Site Agent - Highways

Description:

SITE AGENT – HIGHWAYS PACKAGE – NORTH WEST – PERMANENT

Location:                         North West

Contract:                         Permanent

Salary:                               £60-£70k p/a DOE

We are looking for an experienced Site Agent to join a major highways project, taking responsibility for the safe and efficient delivery of key packages including pavements, street lighting and earthworks.

The successful candidate will have a strong background delivering major highways schemes, ideally with previous National Highways experience, and will be confident managing programme, subcontractors, site teams, quality and health & safety.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage day-to-day construction activities across the highways project

Oversee pavement and carriageway construction packages

Manage street lighting works and associated interfaces

Coordinate and oversee earthworks, including excavation, cut/fill and formation works

Manage subcontractors, engineers, supervisors and site operatives

Drive works against the construction programme, identifying delays and implementing recovery measures

Produce and manage short-term lookahead programmes

Monitor progress against key milestones and contractual dates

Coordinate labour, plant, materials and subcontract resources

Ensure works are delivered safely and in accordance with approved RAMS

Ensure quality requirements, inspections, testing and ITPs are completed correctly

Manage technical queries, site constraints and construction interfaces

Coordinate with designers, temporary works teams, utilities and other project disciplines

Attend progress, programme and coordination meetings

Maintain accurate site records and progress reporting

Work closely with the Project Manager and commercial team to monitor progress, change and potential delays

Ensure works comply with project specifications and client requirements

Maintain a strong focus on health, safety, environmental and quality standards

Essential Experience:

Proven experience working as a Site Agent on major highways or infrastructure projects

Previous National Highways project experience

Strong knowledge of pavements / carriageway construction

Experience managing street lighting packages

Strong earthworks experience

Excellent programme management and planning capability

Experience managing multiple subcontractors and work packages

Good understanding of RAMS, ITPs, temporary works and construction quality requirements

Strong leadership and communication skills

Able to manage interfaces between civil engineering, utilities and specialist subcontractors

Qualifications:

HNC/HND or Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent experience

SMSTS

CSCS

Temporary Works experience/qualification advantageous

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced highways Site Agent to join a major infrastructure project with responsibility for several key delivery packages