Posted 17 days ago
Description
- Site coordination meetings
Job Title
Clerk of Works
Reporting To
Contract Manager / Regional Director
Location
Multiple historic and heritage sites across Central and West London.
Purpose of the Role
The Clerk of Works plays a pivotal role in ensuring that Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance and minor works are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest standards of quality, workmanship and contractual compliance.
Working in close partnership with the Contract Manager, Client Property Services, Building Surveyors, Building Supervisors and operational teams, the postholder will provide technical oversight, quality assurance and day-to-day site supervision across the Client Estate.
The role is fundamental to protecting and preserving nationally significant historic buildings, ensuring that all maintenance activities respect the integrity of the estate while meeting the operational needs of the Client and the requirements of the NEC3 Term Service Short Contract.
Key Responsibilities
Quality Assurance
- Inspect completed building fabric maintenance works to ensure compliance with contract specifications, statutory requirements, industry best practice and Client quality standards.
- Undertake a minimum of five joint quality inspections per site each month with the Client Property Services team.
- Identify defects, poor workmanship and non-compliant works, ensuring corrective actions are implemented promptly.
- Monitor the quality of work undertaken by both directly employed operatives and specialist subcontractors, maintaining consistently high standards across the contract.
- Ensure repairs preserve and protect the historic significance, character and fabric of listed buildings and heritage assets.
Site Supervision
- Provide day-to-day technical supervision of operatives delivering planned, reactive and minor works.
- Ensure works are completed safely, efficiently and in accordance with agreed programmes and contractual timescales.
- Monitor labour allocation, productivity and resource utilisation across multiple sites.
- Coordinate site access, deliveries and operational activities within occupied and sensitive Client buildings.
- Assist with programming works around ceremonial events, operational requirements and estate activities to minimise disruption.
Contract Compliance
Ensure All Works Are Delivered In Accordance With
- NEC3 Term Service Short Contract
- Service Information
- Client policies and procedures
- Relevant statutory legislation
- Health & Safety legislation
- Heritage and conservation requirements
Responsibilities Include
- Monitoring compliance with contractual response times and service level requirements.
- Ensuring CAFM-generated work orders are completed within agreed priorities.
