Clerk of Works - Planned Major Projects
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The vacancy
What we’re looking for:
- Do you have previous experience overseeing and inspecting construction works or previous experience within a technical construction related role at a supervisory level?
- Are you able to deal with a wide range of stakeholders in challenging scenarios?
- Do you have a broad knowledge of the construction industry, materials, trades, building methods and legal requirements?
- Are you able to review construction drawings and specifications?
If so, this role is perfect for you!
Here at Peabody, we have an opportunity for a Clerk of Works - Planned Major Projects on a Permanent basis at our Westminster Bridge Road office.
A bit about the role:
As a Clerk of Works - Planned Major Projects, you will oversee quality management during the construction process, helping to ensure that works are carried out in accordance with contract documents and in a safe and timely manner.
The Planned Major Projects team manages the delivery of planned investment programmes and provides effective management for partnered and JCT contractors and consultants, procuring additional works contracts and staff resources where necessary.
Some of the key results for the role include:
- Undertake inspections of work in progress on sites in London and the Home Counties. Review and report back on progress and quality.
- Ensure that Project Managers are kept abreast of site management and any contractor performance issues.
- Liaise with contractors, Project Managers, residents, internal and external stakeholders and agencies as required.
- Ensure that escalations are made to the appropriate person within the contract.
- Visit and inspect works during construction and after completion and ensure that defects are identified and remedied at the earliest opportunity, to prevent defects at later stages.
This role will require a UK driver’s licence and access to a vehicle, and a minimum of 1 -2 days working in the Westminster Bridge Road office.
A bit about us:
160 years after it was established, Peabody is one of the oldest not-for-profit housing associations in the UK.
The Peabody Group is responsible for more than 107,000 homes, with around 220,000 residents across London and the Home Counties. We also have around 20,000 care and support customers.
Our purpose is to help people flourish, and we are getting closer to residents by taking a local approach.
We are committed to delivering a responsive and easily accessible repairs service and investing in our existing homes so they are safe and well maintained. Our retrofit projects will make thousands of our homes more energy efficient.
We work with councils and communities to promote economic inclusion, tackle inequality and poverty, and prioritise wellbeing.
Here just a few of the benefits for working at Peabody:
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Flexible and hybrid working (depending on the role)
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Up to 30 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays
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Competitive salaries that are benchmarked regularly against current market rates
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Two additional paid volunteering days each year
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Flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal
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4 x salary life assurance
- Up to 10% pension contribution
Are you ready to apply?
PLEASE NOTE: As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.
To be considered for the position of Clerk of Works - Planned Major Projects, please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and submit both your CV and a bit about why we should consider you for the role.
Interviews will be held week commencing 22nd July.
If you need to ask us anything else at all, feel free to drop an email to chloe.singleton@peabody.org and one of our team will be in touch.
Peabody reserves the right to close this advert before the advertised closing date, depending on the number of applications received.
A bit about us
Peabody are one of the largest housing associations in the UK, and we’ll be even bigger when our merger with Catalyst is complete in April 2023. Our mission is to help people flourish and an important part of this is to ensure that our organisation reflects the wider communities we serve.
We want to attract recruit and retain a diverse, inclusive and creative workforce to give us the best opportunity to meet the diverse needs of our residents and customers.
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