Clerk of Works - Major Developments and Infrastructure

Knowsley Council is an award winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Come join us and be part of our success.

Knowsley Council’s Highways Development Control Team is proactive, solution focussed and is responsible for providing an enhanced and dedicated service to key investors and developers to accelerate the delivery of the Council’s major pipeline schemes for housing, transport, and economic development in the Borough.

The Highways and Capital Delivery Service sits within the Development and Infrastructure arm of Regeneration and Economic Development leading on all Highways related matters for the Council. The team is also a key mechanism for the delivery of infrastructure projects related to highways as part of the Major Development and Investment Programme. 

The role requires a practical person to monitor construction works being undertaken by the Council’s contractor on a variety of different highway to ensure they are completed to a high standard. 

•  Are you passionate about making a difference to the residents of Knowsley through delivery a high quality Highways Service.
• Do you have the skills motivation and experience to help us deliver a challenging but exciting suite of highways services and major projects.
• Do you enjoy working as part of a large multidisciplinary team.

If so, you may be the perfect candidate for this role. 

The successful applicant will enjoy the following benefits: 

• Easily accessible location (15 minutes to Liverpool, 30 minutes to Manchester by rail), free staff car parking;
• Working within a supportive and team orientated environment;
• Opportunities for career progression and to take on additional responsibility;
• Minimum annual leave entitlement of 26 days per year, dependant on grade, plus bank holidays. There is also an option to purchase up to a maximum of 10 extra days annual leave;
• Flexible working over a 36 hour week;
• Generous Council pension scheme;
• Access to working rewards including - 
  cycle scheme, staff technology purchase scheme, discounted gym membership, and a host of other local discounts.

At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working.  For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact: 

Mark McCartney, Team Leader – Major Developments and Infrastructure on Tel: 07825 677137 or via email at Mark.mccartney@knowsley.gov.uk 

Richard Thorpe, Group Manager – Capital Delivery and Infrastructure on Tel: 07768 032553  or email at Richard.thorpe@knowsley.gov.uk 

If you are interested in this post, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification.

Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted.