Clerk of Works

**Duties/Responsibilities**: Location: Stevenage **Salary**: £45,000 per annum DOE Working hours: 8am - 5pm, Monday - Friday Benefits: 25 Days Holiday + BH, Company Pension, Private Healthcare, Company Sick Pay, Flex Benefits (EMCOR UK discount scheme) About EMCOR UK: At EMCOR UK, we revolutionise facilities management by combining our engineering heritage and innovation capability. We prioritise people in everything we do, collaborating closely with our customers to understand all their needs, from the big picture to day-to-day operations. Our purpose is to “create a better world at work”. Using our unique insight platform, "One Data World," we harness data-driven intelligence to make informed decisions, adapting our services to meet our customers’ evolving requirements. This allows us to cultivate an enhanced workplace experience for their teams whilst optimising efficiency, meticulously managing every asset, and minimising their impact on the planet. All supported by our commitment to safety, compliance, and assurance. Our partnering approach empowers our customers to shape a better future. Whether guiding their path to net zero or redeveloping their facilities for enhanced efficiency, we create better places for work whilst taking away the burden of facility operations, freeing up our customers to concentrate on their business. **Role overview** Working as part of the operational compliance team; The Clerk of Works (Permit to wok) will deliver insightful expertise in support of the client, projects & operational teams. They will be appointed to oversee permit approval and quality of work for all project related work ensuring work is executed to the highest safety standards. The CoW's main responsibility is to act as the approver for all project related work whilst ensuring that the client’s permit to work process is adhered to. The Clerk of Works will be located on site, The CoW’s will liaise closely with contractors' staff and have responsibility for ensuring the safe system of works is adhered to by the workforce for the duration of any given project and will remain independent, to work in the best interests of the client and employer. - Ensure compliance with the Permit to work approval process ensuring all documents are in place and signed when required. - Carry out Accident/Incidents investigations and lessons learnt are realised and achievable where appropriate. - Support with toolbox talks. - Assist in the support of all sites, act as a Permit to work advisor on all H&S, Fire Safety and Environmental matters. - Liaising closely with Permit to work office Project and Engineering teams. - Conduct both desk & field permit to work reviews where appropriate. - Be able to support with any site audits. - Be responsible to support the Safety teams on site ensuring they meet their statutory obligations, whilst the daily activities are under the Hard FM managers of the respective sites. - Attend Client EHS meetings as required as the EMCOR representative liaising with all stakeholders. - Forge professional working relationships with the client EHS Team and Permit to work office. - Comply with all relevant Health and Safety procedures, ensuring the requirements of Health and Safety at Work act and Environmental legislation are met at all times and records maintained. - Prepare a (PGI) Planned General Inspection spreadsheet of construction sites, ensuring each inspection is recorded and documented with Non-Conformances/Recommendations. - Advise on any Continuous Improvement Plan opportunities for the contract. - Works to be developed to meet all relevant British Standards and specific site rules and procedures. - Support with H&S training delivered on site to ensure the needs of the learners are being met by quality and in date/relevant training modules. - Conduct random Safety tours to ensure compliance. - Be prepared to support EMCPR permit issuers as required with any additional requirements required to meet statutory requirements on the contract. - Be prepared to support at other contract sites as required by the New Works Manager. - Take prompt action to correct any shortfalls which may be reported by either the client or from company quality audits. - Encourage a continuous improvement culture so that the contract does not stagnate