Job Description
We are seeking a Senior Clerk of Works to oversee the redevelopment, refurbishment, and extension of a protected structure in Cork.
This involves alterations, renovation, and repurposing of existing buildings, partial demolition, and a new seven-story extension to provide public exhibition areas, a café, storage, studios, and staff facilities.
Key responsibilities include internal reordering, reconfiguring existing layouts, altering and replacing internal joinery, relocating a 16th-century fireplace, upgrading stairs and steps, and creating new connections to the extension.
External envelope works such as window replacement and refurbishment, curtain wall glazing upgrades, door replacement, pointing renewal, brick and stonework cleaning and repair, and roof renewal and thermal upgrades will also be undertaken.
Mechanical and electrical services will be replaced and upgraded, and intermediate floors, structural elements, and building fabric will undergo fire and defect upgrades.
The Senior Clerk of Works will report to our clients' Project Manager and ensure that all materials and works comply with planning permission, building regulations, quality standards, and design specifications.
This involves liaising with the contractor, subcontractors, the Employers Representative, and the Design Team, while maintaining independence.
Duties also include conducting inspections, surveys, taking measurements and samples, maintaining detailed records, and preparing reports.
The successful candidate will monitor and report on the coordination of activities, project progress, and compliance with health and safety regulations.
Required Skills and Qualifications
Applicants should possess strong technical capability, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Essential qualifications include a degree in Engineering or Architecture, or a Level 07 or higher award in a construction-related specialty, or membership of the Institute of Clerk of Works in Ireland with a Level 06 certificate or FETAC (QQI) Advanced Certificate in a recognized building trade.
Candidates must also have 7 to 10 years of practical experience supervising complex building works, including new build, refurbishment, and conservation, with expertise in mechanical and electrical services.
Further requirements include proficiency in measuring, surveying, record-keeping, and technical report writing, as well as an understanding of construction contract procedures, particularly Public Works Contracts.
Benefits
A full, clean Irish Category B Driving Licence and access to a reliable broadband Internet connection are also required.
Skills: Clerk of Works, Architecture, Building Services