Clerk of Works - London, United Kingdom - Notting Hill Genesis

Notting Hill Genesis

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Job Introduction
Notting Hill Genesis planned maintenance department manages and maintains excellent quality homes.

Improving resident homes so that they love where they live is at the core of the department who work together our colleagues in ( Housing, Leasehold & Care & Support to achieve the best outcome for our residents.

As a Clerk of Works your main function will be to support the Contract Operations Manager & surveyor to deliver planned maintenance work to residents in their homes.

You will carry out quality inspections to ensure work is of good standard, good working practices, shows value for money, and completed works are to satisfaction of our residents.

Role Responsibilities

Support the local contract operations team and client in providing professional advice and good understanding of the profile of the range of properties in the area, primarily residential but including some commercial property.

Review technical and material specifications including Employer's Requirements and Contractor proposals and advise on durability and fitness for purpose in achieving required life cycle for component.

Inspect works on site to ensure materials are consistent with contract requirements.

Attend inspections on site at regular intervals to address the needs of the programme.

Inspect and report as to the suitability/appropriateness/quality of any works which have been undertaken by the contractor but which will be covered by other works.

Develop a standard quality inspection report format for weekly and stage inspections in consultation with the Contract Operations Manager.

Follow each site visit; provide a weekly detailed report, including photographs of progress.

Undertake stage inspections of the works.

Attend site, pre
- and post-contract meetings and other such meetings required by the Contract Operations Managers.

Obtain from the contractor certificates of testing including as appropriate: manufacturer's testing certificates; details and results of all tests; and witness tests.

Attend inspections to investigate customer complaints of poor / incomplete workmanship and advise the Contract Operations Managers of any rectification action required.

Re-inspect the works to ensure items identified have been completed and advise the Contract Operations Managers when the works are ready for handover.

Attend inspections on site at handover to ensure compliance with the agreed standards and that all required certification is in place.

Return to site at the appropriate time to undertake End of Defects Liability Period inspections.

Assist with investigations of properties during the Defects Liability Period (DLP) to ascertain whether repetitive defects are occurring due to poor design or component specification and advise NHH as to these occurrences.

Inspect works on site to ensure materials are consistent with contract requirements.

Attend inspections on site at regular intervals to address the needs of the programme.

Inspect and report as to the suitability/appropriateness/quality of any works which have been undertaken by the contractor but which will be covered by other works.

Obtain from the contractor certificates of testing including as appropriate: manufacturer's testing certificates; details and results of all tests; and witness tests.

Attend and witness the contractor's plumbing, pressure, air tightness and water tightness tests.

Inspect setting out works to ensure that setting out works accord with working drawings.

Attend inspections on site to agree quality levels prior to handover. This is to include attendance at all snagging and de-snagging meetings on site.

Attend inspections to investigate customer complaints of poor / incomplete workmanship and advise the Contract Operations Managers of any rectification action requi