Clerk of Works

• Location: Manchester
• Job Type: Full-time
• Length of role: Initial 12 months

Join Manchester City Council's Capital Programme Division within Corporate Services as an Clerk of Works, focusing on Highways. This role is crucial in assisting the delivery of a range of highway projects that comply with statutory and regulatory legislation, supporting the Council’s corporate aims and objectives.

Day-to-Day of the Role:

• Assist in the delivery of highway projects ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Provide a cost-effective highways consultancy service, essential to service users.
• Assess the feasibility of new projects, applying a consistent and coherent approach, ensuring high-quality standards.
• Administer contracts, monitoring the performance of all contract activities to ensure high standards of service delivery.
• Develop a culture of collaborative working across departments to enhance service delivery.
• Build successful relationships with stakeholders to understand design briefs and ensure proposals meet agreed objectives.
• Manage work packages within project constraints of time, quality, and cost to achieve Business Plan objectives.
• Display financial management skills to monitor and control income and expenditure related to services, projects, and budgets.
• Represent the City Council during consultations on contentious issues, maintaining accountability and sensitivity to community diversity.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or HNC/HND supplemented with relevant experience.
• Demonstrable experience in highway maintenance or a closely related field.
• Strong project management skills with an understanding of budgeting and cost control.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of negotiating and influencing stakeholders.
• Proficient in ICT, able to use systems for data analysis and presentation.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, demonstrating strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.