Site Agent

**About the role**
Would you like to join a world-leading construction and infrastructure business? We have a fantastic opportunity for a** Logistics Manager** to join our talented **Highways** team in **Luton **and become part of our success. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team and help us deliver a successful project.

** This is an excellent opportunity for a Site Agent / Site Manager looking to get into logistics while developing their career in construction **

**What you'll be doing**
- Act as the principal liaison with the projects resource supply chain, across the following functional areas; aggregates, concrete, plant, haulage, site vehicles, storage operations and labour.
- Ensure all resources are moved to and from site efficiently and that associated records are managed and kept digitally.
- Ensure and enforce a digital delivery management system.
- Maintain and implement company standards, procedures, and processes.
- Extract resource requirements from construction programmes, including advanced resource forecasts and ensure these are made available to the respective supply chain.
- Understand project plans and schedules. Plan short and medium schedules relating to resourcing, with personal input on the estimation/resource required (labour, materials, plant).
- Liaise with finance and commercial to develop, implement, and manage a process for accurately capturing real-time resource cost; this process will be utilised to inform the construction performance meetings.

**Who we're looking for**
- Experience in the management of logistics / supply or construction logistics from the shop floor level upwards.
- Previous experience as a Site Agent / Site Manager (desirable)
- Risk and opportunity management experience, including the implementation of change programmes.
- Effective leadership skills, able to lead, influence, negotiate and communicate with others to deliver targets are required.
- Financial awareness is required to deliver targets, with a desire to continuously improve safety and sustainability performance.
- Proficient in Microsoft 365 Suite and comfortable learning and operating new digital systems.

**Why work for us**
- Company car
- Medical health cover
- BB Pension Scheme
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Payment of an annual professional membership
- Enhanced maternity / paternity & family friendly policies
- Discretionary annual salary reviews

**About us**
Our Highways Business Unit maintains, manages and operates major highway networks across the UK and supports local authorities in creating communities where people want to live, work and play.We provide high quality asset strategy, management and planning consultancy services to a wide range of public and private sector customers. We also provide specialist, reliable, sustainable and creative advice on asset management planning and implementation in the UK.

We create safe, flexible and dynamic public spaces. We are right at the heart of a vital place-shaping agenda that brings together local authorities, local communities, central government and the private sector.

The essential work is to keep daily life moving

**Diversity & Inclusion**:We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic and innovative organisation. Therefore, we are committed to fostering inclusion and diversity in the workplace; one that welcomes people from all backgrounds. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity. We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.

Job Reference: BBUK06280