Clerk of Works

This position combines field and office activities, with more than 50% of the job performed in the form of field inspections. The incumbent must be able to:

• Regularly work within job site including walking over uneven terrains for short distances around the job site.
• Climb and crawl to remote sites through constricted spaces to while accompanying various inspectors from local & state.
• Stand and walk to maintain and access records and files as necessary
• Intermittently sit and work using a computer and telephone, or sit and listen to information for periods in excess of one hour.

Responsibilities NOT limited to;

• Act on behalf of the Company by undertaking audits of the construction works. This will involve visiting sites, checking service work against the schedule and contractors’ invoices, liaising with the Architect and feedback of information / problems.
• Ensure that current knowledge of building and construction services legislation, standards, methods of installation and health and safety knowledge is up-to-date using all appropriate means including reading, research from the building industry lead bodies, and networking with all appropriate organisations, engineers, both in- house and consultant.
• Provide a service at all times to the Architect by ensuring that the standards of work and the materials supplied by contractors are as specified in accordance with the contract information.
• Act on behalf of the Architect in respect of site problems and defects in works under construction.
• Advise the Engineering Design Teams on standards of quality, finish and compliance with the specification, having due regard to the requirements of the Contract and the money being expended.
• Participate in the arrangement for the feed-back of information from building and construction projects.
• Maintain liaison with the client staff to ensure that hand-over arrangements are effective.
• Advise designers on the practical aspects of engineering installations, to ensure the soundness and practicality of design proposals.
• Monitor the performance of contractors and consultants on site and to ensure that engineering installations are constructed in accordance with drawings and specifications.
• Provide feedback on the performance of contractors and consultants to contribute to Approved List databases.
• Attend design team meetings with in-house and external consulting design staff.
• Attend and report to pre-contract and site meetings; Maintain records at the construction site in an orderly manner as directed by the Architect.
• Identify technical problems on site, to recommend corrective action and to issue Clerk of Works’ directions as authorised by the Architect.
• Witness testing, commissioning and balancing of engineering installations.
• To prepare schedules of defects and to certify rectification of snagging items

Qualifications

• Professional Qualification (Dipl. Arch or Dipl. Construction Management or Dipl. Civil and Construction Engineering) from an accredited institution.
• Working knowledge of the stand ard methods, materials, tools and equipment employed in building and facilities construction
• Experience in the construction of Residential Houses
• Certificate in Health and Safety Training
• Proficiency CAD software, preferably AutoCAD