Sub Agent

**Job Introduction**:
Due to continued success our UK Projects Division are recruiting a Sub Agent to safely & efficiently deliver all secured works ensuring management of Key Client expectations and contracts whilst ensuring the compliance with all Quality procedures and safe working practices undertaking all works to the highest possible Health, Safety and Environmental standards, whilst safeguarding the wellbeing of all employees.

**Main Responsibility**:
We are looking for a positive, pro-active team player to provide leadership and motivation to all site personnel, have good highways experience and engineering knowledge, understanding to all works ensuring compliance with all industry specifications and standards, along with understanding requirements of the works information, efficient management and utilisation of all business units and company resource through planning and effective dialogue with the local delivery team, ensure thorough management of all labour, plant, materials and subcontractors allowing planning, order placement and availability when required, assistance with the development and updating of regular activity programmes for all contract responsibilities in accordance with client requirements.

Ensure the safe and efficient running of all contracts to budget with responsibility for the financial performance of contracts. Maintain and develop good relations with all key and potential clients incorporating regular meetings and site visits, provide a regular point of contact for all personnel and responsibility for the safety and welfare of all operatives, be responsible for site safety by ensuring compliance to method statements and risk assessments using induction / tool box talks / appropriate use of PPE ensuring constant compliance to all applicable CDM regulations and encourage operative understanding of the need for flexible approach to their work and expectations to carry out other duties as deemed necessary to the business.

**You will also have**:

- Commitment to Quality, Safety and Environment.
- Highways experience
- Appropriate knowledge of health and safety polices.
- Good working knowledge of IT systems, proficient in the use of Microsoft Office & Microsoft Project Software.
- Previous commercial experience and budget control.
- Good analytical capability.
- Practice of prioritising time critical work

**Package Description**:
As well as a highly competitive salary, Colas offers some great benefits with this role, including:

- A generous pension contribution
- Life assurance cover (x4 basic salary)
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (with the option to buy/sell more)
- Flexible working policy
- Opportunity to study towards a professional qualification fully funded
- Ongoing training and personal/professional development
- Discounts on car leasing, holidays, cinema tickets, restaurants and much more through our online employee benefits portal

**About the Company**:
Colas Ltd are a UK subsidiary of the global Colas Group, which operates in over 50 countries worldwide and employs over 55,000 people including over 1500 in the UK across multiple sites. We are specialists in highways construction and have been involved in large scale UK and international construction projects within the highways, airfields and marine sectors as well as offering highways maintenance services and manufacturing our own innovative surfacing products. We hold a ‘Gold Investor in People’ award for continuously developing and rewarding our employees, offering excellent career potential.

Colas is fully committed to promoting equality and diversity and maintaining a culture of fairness, transparency and respect for all employees, clients, communities, suppliers, contractors and other stakeholders. Colas aims to be inclusive, meet diverse needs and promote awareness and ownership in the workplace and the communities in which we serve.

Colas values the strength and differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and believes that by harnessing these differences, we will foster a productive environment where equity and mutual respect are intrinsic, where talents are being fully utilised and organisational goals are met.
- **Salary **£45-£55k Plus a company car or allowance
- **Frequency **Monthly
- **Job Reference **colas/TP/14261/638
- **Contract Type **Permanent
- **Closing Date **30 April, 2023
- **Job Category **Civil Engineering
- **Business Unit **UKP
- **Location **Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom
- **Posted on **30 March, 2023