Clerk of Works; Mechanical

Clerk of Works (Mechanical)

This role is part of the Projects team in the Department of Campus Infrastructure, responsible for maintenance and development of the University's buildings, including flagship developments such as the recently completed School of Management building.

• Monitoring, recording and reporting the progress of trade staff and contractors working on site as part of the University’s project and Engineering team.
• Quality Control inspections ensuring high workmanship and quality is achieved.
• Working with the contractors and their team to establish standards to which the works must be executed and reporting to the contractors and Engineering staff upon the quality and execution of the works.
• Attending site progress meetings and providing a short written and verbal report under a list of headings to be agreed with the Project Manager/Contract Administrator.
• Being familiar with site drawings and carrying out regular site visits.
• Tracking, monitoring and logging snags/observations using the Contractor’s online reporting system of choice and ensuring that they are satisfactorily resolved and closed out.
• Assisting in the monitoring of and reporting upon, the compliance of contractors working on site in relation to Health and Safety legislation and technical competence.

• Significant experience in managing the quality of large-scale capital expenditure building projects.
• Extensive and varied experience in similar role(s).
• An SVQ Level 3/HNC/Apprenticeship or equivalent in a construction-related subject.
• Valid CSCS card and relevant qualification / professional membership (such as ICWCI).
• Significant experience of space management at a senior and strategic level in a complex organisation.

Membership of the Institute of Clerks of Works and Construction Inspectorate and/or MCIOB, and experience of working within the higher education sector are desirable, along with a formal health and safety qualification, and familiarity with AutoCAD reading & plotting.

Full-time role, working 36.5 hours with participation in an on-call rota.

Contact:
Guy Gale, Long Term Maintenance and Small Works Project Manager at

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university.

We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment. We’re very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, an accredited Disability Confident Leader, an autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

• Free counselling services through Health Assured.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym.
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees.
• Staff discount on language courses.
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes.
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance.
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, Linked In Learning and more.
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath.
• Local discounts and more.
• A family-friendly workplace.
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce.
• Relocation allowance.
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses.

Right to Work in the UK:
We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.

Anonymous shortlisting:
We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.