of defect inspections with the Client in attendance.

What you’ll be doing:

• Undertake regular site visits of construction projects.
• Produce high quality, timely professional reports.
• Monitor and report on project progress.
• Verify compliance of contractual drawings, employers’ requirements, warranty provider standards & Building Regulations with construction works.
• Identify defects and discrepancies.
• Take ownership of defect trackers in Site Visit Reports: chase, review and discuss information from site to keeping trackers current and up to date.
• Manage and undertake snagging, de-snagging and end of defect inspections.
• Ensure project filing is up to date and aligned with company filing systems and QA processes.

What you’ll need:

Qualifications

• Membership of Institute of Clerks of Works and Construction Inspectorate (ICWCI)
• Full UK driving license

Knowledge

• Excellent knowledge and understanding of building construction.
• A good knowledge of the standard forms of construction contracts including the JCT & NEC.
• Experienced in the use of tablet-based inspection software i.e. Field view, PlanRadar etc.

Skills:

• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to research new construction techniques and products.
• Ability to produce high quality written reports in good English (using professional and technical language).
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, excel, MS Project)

Our Values:

• Collaboration: Being one team and supporting each other to achieve the best results and maximise our potential.
• Authenticity: Being true to ourselves and others and celebrating our differences.
• Giving Back: Recognizing and embracing the need for our work to have a positive social impact.
• Excellence: Striving to be up with the best and at the forefront of what we do.
• Support: Providing investment, encouragement and support to bring out the best in our People.
• Integrity: Being honest and doing the right thing.

Our Vision

To be identified as a trusted client advisor; national in reach, local in service and selected for our quality and expertise in the built environment.

Our values are integral to everything we do and are reflective of our interaction with each other, our clients, our wider stakeholders and how we approach our work and present ourselves.

Our brilliant team consists of individuals who are willing to go the extra mile to deliver the best results and are ultimately why our clients choose to work with us time and time again.

Wellbeing and Inclusion are at the forefront of our people strategy, and we are now to offer hybrid working on 95% of our roles and have recently committed to enhanced Family Leave schemes (after a qualifying period). We are passionate about encouraging more diversity within the construction industry and developing our apprenticeship program, along with enhancing our schools outreach program is part of our strategy.

If you are aligned to our values and are a talented and commercially minded please apply, or if this job isn’t quite right for you but you would like to start or progress a career within construction consultancy, please send us your CV for one of our future roles.

Training and Development

We are proud to hold the Investors in People Gold award and of our offerings for Leadership and Management Development. Our IIP awards confirms our commitment to developing our people and we are keen to assist individuals in developing work related professional interests. The Practice takes training seriously, providing practical and financial assistance to all eligible personnel.

calfordseaden is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to and support the principles of equality of opportunity in employment, training and service delivery.