Mechanical Engineering Quality Inspector
Permanent, Full Time
£42,679 to £50,211 per annum
Location: Chelmsford
Working Style: Anywhere worker
Closing Date: 6th October 2024
The role
The Engineering Quality Inspector (Mech) will undertake inspections and reviews of contractor’s design and installation solutions, ensuring that engineering systems comply with Council specifications, statutory requirements and industry best practice.
Educated to HNC/City & Guilds in engineering trades, with an extensive knowledge of site-based engineering installations and a deep understanding of current engineering standards, statutory provisions and building regulations. This role will act as a conduit between the Council and contractor partners, so the ability to build strong working relationships is essential as is experience of managing and resolving challenging situations and promoting the Councils energy efficiency targets.
Accountabilities
* Responsible for monitoring and inspecting the progress of engineering elements of construction projects on site, ensuring workmanship is in accordance with the contract and appropriate statutory and industry standards.
* Works collaboratively with internal and external construction partners to engage in all value engineering exercises, ensuring implications of value engineering decisions are recorded.
* Delivers to the project manager/sponsor, quality and performance reports, outlining progress against the project plan, highlighting concerns and risks. Maintains effective communication with the contractor and Infrastructure Delivery team.
* Acts as the project supervisor under NEC3, issuing appropriate notifications as required.
* Accountable for reviewing and endorsing additional work outside of the scope of the contract.
* Responsible for reviewing contractor’s operational compliance with health and safety legislation, highlighting instances of non-compliance and informing the project manager/sponsor.
* Delivers a detailed inspection of the work at practical or sectional completion, to ensure that defective, missing or incomplete work is recorded and presented to the contractor. Assists the project manager/sponsor in determining practical completion, delivering reports on the project performance of the Council’s appointed contracting partners.
* Work collaboratively with the project manager and contractor to deliver a programme of defect rectification.
* Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
* Educated to HNC/City & Guilds in engineering trades or equivalent by experience.
* Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area.
* Extensive knowledge of site-based engineering installations.
* Deep understanding of current engineering standards, statutory provisions and building regulations.
* Evidence of analytical and problem solving skills.
* An ability to build strong relationships and partnerships which encourage collaboration and engender delivery.
* Experience of influencing and delivering change in complex and challenging situations.
Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.
Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
If you have queries or require anything further, please email resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk
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