Civil Site Agent

6 months ago

Pontypridd, United Kingdom Qiagen Full time

**About the role**
Our work matters to millions. It’ll matter to you too. Join our **Rail UK** team as a **Civils site Agent** on the **Core Valley Lines** and you’ll be a big part of fascinating, complex, varied and meaningful work.

**Role Purpose**:

- To manage and execute the safe and efficient delivery of a section of the contract by managing the site delivery team (Including supply chain). Responsible for safety, quality, financial performance, programme adherence and client satisfaction.
- Reporting to Project Manager

**What you'll be doing**
As an **Agent **you will:
**Health Safety & Environmental**:

- Review Work Package Plans and Risk Assessments and makes improvements as appropriate;
- Carry out trend analysis and identifies improvement areas from audits and near misses;
- Carry out field audits and confirms the sufficiency of control documentation;
- Produce and implementation of Permits to Work, specifically Confined Space Permits and Hot Works Permits;
- Strong understanding of temporary works and timescales for implementation into the works.

**Engineering Control**:

- Guide & coach subordinates
- Guide and coaches subordinates in resolution of construction issues, drawing on experience and accepted industry best practice.

**Quality**:

- Ownership of whole process of production, checking and submission of Handover Documentation - using a fully digital process (eg BIM Field 360)
- Implement systems and processes to support construction of the works in accordance with the specification (eg Materials Approval, NCR, Handover Documentation);
- Carry out trend analysis of the above and identifies improvement areas for non conformance and business improvement;
- Carry out Independent Inspections of their own section and of others;
- Carry out Site Audits to check works and documentation compliance;
- Coach less experienced staff;
- Liaise with designer to resolve technical issue.

**Productivity**:

- Produce a fully resourced stage programme in the accepted format / software;
- Establish monitors of production, translated to graphical form from the Programme to aid understanding of current status and identification of requirements for intervention;
- Cross references section programme to three weekly programme and ensures compatibility.

**Commercial**:

- Maintain accurate diary, including dialogue with external organisations (subcontractors);
- Produce a budget from the resourced programme and monitors / reviews weekly costs;
- Involve in the procurement of subcontractors;
- Understand cost and value;
- Draft correspondence to sub contractors, suppliers and Client.
- Have an understanding of the NEC3 conditions of Contract

**Who we're looking for**

Personal Qualities and Experience:
**The following qualities/experience are essential**:
**Core**:

- 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;
- 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;
- Able to work on own initiative and seek out opportunities in line with level of responsibility;
- Holds a current driving license and SMSTS qualified;

**Health Safety & Environmental**:

- Understands method and risk assessments, able to develop new and improved safe systems of work;
- Understands the principles of Accident / Incident Investigation and has good working knowledge of the process;
- Good working knowledge of current H&S Legislation.

**Engineering Control**:

- A full understanding of technical requirements and techniques of setting out and coaching of team members;
- Allocates correct resource levels and identifies additional requirements;
- Track record of solution orientated approach to issue resolution.

**Quality**:

- Understands the Organisational Business Management Systems and processes;
- Strong understanding of requirements for handover, including certification.

**Productivity**:

- Able to produce a fully resourced stage programme in the accepted format / software;
- Able to measure and track KPIs for enhanced productivity;
- Strong knowledge and management of construction process in one or more of the following areas: Earthworks/Drainage, Pavement, Comms, Structures, Roadworks.

**Commercial**:

- Awareness of procurement practice;
- Experienced at producing detailed records and correspondence for commercial recovery.
- Have an understanding of the NEC3 conditions of Contract

**The following qualities/experience are desirable**:

- Good leadership skills;
- Wide ranging independent judgement evident;
- Has achieved professional accreditation (eg ICE, IHT).

**Why work for us**
Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions;

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