Clerk of Works

1 week ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Great Places Housing Group Full time

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**Clerk of Works**

The Clerk of Works role will safeguard high quality construction by ensuring that contract documents and drawings are translated into buildings which meet the standards agreed by Cube Homes. The Clerk will continually monitor on-site progress against programme, whilst maintaining good working relationships with the wider project team and consultants to deliver homes in line with Cube Homes’ and where relevant Homes England commitments.

**CUBE HOMES - THE BUSINESS**

Cube Homes is the private sector housebuilding division of Great Places Housing Group. We develop a range of homes from 2-bed starter homes to 5 bedroom executive detached properties and pride ourselves on delivering a high quality design led product. We are proud to be part of Great Places, which is not your average housing association; it’s a forward-thinking, profit-for-purpose business that works hard to improve the lives of people in our 19,000 homes across the North West and Yorkshire. Our work doesn’t stop at our customers’ front door. The surplus we make is invested back into the business to fund the building new homes and to provide a full range of support services for some of the most vulnerable members of society.

**CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- To ensure the responsibilities of the post are carried out in a way that reflects the standards, vision and values of Great Places;
- To deliver value for money and manage resources effectively and efficiently, ensuring that targets (financial and non-financial) are met;
- To promote Cube Homes and Great Places to customers, sector bodies, key stakeholders and the local community, developing effective partnerships with key stakeholders, funding agencies and other representative bodies;
- To observe all policies / procedures / working practices / regulations and in particular to comply with Great Places Equality and Diversity Policy, Health and Safety Policy and Safeguarding Policy
- To undertake appropriate training and staff development.
- To identify and develop individual contribution in the delivery of the Great Places competency framework

**PURPOSE OF ROLE**:

- To ensure the high quality and timely delivery of the Cube Homes new build /refurbishment properties, in line with our vision and values.
- To actively contribute to projects, joint and individual, across the timeline of the scheme.
- To perform assigned tasks safely, efficiently and economically in line with Cube Homes and Great Places company standards.
- To ensure that the contract documents and drawings are translated into buildings which meet the standards agreed by Cube Homes and its main consultants.
- To build relationships on construction sites, monitoring and advising on programme and completion dates.
- To monitor and ensure quality of construction

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- To ensure a flexible working approach between the core working hours (Monday to Friday 08.00 - 18.00).
- Adopt a flexible working style to ensure the delivery of a high standard of service and positive customer experience.
- To review pre-contract drawings and documentation and draw attention in advance to any potential issues/problems.
- Establish lines of communication with in-house team and key consultants.
- Carry out snag inspection lists prior to handover.
- Attend site meetings/visit site on a regular basis.
- Monitor quality control throughout the contract, up to and including handover.
- Accurate and timely reporting of site inspections; detailing progress against programme, weather, deliveries, labour and site waste.
- Liaise with Project Managers the event of any situations which require attention or decision.
- Report any non-compliance with Health and Safety requirements.
- Attend sites as required to carry out defects inspections and back-checking.

**Person Specification**

**QUALIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS**:

- HNC level or other recognised building qualification
- Institute of Clerk of Works membership

**EXPERIENCE & SKILLS**:

- Proven construction experience including thorough technical construction knowledge and understanding of construction technology
- Experience of working with a variety of trade professionals
- Understanding of different forms of building contract
- Ability to work with other members of the team to deliver the best outcomes
- Thorough knowledge of CDM/HSE procedures
- Ability to complete tasks in an accurate and timely manner
- Ability to interact with a wide range of people
- Ability to prioritise workload and manage a number of tasks concurrently
- Ability to work effectively with colleagues and other stakeholders to give information/find information/resolve problems
- Ability to work on own initiative, but understand level of responsibility within the team
- Ability to work under pressure
- Able to deliver a high standard of customer service
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Methodical and creative approach to solving queries

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