Job Title: Clerk Of Works – Highways and Traffic (2 positions available)
Hours: 37
Salary: HC9 £38,223 - £42,403 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 29/09/2024
Interview date: tbc
Herefordshire Council have an exciting opportunity for two experienced NEC Engineering and Construction Clerk of Works.
The roles are within the Highways and Traffic Team, joining the team of dedicated, supportive, professional staff with a wealth of experience, knowledge and care in delivering the service.
All this within the beautiful, historic county of Herefordshire located in the heart of the Marches on the Welsh Boarder, with a wealth of unspoilt countryside, distinctive heritage, and lively and attractive market towns with Hereford City at its heart. The rural and urban nature of the County ensures a varied, interesting and diverse working day, providing a fantastic opportunity to work with, a wide range of construction works.
The Role
Clerk of Works – Highways and Traffic:
The successful candidates will be involved in a range of construction activities, ranging from developer led S278/S38 works through to Herefordshire Council capital projects such as Public Realm improvements, highway maintenance construction schemes including paving, drainage, safety schemes, land slips, PRoW works and other construction schemes delivered by the council. The role will undertake site based quality inspections validating compliance with the approved drawings/specification, best practice and programme. The person will be responsible for ensuring all works and materials used meet the specification and testing requirements.
Benefits of working for Herefordshire Council:
A competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme, which includes:
- Pension Scheme Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS)
- Generous Annual Leave: 31 days’ annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum
- Flexible working: flexi-time, job-share, part-time hours and, in some instances, home working
- Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling
- Payment of professional membership fees
- Pick your perks – our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts.
We welcome applicants whatever their personal characteristics or social identity. All requests for flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments will be considered.
The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for:
- Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme;
- Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant;
- Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more details of this role.
To apply, please submit your CV and complete the supporting statement within the application form, referring to the job description & person specification, detailing how you meet the specific requirements of the role.