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Clerk of Works (M&E)
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Clerk of Works (M&E) Opportunity
Canterbury, Kent
£40,537 / Year
Posted 4 hours ago
Closes: 26 October 2026
About the Role
Canterbury City Council is a progressive local authority with an extremely varied stock of housing properties, commercial buildings, community facilities, and operational assets. This is an exciting opportunity to join Canterbury City Council’s collaborative Facilities Management team as Clerk of Works (Mechanical & Electrical), taking responsibility for inspecting, monitoring, and assuring the quality of mechanical and electrical repairs, maintenance, and compliance works delivered across our property portfolio.
We are particularly keen to hear from candidates with strong mechanical, gas, heating, and building services experience who can provide technical leadership and assurance across a wide range of M&E installations.
What’s in it for you?
As Clerk of Works (Mechanical & Electrical), you’ll enjoy:
- A competitive salary.
- Flexible working arrangements that support and encourage a good work-life balance.
- Excellent opportunities for training, development, and professional progression.
- Generous annual leave entitlement, plus additional leave over the Christmas period.
- A fantastic Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Employee benefits, discounts, and wellbeing initiatives.
- The opportunity to play a key role in keeping residents safe and ensuring our homes remain compliant and well maintained.
About This Clerk of Works (M&E) Opportunity in Canterbury
This role combines home working, office working, and regular site inspections across the Council’s housing and operational estate.
- Inspect and monitor mechanical and electrical works delivered by contractors, ensuring works are completed to the required standards of quality, safety, time, and cost.
- Act as the Council’s technical specialist for a wide range of building services installations, providing expert advice on repairs, maintenance, and long-term asset solutions.
- Oversee works relating to gas installations, heating systems, electrical installations, ventilation systems, and communal building services equipment.
- Undertake defect inspections, raise remedial works, and monitor contractor performance to ensure excellent service delivery.
- Review and approve variations to works and support the assessment of contractor payments.
- Ensure residents remain safe by supporting fire safety, asbestos management, and wider statutory compliance obligations across the housing stock.
- Help shape long-term maintenance solutions, using your technical expertise to solve complex building services and engineering problems.
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Working Pattern of Our Clerk of Works (M&E)
- Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays.
- 37 hours per week.
- Permanent full-time contract.
- A full week off over Christmas! Plus 23 days of annual leave to use throughout the rest of the year, increasing to 28 days after 5 years of service.
- Frequent site inspections across the district.
About You, the Clerk of Works (M&E) for Canterbury City Council
- Full driving licence and access to a vehicle required.
Your Qualifications
- ACS CCN1 and relevant appliance qualifications.
- ONC, HNC, or HND in Building Services Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 18th Edition Wiring Regulations.
- C&G 2394/2395 or 2391-52 Inspection and Testing qualification.
- Damp and timber qualifications or equivalent practical experience would be advantageous.
You’ll have a strong knowledge of:
- Gas installations, servicing, and maintenance regimes.
- Commercial and domestic heating systems.
- Mechanical building services and associated plant.
- Electrical installations, testing, and inspection requirements.
- Ventilation and extract systems.
- Statutory landlord compliance obligations.
- Gas Safety Regulations, Electrical Safety Regulations, and associated housing legislation.
- Risk assessments, method statements, and contractor management.
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You’ll Have Experience Of
- Inspecting and supervising repairs and maintenance works.
- Managing contractor performance and quality assurance processes.
- Diagnosing faults and identifying effective repair solutions across mechanical and electrical systems.
- Working within social housing, local authority property services, building services engineering, facilities management, or a similar environment.
- Resolving complex technical issues and providing professional advice to a range of stakeholders.
Please note that this role does require us to undertake a Standard DBS check should we offer you the job.
If this Clerk of Works (M&E) job opportunity in Canterbury, Kent, looks right for you, please apply today!
For an informal chat about the role or to find out what it’s like to work for Canterbury City Council as part of its facilities management team, please call Kristian Phillips on 07562168605. Kristian is our Senior Repairs and Operations Manager, and he would very much welcome your call.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion at Canterbury City Council
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity in everything we do. We provide a safe and welcoming environment where everyone is valued, included, and respected.
Our diversity strengthens our ability to serve the diverse communities we support through our work.
To demonstrate this through our actions, all applications are anonymised for the shortlisting panel, allowing all applicants to be assessed on merit alone.
To apply for this job please visit ce0551li.webitrent.com.
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