Senior Mechanical Clerk of Works

Kane Group are an established, and successful multi-disciplinary building services engineering contractor, with our Head Office based in Banbridge, Northern Ireland.

We're an innovative, forward-thinking company with continued steady growth serving residential, hospitality, education, commercial and healthcare sectors with offices in Northern Ireland, London, Birmingham, Glasgow and the Republic of Ireland.

We are actively looking for a Senior Mechanical Clerk of Works to join our team.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct regular (weekly/fortnightly) site inspections to ensure our Mechanical installations follow intent & construction drawings. Preparation and review of these drawings and PTS’s are essential while conducting the quality report.
• Monitor work to ensure it is carried out to the correct specification, review the latest documents on 4P so we meet our legal safety & environmental standards, check standards of workmanship and materials, and makes sure that the design specifications of a project are followed.
• Supervise/witness Mechanical site tests and review stored records, ensure we meet our contractual and regulation requirements.
• Monitor the progress of building mechanical operations, prepare schedules, and maintain an effective follow up of all reports issued with the teams, ensuring 100% closure, paying close attention to finishing details.
• Compile and maintain records for on-site mechanical activity, conditions & resources.
• Attend and contribute to design team and site meetings when required.
• Schedule outstanding mechanical works, review ITAP’s and WIR’s to ensure these cover the scope of works undertaken on site.
• Report to senior team with Good and bad quality findings
• Liaise with the senior team and the client when required to help resolve quality / design / installation / and testing issues.
• Assist in developing quality alerts to be distributed to all sites.
• Liaise with both Operations and Commissioning team to ensure all system prerequisites are met prior to system energization

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential:

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Mechanical Installations

Desirable:

• 10 years’ experience in the M&E industry

Experience & Knowledge

• Knowledge of Mechanical installation and familiarity with all installation standards
• Knowledge of Mechanical project contract documents
• Strong awareness of relevant Health & Safety legislation
• Experience of checking setting out dimensions

Abilities & Skills

• Excellent report writing skills
• Strong communication skills
• High degree of organizational skills with the ability to multitask
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Leadership and human resources management skills
• A strong work ethic with a “can do” attitude

Company Benefits

• Cash Health Plan to include Employee Assistance Programme
• 4 x Salary Death in Service cover
• Auto Enrolment Company Pension scheme (Salary Sacrifice)
• Company Sick Pay Scheme, which is available upon successful completion of probation, and increases with service
• Enhanced maternity & paternity benefits
• Paid professional subscriptions
• Variety of employee discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Corporate Gym discount for Kane employees
• Office gym facilitates
• Branded clothing
• Active Social and Wellbeing Committees
• Annual Health Checks
• Awards for long service
• Additional annual leave based on length of service
• Training and development opportunities.