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Clerk of Works (Mechanical)

KBS Maritime Ltd
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Job Title: Clerk of Works (Mechanical)

Location: HM Naval Base, Portsmouth (HMNBP)

Service Area: Asset Management

Hours of Work: 37 Per week

What You’ll be doing:

The Clerk of Works (Mechanical) role is a compliance and quality assurance position within the KBS Design Team. The position provides expertise and coordinates the clerk of works team resources for the development of quality and compliance programmes for projects. This includes early participation in project design development; guidance on commissioning requirements; on-site inspections, and testing and witnessing throughout a project all the way to handover.

By conducting other commissioning/witnessing related activities and assisting clerk of works (commissioning) team members when required, the Clerk of Works (Mechanical) will also be responsible for Inspection, Test and Assurance Plans (ITA’s). Management and monitoring of clerk of works activities via an on-line Project Management tool (PMO) – Keystone is critical to the role, along with direct co-ordination of all witnessing, commissioning, and inspection requirements to ensure they are planned for, carried out, recorded and completed prior to project handover.

You’ll Have:

Knowledge of Building systems including HVAC, gas, steam, fresh water, sewage, Combined Heat and Power Plants, Low Temperature Hot Water, Building Management Systems (BMS) and general mechanical plant. Workshop syste...

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