Employer: Medway Council
Close date: Friday 04/10/2024
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the HRA Property Services team who are responsible for maintaining and building new council homes. In the role of Clerk of Works, you will support the Capital Works Project Manager with the successful delivery of a number of Decent Homes and planned programmes including kitchens and bathrooms, roofing, windows and doors and cyclical decorations. You will also support the HRA Development team to monitor, report and document the quality of work being completed on all new build development projects.
The main purpose of this job will be the following:
To assist the Property Services management team, part of the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) service, to ensure that the 3000 homes owned and being built by the Council are being constructed and maintained as per the required specifications, as per the required regulations and to an acceptable standard.
To monitor, report and document the quality of work being completed on all new build development projects. Furthermore to monitor, report and document the quality of work being completed on decent homes capital works programmes.
To utilise computer equipment, software and systems in order to produce reports. Undertake quality and ‘work in progress’ inspections on capital works projects. To assist with inspecting and signing off repairs, voids and any other property services related functions as and when required.
To work closely with contractors and monitor the quality and quantity of work undertaken, always ensuring contract compliance (including a range of specialist contracts).
To utilise specialist computer software to comprehensively administer works’ orders.
To approve variation orders and issue contract administrator instructions on planned works programmes.
Collate, scrutinise, and validate contractor applications of payments ready for the Property Services Operations Manager, Development Manager or Capital Works
Project Manager to approve.
To issue variation orders to contractors and to document and administer
If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager, please call Joshua Arthur on 01634 331067.
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We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.