Salary: £46,040 (plus generous benefits)

Working Pattern: Full time, Part time, Job Share, Flexible Working

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Heath House, Heath Square, Larkhill, Wiltshire, SP4 8NR

Closing date: Thursday 15th October 2026 at 11:55pm

Job description for Clerk of Works - South West

Do you have a keen eye for quality and a passion for ensuring high standards are delivered?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic organisation that responds to the evolving needs of military personnel, the way in which they live, work and train. We care about the Defence estate, and we are looking for a Clerk of Works to join our team. In this rewarding role, you will provide on-site quality assurance across construction, refurbishment and maintenance projects, ensuring work is delivered to the required contractual, technical and safety standards. Using your technical expertise and attention to detail, you will inspect works, identify potential issues, recommend practical solutions, and support the successful delivery of safe, compliant and high-quality outcomes across the MOD estate.

You will also provide independent assurance on project delivery, identifying and reporting fraud, errors and non-compliance while contributing to the effective management and oversight of projects and programmes. Working closely with regional delivery teams, industry partners and other stakeholders, you will produce accurate reports, build strong working relationships and help drive continuous improvement, ensuring public funds are used effectively and value for money is achieved.

Whilst this role is advertised as a full-time position of 37 hours per week, we recognise the benefits of flexible working and are open to discussing part-time hours, job share arrangements, or other flexible working patterns with suitable candidates. Regular in-person attendance is required (this is expected to be approximately 60% of your working week) to promote the benefits of face-to-face collaboration alongside flexibility of hours to support work-life balance and business need.

A full UK driving licence is essential, as the role requires regular travel to project sites across the Defence estate, many of which are remote and not easily accessible via public transport.

Person specification

• Conduct regular site inspections to ensure work meets contractual, safety, and regulatory standards.
• Verify that materials and workmanship comply with specifications, identifying defects, poor workmanship, and deviations from approved plans, reporting them immediately.
• Assess and report compliance with the approved site safety plan, keeping a log of observations from site inspections with additional reporting on health and safety as required.
• Monitor construction works including demolition, foundational, building envelope construction, service installation, internal fit-out completion, above and below ground infrastructure works, and landscaping.
• Work with the Regional Delivery team and industry partners to assess and address the technical issues that arise, and co-ordinate and manage these appropriately in line with appropriate policy.
• Manage quality assurance processes and identification with the Regional team, assessing and managing risks and issues at a national and regional level.
• Maintain a register of issues and risks and lessons learned, developing a lesson learnt database accessible to regional delivery staff where improvements are identified, and successful methods that have improved quality are shared.
• Establish and develop effective relationships to progress, achieve the best outcomes and build the MOD’s reputation including relationships with the delivery teams, industry partners, and all other key stakeholders; and where necessary ensure any conflict between parties is resolved, with a strong focus on contractual responsibilities and formal accountability and governance relationships.
• Promote the MOD’s infrastructure, new homes, and Service Family Accommodation (SFA) works programme, where appropriate, internally, and externally to the MOD.
• Ensure the ongoing provision of clear and concise communications and responsiveness to all key stakeholders, providing consistent and accurate reporting.
• Raise and manage any issues arising within the respective region and Clerk of Works Lead effectively, so that further escalation is minimised, and a ‘no surprises’ culture is promoted.
• Identify common defects, delays, and risks to enhance initiative-taking risk management.