JOB DESCRIPTION Clerk of Works - Engineering Services

Directorate and Section/Unit: Post No: Scale: Reporting To: Responsible For: Main Purpose of the Post:

Corporate Services - Property Services 90 Sc.6/SO1 Senior Clerk of Works No staff directly supervised

To ensure that high standards of quality control are maintained on contracts. Key Accountabilities: To ensure that a consistently high standard of quality control and supervision is maintained for each contract, via site visits, assessing contract implementation with due regard to building and health and safety legislation and, if appropriate, to instruct contractors to cease operations To act on behalf of the nominated Contract Administrator by undertaking audits of the Engineering Services Maintenance Contracts. This will involve visiting sites, checking service work against the schedule and contractors invoices, liaising with the Officer-in-Charge at the establishment and feedback of information / problems To ensure that current knowledge of building 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 To provide a service at all times to the nominated Contract Administrator by ensuring that the standards of work and the materials supplied by contractors are as specified in accordance with the contract information To act on behalf of the nominated Contract Administrator in respect of site problems and defects in works under construction To advise the Engineering Design Teams on standards of quality, finish and compliance with the specification, having due regard to the requirements of the Contract Administrator and the money being expended To participate in the arrangement for the feed-back of information from building projects To maintain liaison with the maintenance staff of Property Services, and ensure that hand-over arrangements are effective

 To advise designers on the practical aspects of engineering installations, to ensure the soundness and practicality of design proposals To monitor the performance of contractors and consultants on site and to ensure that engineering installations are constructed in accordance with drawings and specifications To provide feedback on the performance of contractors and consultants to contribute to Approved List databases To attend design team meetings with in-house and external consulting design staff To attend and report to pre-contract and site meetings To identify technical problems on site, to recommend corrective action and to issue Clerk of Works Directions as authorised by the Supervising Officer To witness testing, commissioning and balancing of engineering installations To prepare schedules of defects and to certify rectification of snagging items

Other Duties: To maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate in appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff in their development and training

To undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this post. To undertake Health and Safety duties commensurate with the post and/or as detailed in the Directorates Health and Safety policy. Contacts: In all contacts the postholder will be required to present a good image of the Directorate and the County Council as well as maintaining constructive relationships Internal: External: Property Services Managers; Group Leaders; Designers; other staff as appropriate within Division Consultants, Building Contractors, M&E Sub Contractors, Maintenance Service Contractors

Notes: The Council reserves the right to alter the content of the job description to reflect the changes to the job or services provided, without altering the general character or level of responsibility. The duties described in this job description must be carried out in a manner which promotes equality of opportunity, dignity and due respect for all employees and service users and is consistent with the Councils Equal Opportunities Policy.

Prepared by JIM Date: May 2001 Revised: COG Oct. 2003