Site Agent

1 month ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Qiagen 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** A57 project in Hyde - Manchester.** 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.

**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 & friendly policies
- Real career progression opportunities
- Access to our Employee Referral Scheme

**Who we're 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
- Experience in managing budgets for packages of works.
- Excellent role model for development of team members and demonstrates required behaviours to align to project and team objectives.
- Able to clearly communicate the requirements of a safe system of work to ensure that these are followed accurately. Suggests and implements improvements to systems and capable of stopping operations when necessary
- 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
- Valid UK Driving licence and Right to Work in the UK (Essential)

**What you'll be doing**
- Motivate section team and manage performance, monitor the competency of team members and undertake training/ coaching as appropriate.
- Sets targets and KPI’s in line with Project / Business objectives and monitors performance.
- Manages sub-contractor performance based on KPI’s.
- Carry out periodic Safety & Environment Tours as required by the Project H & S Plan.
- Assist in Incident Investigation and information gathering / review.
- Appraise improvement options and actions / instigate as appropriate.
- Lead periodic risk reviews and takes output forward to the Project Risk Register.
- Monitor effectiveness of the H & S Management System.
- 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.
- Chair prescribed Short Interval Control section meetings to review performance on site.
- Attend and provide reports for weekly project meetings and identifying improvement areas and allocates.

**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: BBUK05702

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