Sub Agent

**About the role**
Our team shapes projects that connect communities and impact daily life for millions. Join our Regional Scotland team as a **Sub Agent** to build new futures.

Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our well-established construction teams working on our significant future pipeline of large scale civil engineering projects in various locations throughout Scotland you will work with true experts who'll share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning. Bring us your capability, and well help you take it much, much further.
**What you'll be doing**
As a **Sub Agent**, you will be responsible for the following:

- Set a personal example in health, safety and environmental matters by ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures through method statements, risk assessments and briefings
- Manage, supervise and mentor section, site and assistant engineers to ensure high levels of engineering control and generation of appropriate records
- Maintain good working relationship with staff and supply chain
- Adopt and promote a cost-conscious attitude through efficient use of company resources
- Support the agent as required in operating the cost management system, the production of programmes and QF preparation
- Communicate with commercial staff to ensure all records for measurement and payment purposes are prepared promptly, in appropriate form
- Adopt and promote the use of BIM technologies to deliver the requirements of the project BIM Execution Plan (BEP)
- Communicate with general foreman to ensure adequate work preparation and resources availability
- Assist the agent as required to procure necessary materials, sub-contracts and plant in sufficient time
- Review with the agent regularly the performance, development and training needs of subordinate staff, including underperformance or potential resignations
- Advise agent of any potential commercial or contractual liabilities

**Who we're looking for**
The following are mandatory requirements:

- Degree, HND in Engineering or equivalent
- CSCS Level - Academically or Professionally Qualified Person/Supervisory/Manager
- SSSTS
- Successful experience and performance at Section Engineer level
- Full / clean driving license
- Good working knowledge of current H&S Legislation

**Why work for us**
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

**Why join us?**

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

**About us**
From Dunfermline’s tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.

We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.

Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland’s transition towards net zero in the built environment.

**Diversity and inclusion**

Job Reference: BBUK09135