Clerk of Works

Clerk Of Works, Highways Maintenance Team

We have an opportunity for an experienced detail-oriented clerk of works to join our contract monitoring team in our Highways Maintenance department.

Your role will involve inspecting, monitoring and reporting on contractor performance for the largest highways PFI contract in the UK ensuring that works meet our standards and specifications.

You will play a key role in monitoring and reporting contract delivery, working with colleagues across operational areas to understand performance and will support continuous improvement through innovation and new approaches. You’ll have a customer-focused mindset, ensuring a quality service to the people of Sheffield and co-operative and productive working with your colleagues and strategic partners.

About You

You’ll have experience of undertaking site inspections, audits and advising contractors on designs/specifications and ensuring adherence to regulatory and legislative requirements.

You’ll be able to produce clear, concise reports and keep accurate records of activity.

You’ll be able to build strong and effective relationships with our contractor, customers and colleagues.

You’ll be able to organise your workload, prioritising to meet deadlines, and working co-operatively with your colleagues to ensure timely and high-quality performance.

For an informal chat about this opportunity, please contact Andrew Blagg, Principal Engineer – New Works via email at andrew.blagg@sheffield.gov.uk

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our New job evaluation process to be introduced at Sheffield City Council | Sheffield City Council