Quality Manager Capital Works CW WCR 4

Working on behalf of a Local Authority, Aatom Recruitment has an opportunity for Quality Manager Capital Works a 2 month contract with a possibility of an extension.

This position will be a total of 36 hours per week, with hours from 09:00am – 17:00pm.

Job Purpose:

The council’s Housing Services are high profile and vital to maintaining and enhancing the city council’s reputation. To ensure that high standards of quality are achieved on the Capital Works Major Works schemes.

Actively working within a team managing Major Works Projects by advising on the specification for works, and preparing and administering Scheme Quality Plans to ensure works are completed in accordance with the contract.

Job Specific Accountabilities:

• Provide professional reports and information in relation to Major Works progress, quality and handover.
• Comply with agreed responsibilities detailed within the Scheme Quality Plans.
• Positively respond to technical and quality matters identified by residents and other stakeholders in both the delivery of new schemes and on completed schemes during the Rectification Period including the certification of Making Good and/or any latent defects.
• Act on behalf of the Principal Surveyor and/or nominated Contract Administrator by undertaking audits of the works to ensure that each project is defect free, meets the required quality standards, complies with the specification and contributes to an increase in Customer Satisfaction.
• Ensure that Scheme Quality Plans are prepared and administered in accordance with the stated standards and testing regimes.
• Work with the Senior Construction Manager in matters of compliance with British Standards, Building Regulations, Planning Consent, Manufactures Recommendations, Specification, Agreement Certification & Codes of Practice recognised by the industry.
• Advise the Project Surveyor, Principal Surveyor and Senior Construction Manager on issues associated with matters of quality, finish and compliance with the specification, having due regard to the requirements of the Contract Administrator and value for money.
• Undertake site inspections, take contemporaneous records of resources, workmanship, materials, defects as appropriate and report on and discharge findings.
• Attend and report at pre-contract and site progress meetings.
• Identify technical problems on site, to recommend corrective measures and to ensure that Contractors take timely corrective action when defects are discovered.
• Prepare schedules of defects and to certify rectification of snagging items.
• Attend site progress, Project Completion Handover and End of Defects inspection meetings as required by Project Surveyor, Principal Surveyor, and to assist in compiling and discharging lists of unsatisfactory works.
• Monitor site progress through appropriate system, focusing on contractor resources, health and safety compliance and quality of works.

Knowledge, Qualifications and Experience:

• HNC in building or surveying, or NVQ or equivalent qualification in construction or engineering.
• Membership of a relevant technical institution.
• At least five years’ experience of working in a technical environment; assisting in delivering high value, high impact construction/engineering projects to time, cost and quality standards.
• Experience of working with projects in a way that achieves high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Experience of using rigorous site inspection techniques to underpin project delivery.
• Experience of achieving and demonstrating Value for Money in project delivery.
• Working within a team environment
• Demonstrable awareness of current Building Regulations legislation and guidance.
• Knowledge of effective site management techniques.
• Competence in using information technology including Microsoft Office products and databases.
• Able to identify and resolve problems, with a good standard of literacy and numeracy.
• Able to plan, organise and prioritise work, producing a high level of output to quality standards.
• Effective communication and good customer relationship development.
• Understanding the customer needs and able to communicate clearly to a range of people, via phone, in writing and face to face.
• Understanding of successful budget/resource management.
• Understanding of project and programme management, with the ability to use a variety of communication skills.

To get more information about this role and how to apply please contact Anisha.