Site Agent

**Job type**:Perm**

**Town/City**:Musselburgh**

**Location**:Lothian & Borders**

**Salary/Rate**:Up to £60 000 plus car / car allowance, pension and healthcare**

**Sector**:Civil Engineering**

**Job ref**:VR/6432**

Deanston Cooper's client is a highly successful, long established, privately owned civil engineering contractor working on projects including roads, bridges, infrastructure and substations. Due to continued expansion they are now looking to recruit a **Site Agent** to be based on a project in Musselburgh. Subsequent projects will all be in the Edinburgh & Lothians area.

**As Site Agent your duties will include**:

- Managing and optimising the construction programme
- Managing and minimising construction costs
- Fostering and maintaining good working relationships with the client and client representatives
- Leading Safety Management on site for all activities, suppliers and subcontractors
- Providing timely and accurate reports, forecasts and budgets for internal purposes
- Leading, motivating and monitoring the site team and developing the strategy as required
- Managing the supply chain
- A minimum qualification of HNC Civil Engineering
- Sub Agent or Site Agent or Site Manager experience gained working for another civil engineering contractor
- At least 5 years experience of working on a variety of civil engineering projects
- Knowledge of safety legislation
- Positive and proactive approach to problem solving
- Good commercial skills