Clerk of Works Job Description
PUNCH Consulting Engineers is a leading civil and structural engineering consultancy providing multi-disciplinary services including civil, environmental, structural, roads and bridges, marine and energy, and conservation. We have offices in Dublin, Limerick, Cork, Galway, Glasgow, and Macclesfield in the UK.
Job Responsibilities:
* Assist the Senior Resident Engineer in liaising with the employer's representative, contractor, client, and all major stakeholders.
* Organize adequate supervision at all times during construction works on the site.
* Review and assess Contractor claims and writing reports on same.
* Review and report on Contractor payment applications against work completed.
* Monitor progress on site relative to Construction programme.
* Ensure compliance with the conditions as set out in the relevant licenses for the works.
* Assessment of all relevant Contractor submissions, including method statements, for compliance with the works Requirements, and liaison with the Employers Representative.
* Supervision of the works, keeping records, measuring, managing correspondence, and contractual documentation.
* Ensure works are carried out in accordance with Contract Specification and Design drawings.
* Checking that all Traffic Management Plans and phasing of Construction Works, are as agreed with client and relevant stakeholders in accordance with Chapter 8 of the current Traffic Signs Manual, and in particular that vehicular and pedestrian movements are accommodated safely through the works and on the approaches to the works.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
* Diploma in Engineering or Construction Management (minimum Level 6 in the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent) in civil engineering or construction studies or be a member of the Institute of Clerk of Works in Ireland, or possess a full course certificate in building issued by the Technical Instruction Branch of the Department of Education or at least 10 years' postgraduate experience in civil engineering works, with a minimum of 7 years site-based experience in the construction of bridge, marine or civil works.
* Experience in the role of clerk of works as part of a resident engineer team (or equivalent) on civil engineering works.
* Experience in accurate record keeping.
* Knowledge and awareness of health and safety legislation.
* Good organisational skills.
* Motivated individual with a strong work ethic.
* Capable of writing clear and concise reports, keeping works records, measuring and recording all variations from contract and reading drawings.
* Have satisfactory knowledge of the surveying, levelling, and setting out of works.