Site Agent

**About the role**
We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced **Site Agent** to join our construction teams on the Argyll Multi-Substation project. Key responsibilities will include providing management, leadership and control of a multi-disciplinary team comprising Sub Agents, Section Engineers, Site Engineers & Foremen for the design and construction of three indoor substations, including the associated earthworks, drainage, access tracks, structures and utilities, situated between Lochgilphead and Inverary in the West of Scotland.
**What you'll be doing**

**Core**
- Live the Balfour Beatty Values
- Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm
- Support the delivery of CSUK’s Sustainability activities
- Motivate section team and manage performance; monitor the competency of team members and undertake training/ coaching as appropriate

**Health Safety & Environmental**
- Sets targets and KPI’s in line with Project / Business objectives and monitors performance
- Carries out periodic Safety & Environment Tours as required by the Project H & S Plan
- Assists Lead in Incident Investigation and information gathering / review.
- Appraises improvement options and actions / instigates as appropriate
- Leads periodic risk reviews and takes output forward to the Project Risk Register
- Monitors effectiveness of the H & S Management System
- Keeps up to date with changes in legislation and cascades information to the team

**Engineering Control**
- Ensures that sufficient resources are allocated to the Works Section and that each has an appropriate level of ability
- Identifies and arranges training as required

**Quality**
- Sets targets and KPI’s in line with Project objectives and monitors performance
- Ensures site audits are undertaken and takes appropriate action on the findings
- Appraises improvement options and leads / instigates actions as appropriate
- Implements systems and processes to manage the quality of the constructive works
- Involved in working groups focused on Improvement Areas
- Overall ownership of Handover Documentation for Section

**Productivity**
- Sets targets and KPI’s in line with key outputs and monitors performance, reporting Section Progress
- Carry out constructive analysis of fully resourced programme
- Manages sub-contractor performance based on KPI’s
- Ensures production of operational target programmes to reflect overall construction programme
- Chairs prescribed Short Interval Control section meetings to review performance on site

**Commercial**
- Sets targets and KPI’s in line with budget forecast
- Attends and provides reports for weekly project meetings and identifies improvement areas and allocates / implements appropriate actions to team members
- Involved in the procurement of subcontractors and advises on commercial aspects / preferred attendances
- Produces the risk schedule for section, reviews and updates
- Prepares a cost plan and manages cost value

**Who we're looking for**
- 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
- Able to work on own initiative and seek out opportunities in line with level of responsibility
- Holds a current driving license and CSCS Card.
- SMSTS qualified.
- Excellent team player and leader, able to work competently and independently without supervision
- Able and willing to make decisions following consideration of options based on best available information; track record of solution orientated approach to resolve issues
- Strong communication skills with good interpersonal and influencing skills
- Good report writing skills
- Proficient IT skills
- Excellent role model for team and demonstrates required behaviours to align to business, project and team objectives
- Understands method statements and can coach others in document production
- Understands and can guide others in the principles of Accident / Incident Investigation
- Good working knowledge of current H & S legislation
- Innovative approach to enhancing safe systems of work
- Experienced in resource allocation and up skilling
- Competent in reading technical drawings and information, and understands the principle of design management.
- Understands the Organisational Business Management Systems and processes
- Clear understanding and experience of the requirements for handover and self-certification of the works, including management experience of the same
- Able to analyse and offer improvement on a fully resourced stage programme in the accepted format / software