Site Agent

Site Agent/Manager - Pimlico, Central London

Annual salary - £62500

Employment type - Permanent

Hours of work - Full Time / 40 hrs

CSCS Mandatory

Degree/HNC in Civil Engineering, or equivalent

The Role:

The main purpose Site Agent will be responsible for the management of the construction site to achieve the required project delivery to the customers’ objectives while maintaining standards of health and safety, quality, environmental impact, and cost control. You will be responsible for the delivery of various projects, to the specified quality, the required programme and to the maximum commercial performance. The successful candidate will work closely with the Contracts Manager/Project Manager, engineers, and quantity surveyors to ensure that projects are completed in a safe manner whilst customer requirements and expectations are always maintained or exceeded.

Key Responsibilities:

Site Management

Overall responsibility for the successful delivery of various projects in the Civils and Water sectors.

Deliver the work to the specified quality without defects.

When required, lead a team of Sub Agents, Engineers, and Foreman to deliver the work safely without environmental incidents, and to the specified quality.

Ensure production and implementation of Project Plans, RAMS, ITP as well as Waste Management Plans, when specified, in line with Company procedures

Ensure the commercial performance of the contract is maximised

Produce and manage the project construction programme as well as produce 2 weeks’ look ahead.

Produce procurement schedules and liaise with the procurement department to ensure sites have adequate resources to complete the tasks

Client interface

Undertake an ambassadorial role representing the business to customers, the public and official bodies

Deliver product to customer requirements and satisfaction

Cost control

Populate and manage the Barhale cost plan for the project

Maximise project value

Ensure detailed site diaries/records are completed

Maintain commercial tension to drive out cost and challenge the status quo

Endeavour to spot and highlight value engineering opportunities

Reporting

Produce good quality, accurate monthly reports internally and for the Client

Chair weekly site meetings in line with Company procedures

Key measures & targets:

Monthly and weekly reporting timescales are met

Adherence to Business Unit Objectives

Ensure 3 Pillar KPI and client measures are met

Key relationships:

Customers and stakeholders

Subcontractors and suppliers

Site teams and support departments

Person Specification:

The successful candidate will need considerable experience in the Civil and Water sectors as well as an appreciation of other aspects of engineering, and is likely to meet all of the following criteria;

Essential

Considerable experience in Civil Engineering and as a Site Agent for a contractor, delivering projects in a highly regulated environment.

Working knowledge of contract conditions, CDM regulations, Design Management, Programme and Risk Management and cost control including forecasting, actual cost, and value reporting

Good knowledge of specifications and testing regimes relevant to general civil engineering

Degree/HNC in Civil Engineering, or equivalent

CSCS Mandatory

IOSH Managing Safely or SMSTS

Temporary works Coordinator

Confined space training

Excellent communication, people, and team management skills

Ability to challenge designs and resolve problems to a conclusion

Ability to demonstrate the right behaviours and lead the team to ensure the culture is in line with our Company values

Ability to demonstrate the right behaviours and motivate and lead the team in line with the Company culture, ensuring high standards of compliance

Desirable

Temporary Works Co-ordinator

CEng MICE, or equivalent

Knowledge of Primavera P6 software

Knowledge of JCT and NEC forms of contract

Employment type

Permanent

Hours of work

Full Time

Hours of work

45 hrs / week

Tickets/training/certs required

5 day smsts
confined space
cscs gold or managers.

Specific experience required

5 years Site Agent experience. ideally water experience with murphys, clancy, installcom, morrisons.