Site Agent

As a General Foreman, you will take full responsibility for management of your section of works ensuring you meet client and company performance expectations.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Participate in creating a knowingly safe working environment.
- Day to day management of a section of works including the supervision and monitoring of the site team and supply chain.
- Plan, control and monitor the progress of the works and coordinate the section(s) of the project as allocated.
- Manage multiple packages of work in conjunction with the commercial team taking full ownership of the costs for section of work assigned.
- Ensure any changes in scope (operations, commercial, programme or design) are captured and managed.
- Understand any temporary works requirements.
- Undertake value engineering solutions.
- Attend external meetings as required with clients and stakeholders, building effective relationships.
- Report to the Project Manager on progress and performance.
- Assist the Project Manager in administering the cost forecast, valuation and reporting systems.
- Implementing and attending weekly and monthly site meetings.
- Ensure all site team and supply chain are working to the latest design information.
- Undertake material take offs where required and ensure materials are ordered and reconciled.
- Conduct regular H&S checks and CDM audits.
- Ensure Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS), Permit to Work systems, site inductions and safety briefings are correctly carried out.
- Resolve any unexpected technical difficulties and problems that may arise.
- Ensure and maintain strict quality control procedures.
- Ensure site team keep site diaries up to date.
- Effectively lead and manage direct reports ensuring appropriate competence is maintained, including annuals PDR’s.
- Monitor capability of staff and contractors to undertake current and prospective workloads and report to senior management.
- Identify/assist in introducing new process, techniques and innovations on site.

**Experience and Qualifications**:

- Ability to work safely.
- Experience of bulk excavation
- Able to manage multiple or larger packages of work
- Read & Interpret data, drawings specifications and schedules
- Highly organised and able to prioritise multiple workloads.
- Adept at interfacing with site team, subcontractors, designer and the client.
- Strong knowledge of CDM 15.
- Excellent knowledge of NEC.
- Commercially Astute.
- Able to interpret, extract and disseminate works information relating to program of works.
- Proven leadership and delegation skills.
- Advanced Problem solving skills
- HNC or higher in Civil Engineering
- SMSTS
- CSCS
- Office 365 expertise/CAD
- TWC (preferred)
- 1st Aid (preferred)
- Relevant Civil Engineering Experience

**About us**:
Galliford Try is one of the UK’s largest construction businesses with a vision to be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in. Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

We are committed to agile working, giving our people the freedom and flexibility to adapt their working life around their home life to achieve a proper balance. Our smart working approaches allow greater use of technology in the way we carry out our business, ensuring we provide a working environment that works for everyone.

**Environment**:
Our Environment Business provides ‘source to sea’ asset delivery capability across the UK and Scotland working on both Frameworks and Standalone projects. Since AMP3 we have delivered in excess of £2bn assets for clients such as Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Anglian Water, Thames Water, Southern Water, Welsh Water and Scottish Water. As an established player in the market this a great opportunity to join the team at a time of transformation as we shape ourselves to be fit for delivery in a future digital world. We have recently secured a plethora of places on the AMP7 Frameworks for Yorkshire Water Complex Civils Framework, Southern Water and Thames Water Infrastructure and Non-Infrastructure projects ranging from £1-40m over the next five years

**Primary Location***: General Site Location (Highland)

**Job***: Construction (Facilities Management)

**Organization***: Construction & Investments

**Job Type***: Experienced

**Job Posting***: Aug