Clerk of Works; Civil

Job Title: Clerk of Works (Civil)

Location: HM Naval Base, Portsmouth (HMNBP)

Service Area: Asset Management

Hours of Work: 37 Per week

Salary: £40,000 – £50,000

KBS Maritime is Joint Venture (JV) that delivers Asset Management, Facilities Management and Energy Solutions across the maritime and defence environments. With parent companies K  and BAE Systems the JV has the pedigree of two huge companies, but we have the ethos of a small business where our people are valued and empowered to succeed. It’s a great place to work and we bring opportunity to all our team.

The Clerk of Works (Civil) role is a compliance and quality assurance position within the KBS Design Team. The position provides expertise and coordinates the clerk of works team resources for the development of quality and compliance programmes for projects. This includes early participation in project design development; guidance on commissioning requirements; on-site inspections, and testing and witnessing throughout a project all the way to handover.

By conducting other commissioning/witnessing related activities and assisting clerk of works (commissioning) team members when required, the Clerk of Works (Civil) will also be responsible for Inspection, Test and Assurance Plans (ITA’s).

Management and monitoring of clerk of works activities via an on-line Project Management tool (PMO) – Keystone – is critical to the role, along with direct co-ordination of all witnessing, commissioning, and inspection requirements to ensure they are planned for, carried out, recorded and completed prior to project handover.

Technical and construction knowledge in the following areas;

• The ability to read and interpret architectural and engineering drawings and specifications.
• Relevant experience with underground utility distribution systems including gas, steam, water, sewage/drainage, combined heat & power and LV/HV trenching and ductwork systems.
• Experience of Road works, pavements, sub-bases, asphalt laying and road markings.
• Knowledge of earth work systems including excavations and back filling procedures & compaction testing.
• Knowledge of concrete systems including formworks, reinforcement placement, pouring and curing processes, surface finishes and expansion joints
• Civils testing processes and relevant methodology i.e. slump test, cube testing & strength testing.
• Knowledge of building regulations, approved documents and British standards for civil systems, and relevant regulations including PUWER, LOLER, PSSR, Legionella etc.
• Ability to work directly with sub-contractors without direct management supervision and instruction.
• Experience of dealing with M&E contractors on site and at management level.
• Knowledge of CIBSE part M Commissioning Management or BSRIA Commissioning Job Book.
• Be conversant with IT systems for monitoring, tracking and feeding back on status of work packages.

As the post of Clerk of Works (Electrical) requires a lot of stakeholder interaction, experience of dealing with M&E contractors on site and at management level would be hugely beneficial, along with heightened inter-personal skills to really drive home influence and rapport building. You’ll also be confident in your own ability, be able to show respect and tolerance to others, and be an excellent planner to ensure an organised approach.

• A competitive salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Access to our internal benefits and discounts programme for all colleagues
• Cycle to work scheme
• Group income protection
• Flexible parental benefits (if applicable)
• Access to our Internal employee assistance network, giving you the opportunity to reach the heights of success within your new position.
• Continued professional career development
• Kudos reward opportunities (internal achievements scheme)
• Occupational Health & Wellbeing Services
• 50% off entry into the Historic Dockyard

For all queries, please contact  in the first instance who will advise accordingly.

At KBS Maritime, we’re not just another company – we’re an exciting and dynamic joint venture between industry leaders BAE Systems and…