Clerk of Works (Fire/Building Safety) in Chelmsford, Essex

MMP Consultancy are pleased to be supporting our client to recruit a temporary Clerk of Work (Fire & Building Safety) on an initial 12-month basis. Please note that this post requires the successful individual to be based on site for a minimum of 3 days per week.

Temporary, Full Time
£350.00 per day (umbrella)
Location: Harlow

Inspection Responsibilities

• Undertaking inspections at agreed hold points throughout the construction process.
• Inspect passive fire protection before enclosure, including fire stopping, linear gap seals and compartmentation.
• Inspect service penetrations prior to closure.
• Inspect cavity barriers and fire barriers within walls, roofs, façades and concealed voids.
• Inspect fire doors, frames, glazing, seals, ironmongery and installation quality.
• Inspect smoke control systems, AOVs, fire dampers and associated builders' work.
• Inspect structural fire protection and means of escape provisions.
• Witness opening-up inspections where required to verify concealed works.
  

Quality Assurance & Reporting

• Produce weekly written inspection reports.
• Maintain a comprehensive inspection register.
• Maintain dated photographic records of inspections and defects.
• Issue defect schedules and non-conformance reports where necessary.
• Monitor contractor responses and close-out of defects.
• Produce monthly quality assurance reports summarising inspection findings, trends and contractor performance.

Inspection Responsibilities

• Undertaking inspections at agreed hold points throughout the construction process.
• Inspect passive fire protection before enclosure, including fire stopping, linear gap seals and compartmentation.
• Inspect service penetrations prior to closure.
• Inspect cavity barriers and fire barriers within walls, roofs, façades and concealed voids.
• Inspect fire doors, frames, glazing, seals, ironmongery and installation quality.
• Inspect smoke control systems, AOVs, fire dampers and associated builders' work.
• Inspect structural fire protection and means of escape provisions.
• Witness opening-up inspections where required to verify concealed works.

Quality Assurance & Reporting

• Produce weekly written inspection reports.
• Maintain a comprehensive inspection register.
• Maintain dated photographic records of inspections and defects.
• Issue defect schedules and non-conformance reports where necessary.
• Monitor contractor responses and close-out of defects.
• Produce monthly quality assurance reports summarising inspection findings, trends and contractor performance.

The experience you will bring:

• Strong building construction knowledge.
• Experience in occupied residential refurbishment.
• Understanding of fire safety and compartmentation.
• Knowledge of Building Regulations and British Standards.
• Ability to produce structured technical reports.

If you are interested in this position, then please get in touch.