Site Agent

Orion Group are working with a very successful Civil Engineering contractor with a long history of delivering high quality and complex projects across Scotland.

Due to some recent high profile contract wins there looking to add numerous Site Agents to there team to work across Scotland on a variety of projects including Windfarms, Substations & Cabling.

As the Site Agent you will lead the successful contract delivery by ensuring that all the site team are fully appraised of the contract parameters and have the capability and resources necessary to achieve contract objectives.

To develop positive relationships with all parties associated with the contract and to ensure that the contract is delivered on time, within budget and to the agreed quality whilst ensuring that client expectations regarding quality, programme and budget are wherever possible exceeded.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities The key tasks of this role include but are not limited to:

* Fulfilling the Agent's responsibilities as laid down in the Company's Health and Safety Policy.

* Instil an exemplary safety culture on all the project team.

* Contribute to the short and long term project planning and feed back to the management team with regards to buildability, efficiency and resource requirements.

* Delivery of the contract within programme and budget. Liaison with site staff and the commercial team to ensure spend is managed in line with tender allowances.

* The promotion of a continuous improvement culture and the use of best practice.

* The continuous monitoring of contract progress to ensure contract objectives are being met.

* Ensuring that in conjunction with the site team and commercial team changes to the contract are identified, agreed and effectively managed.

* The provision of formal reports on contract progress to the Contracts Manager.

* Ensuring that all relevant issues which cannot be resolved at contract level are passed for the attention of the Project Manager / Contracts Manager. Person Specification Candidates for this role must be effective team players and should meet the following criteria:

* HNC/HND/Degree qualified or hold compensating experience (Civil Engineering preferable)

* Have similar experience within a contracting environment

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