Clerk of Works

Grade 7, Salary Range £ £35,333 – £43,414

Full Time Indefinite

Keele University is looking for an ambitious individual to join the established and successful Capital Projects Team within the University’s Estate and Campus Services Directorate.

The successful candidate will be responsible for workmanship & quality for construction carried out for Keele University. Working with construction consultants & colleagues in the Projects team, the successful candidate will carry out site inspections & surveys across a wide range of projects from new buildings to refurbishment with values between £10k-£60m. They will also have the opportunity to directly manage the end to end delivery of capital works.

The successful candidate will come from a clerk of works position, another site supervision or site inspection role in construction. They will be qualified in relevant construction discipline or have sufficient relevant construction experience or have a construction professional accreditation (e.g. ICWCI, RICS, CIOB, etc…). They will have excellent knowledge of construction together with good knowledge of health & safety. They will be highly organised, able to balance multiple projects & be skilled in dealing with both consultants & contractors. Experience in higher education is desirable but not essential.

The Benefits

The University recognises that its success depends upon the contribution and dedication of its talented staff. In return, we have a competitive benefits package available, including:  

• Competitive rate of pay with annual increments within the grade  (Keele Spine)
• Generous annual leave entitlement with opportunities to purchase additional leave  
• Excellent staff pension scheme   
• Access to continued personal, professional and career development   
• On site ‘outstanding’ nursery    
• Discounted health & fitness facilities on site  
• Cycle to work scheme (subject to eligibility)

Please note that the starting salary will typically be at the bottom of the pay scale shown above

The University is committed to operating flexible working practices wherever possible. 

The University

Keele University is renowned for its exciting approach to higher education, innovative research, beautiful campus, strong community spirit and excellent student experience.  With a turnover in excess of £170 million, over 12,500 students and a total staff of approximately 2000, the University provides high quality teaching across a wide range of academic and vocational subjects and promotes world-class research.  Further information can be found at https://www.keele.ac.uk/about/

Keele University values diversity, and is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity, and to proper and fair representation across its senior decision making groups. In support of these commitments, the University particularly welcomes expressions of interest and applications from women and from individuals of Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, for this post.

Keele University values equality and diversity across our workforce and to ensuring our staff community is reflective of the diversity of our student population. In support of these commitments the University welcomes applications from individuals of Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds for all roles.

How to Apply

For full post details and to find out more about working at Keele please visit: www.keele.ac.uk/vacancies

Keele University employees wishing to apply should login to Employee Self Service and click on the 'View current vacancies' link.

For informal enquiries may be addressed to Jonathan Cain (j.p.cain@keele.ac.uk).  Applications to this address will not be accepted. 

Closing Date: 19/04/2023

Interviews will be held on: 28/04/2023

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