Clerks of Works - Work from Home

Hourly rate of pay: £20.13 - £22.51
Monday - Friday, 09:00-17:00
Days of work are negotiable, starting and finishing times are flexible, and flexi time is applicable.
To start 5th January 2027.
Home / Hybrid Working Consideration
Applications for home or hybrid working will be considered for this post in accordance with East Lothian Council’s Home Working and Worksmart Policies which can be found here . Home or Hybrid working options can be discussed with candidates invited for interview.
All home/hybrid workers must live in the UK. Where an application for home-working is supported, it will be subject to a satisfactory trial period. Employees will be expected to attend Council offices for the duration of induction, and be on site in East Lothian workplaces, as required. Employees with a hybrid working arrangement in place will be office based and able to work from home, with permission, on an ad hoc basis.
Please Note: The successful candidate is expected to inspect and report on construction works in progress on site, so not all duties can be carried out from home.
To work with other professional disciplines within the Strategic Asset & Capital Plan Management team and other teams within East Lothian Council to inspect and report on construction works in progress on site.
Hold a recognised qualification in the building construction field, with a minimum of a City and Guilds (or equivalent) in a relevant building trade at HNC/SVQ Level 3 and/or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and competencies gained through relevant experience.
Driving Licence
As the duties of this role require you to effectively travel to successfully undertake the full remit of the role, you must hold a current driving licence and have access to a vehicle.*
(*Where a disability precludes you from obtaining a driving licence, ELC will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability.)
This post is considered as a Regulated Role with vulnerable children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020.
If you have spent more than 3 months working or living out with the UK in the last 5 years then you will be required to present a copy of an overseas criminal record check. UK website.
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