Clerk of works

Property Services delivers projects across our corporate estate which largely comprises of office buildings of varying size.

Most of these are in Southern England, with a few offices in the Northeast, Wales and Scotland. The current opportunity is for a South East based individual owing to the volume of pipeline work in this region.

Depending on your location you would have varying degrees of travel, with a mix of home, site and office working to ensure you remain connected and supported.

Projects will range from planned repair and maintenance works to larger office moves and refits. Our projects provide a real opportunity to make a difference in our ambition to help the UK achieve Net Zero.

The team are always looking at innovative ways to deliver projects, reducing waste and add value, and your contribution to this would be welcomed.

As a Clerk of Works you will provide expert Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) knowledge across the EDF Property Services projects, enabling Managers and Project Managers to comply with all aspects of SHEQ primarily relating to design, construction, maintenance, operation, use and decommissioning.

This will involve working closely with internal colleagues, external consultants, and a wide variety of stakeholders through the various stages of the project and property lifecycle.

Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a competitive salary and a market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits to support our people across all aspects of their lives.

Flexible working means you can work from home (if you wish) and we’ll provide a suite of IT equipment to ensure that you can work remotely comfortably and effectively.

What our Property Services team members say :

• I have been a Field Supervisor for 9 months and I’ve had nothing but support from the team from the very beginning. It is a great place to work with lots of benefits that are useful to your everyday life
• Property Services is a great team to work for, everyone throughout the organisation supports each other in achieving their goals.

The team is responsible for a wide variety of deliverables which ensures every day is different

• I’ve been employed by EDF for just over 6 months as a Project Manager and I’m thoroughly enjoying the role. It is diverse, rewarding, and great to be part of a supportive and dynamic team
• I’ve been a homeworker for 6 years now and it’s allowed me to have a better work / life balance. I see my family more than I did when working in the office!

At EDF, everyone’s welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself.

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ , those with a disability and supporting social mobility.

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need.

We’ll value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed.

What you’ll be doing

As a Clerk of Works, you will be responsible for :

Ensuring that the required high standards of SHEQ management and practice are adopted and adhered to throughout the project.

Providing expert advice to all SHEQ management aspects throughout the project, being aware of current and future key SHEQ risks and ensuring these clearly documented and articulated in set-up.

• Providing expert advice at development of tender list and assessment of tenders. This is to include support to selection questionnaire, checking references and evaluation of contractor responses from a SHEQ perspective.
• Seeking opportunities for continuous improvement in all aspects of project delivery to ensure the highest possible standard of SHEQ management is achieved.
• Having a presence on site during the construction phase of the project to provide an SHEQ assurance function, ensuring that all statutory and EDF Energy SHEQ standards are adhered to.

The extent of this presence is generally a minimum of fortnightly, but requirements will be defined and agreed with the Works Delivery Manager / Project Manager at the outset of the project.

Discharging Client duties to monitor works under the Building Regulations

Who you are

You’ll have extensive experience of supporting multi-disciplinary construction projects, ideally within an Estates / Facilities team, and be able to demonstrate excellent Site Inspector skills.

You’ll be familiar with health, safety and environmental legislation and have an excellent understanding of construction design standards.

Additionally, you will have a good working knowledge of the Building Regulations and understand Client duties under the Building Regulations as amended by the Building Safety Act 2022.

You will ideally have a NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent), and be either a Graduate or Chartered Member of IOSH.

You’ll be required to promote a developed H&S culture. We’re looking for a team player with excellent communication skills who enjoys collaborating, influencing, and building long-term working relationships with stakeholders.

You’ll have a proactive can-do approach and will be committed to challenging the way things are done to provide continuous improvement and development of your own skills and knowledge.

We have a full job description available, and you can request this at application stage if you would like to view it. For more information about this role, please contact Bethanie.Price-

Closing date for applications : Sunday 28th July

Location : South-East

Last updated : 2024-07-16