Site Agent

**Site Agent - Water Sector - Nottingham**

Our client directly employs over 1,300 people across 9 office locations and hundreds of construction sites nationwide. They had a turnover in excess of £300 million, delivered by their water utilities design and build business.

Our client believes that when they care about what they do, they do it better. Because they care about their people - keeping them safe, making sure they are happy, enjoy coming to work and feel valued - we are committed to creating a fun workplace, wherepeople have a voice, are safe, reach their potential and prosper, and where the rewards are shared.

**Equality, diversity and inclusion**

**Agile working**

They are committed to providing a flexible and agile working environment that supports both our employees and the needs of the business. This role is likely to be predominantly home based, with opportunity for some office working.

Our client our looking for a Site Agent with strong water/wastewater sector experience to join their growing Operations team, working specifically on projects in the Severn Trent Water region.

We are looking for additional Site Agents with strong water/wastewater sector experience to join our growing Operations team, working specifically on projects in the Severn Trent region. We would however be keen to also speak to individuals that are lookingto work on one of our other frameworks.

As a Site Agent, you will manage day-to-day site operations to ensure construction is conducted in a safe manner, within budget, on schedule and in accordance with the appropriate standards, specifications, and regulatory requirements. You will be requiredto carry out regular inspections to monitor performance and ensure health & safety compliance throughout the construction process as well as planning and programming of construction/installation works.

**Further responsibilities will include the following**:
Maintain site diary

Manage labour, plant, and materials on site in conjunction with the Foreman

Manage subcontractors, direct labour and resource planning

Conduct review meetings and report regularly on all construction activities including budget, scheduling, personnel, and other resource requirements

Assist the estimating team in the preparation of the project estimate or cost plans

Contribute to work planning, and briefing project teams, contractors, and suppliers

Full handover of projects

**You will have the following skills and experience**:
Civil Engineering background in the Construction / Water Industry

Strong managerial skills

Experience of working in Design & Build

Civil construction - FRC, Pre-cast, Earthworks, Pipework (buried)

Thorough understanding of safety, environmental and quality management processes

Thorough understanding of commercial, contractual and procurement processes

Mechanical and Electrical installation and commissioning experience desirable

NEC / JCT awareness

Good knowledge of temporary works

Experience of both incident and near miss reporting

SMSTS / CSCS / AP Lifting

Good IT Skills

Excellent communication skills and confidence to work closely with clients

Full clean UK driving licence

**What they can offer**:
**You will be offered a competitive salary that is commensurate based on your experience. Their core benefits include**:
26 days holiday plus bank holidays with the option to buy and carry over

Flexible pension contributions up to 5% employee 10% employer

Life assurance of 4 x salary

Income protection

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Annual professional institution subscription costs

Career and professional development opportunities