Site Agent

1 month ago

Leeds, United Kingdom Balfour Beatty Full time

**About the role**
Would you like to join a world-leading construction and infrastructure business? This is an excellent opportunity to join our team and become part of our success. We have a fantastic opportunity for a** Site Agent** **to join our talented **Highways Team** on the **M1/M62 CSB scheme in Leeds.** We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team and help us deliver a successful project. This role will see you providing management, leadership and control of a multi-disciplinary team comprising Sub Agents, Section Engineers, Site Engineers & Foremen.

**What you'll be doing**
- Manage sub-contractor performance by chairing key site meetings, ensuring project requirements are met.
- Take lead in safe production onsite, ensuring periodic Safety & Environment Tours are proactively completed and are in line with the HSES project requirements.
- Motivate section team and manage their performance undertaking training/coaching as appropriate.
- Set targets and KPI’s in line with Project / Business objectives.
- Manage final handover of section works taking overall ownership of Handover Documentation for Section.
- Create Robust resourced programme of works in line with contract requirements and ensure targets are met.
- Appraise improvement options and actions / instigate as appropriate.
- Lead periodic risk reviews and takes output forward to the Project Risk Register.
- Ensure that sufficient resources are allocated to the Works Section and that each has an appropriate level of ability.
- Ensure site audits are undertaken and takes appropriate action on the findings.
- Implement systems and processes to manage the quality of the constructive works.
- Ensure production of operational target programmes to reflect overall construction programme.
- Understand project cost and delivery strategy.

**Who we are looking for**
- Degree qualified, Civil Engineering.
- Strong knowledge and management of construction process in one or more of the following areas: Earthworks/Drainage, Pavement, Structures, Roadworks
- Working knowledge of programme Management & NEC contracts.
- Experience in managing budgets for packages of works.
- Able to clearly communicate the requirements of a safe system of work to ensure that these are followed accurately.
- Capable of taking ownership of tasks and communicating outcomes with clarity & experienced at encouraging direct. reports to do the same and managing a team to ensure tasks are carried out effectively and key messages cascaded.
- Strong work ethic with flexibility to work unsociable hours/nights as required by the programme.
- Holds a current driving license and CSCS Card / SMSTS qualified.
- **Right to work in the UK (essential)**

**Why work for us**
- Company car
- Medical health cover
- BB Pension Scheme
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Payment of an annual professional membership
- Enhanced maternity & family friendly policies
- Real career progression opportunities
- Access to our Employee Referral Scheme

**About us**
Balfour Beatty Highways delivers major schemes including smart motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put our customer, the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, delivering net carbon reductions and social value to the communities within which we work.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Job Reference: BBUK06525

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