Clerk of Works

Job Title:                 Clerk of Works – 30 Week FTC 
Location:                 Chatham, Kent + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation:       Up to £45,000 + Benefits
Role Type:               Full time / Fixed Term Contract 
Role ID:                   SF60097

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Clerk of Works at our RSME Brompton site in Kent. 

The role
As a Clerk of Works, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This role supports our Land sector operations relating to Major Infrastructure Projects and our continued support of the Royal School of Mechanical Engineering (RSME) and provision of training services, infrastructure and soft services. 

Day-to-day, you will be responsible for ensuring that our construction projects are carried out to the agreed quality standards, specification and schedule, and health and safety procedures are being followed.

• Inspecting construction work and comparing it with drawings and specifications and reporting any anomalies to the responsible Senior Project Manager
• Measuring and quality checking building materials, installation methodology and fixings
• Identifying defects and suggesting ways to correct them
• Monitoring progress and reporting to the Senior Project Manager and/or the Head of Programmes as appropriate
• Keeping detailed records of work, maintaining files and information packs to aid future claims and rectification plans
• Referring to plans and taking photographs of work, along with measurements and samples
• Liaising with contractors, Project Managers and surveyors across a range of projects at the RSME
• Checking that building regulations, health and safety, legal and ecological requirements are met ensuring records are kept recording audit findings

This position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time and involves working in confined spaces. Candidates must be able to work comfortably and perform tasks in restricted spaces. Also, this position involves travel/working across a range of internal and customer sites, as a requirement of the role.

This role is full time, thirty-seven hours per week and is based at RSME Brompton and requires regular travel across a range of internal and customer sites on a weekly / monthly basis alongside home working arrangements.

Agile working may be available to employees in some instances, applying the principles of fairness and consistency whilst ensuring that the overriding business needs can be appropriately met. We are happy to consider flexible, blended working, including part-time, condensed hours, and job sharing. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview. 

Essential experience of the Clerk of Works

• Extensive technical expertise and experience in a comparable role gained in a similar environment, consultancy, or end user client
• Good understanding of the industry best practices, processes, and standards
• Good knowledge of building regulations and the ability to read construction drawings
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Experience of working with Listed Buildings and Historic England is desirable 
• Knowledge of Joint Services Publication (JSP) Documents is desirable

Qualifications for the Clerk of Works

• Clerk of Works ICWIC accredited / accreditation is highly desirable
• Other designations such CIOB, CABE, RICS, IFE will also be considered

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard BPSS security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer 

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive ten days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 18/11/24