Sub Agent

**About the role**
Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a **Sub Agent** to join our thriving Yorkshire Regional Business Unit with a healthy pipeline of civil engineering projects in **Leeds & Bradford**

You will lead and control a section or specific discipline of the works as part of a site based project team. This will include the management of a team of Section Engineers & Site Engineers
**What you'll be doing**
As a **Sub Agent**, you will:

- Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm
- Motivate the team and manage performance; monitor the competency of team members and undertake training/ coaching as appropriate
- Review Method Statements and Risk Assessments and make improvements as appropriate
- Carry out trend analysis and identify improvement areas from audits and near misses
- Carry out field audits and confirm the sufficiency of control documentation
- Produce and implement Permits to Work, specifically Confined Space Permits and Hot Works Permits
- Possess a strong understanding of temporary works and timescales for implementation into the works
- Manage sub-contractors
- Understand cost and value
- Draft correspondence to sub-contractors, suppliers and Client

**Who we're looking for**
You will:

- Clearly communicate the requirements of a safe system of work to ensure that these are followed accurately.
- Work on your own initiative and seek out opportunities in line with level of responsibility
- Hold a current driving license and CSCS Card. SSSTS or SMSTS qualified
- Be an excellent team player, able to work competently and independently without continuous supervision
- Possess strong communication skills with good interpersonal and influencing skills
- Be an excellent role model for development of team members and demonstrate required behaviours to align to project and team objectives
- Have a good working knowledge of current H&S Legislation
- Have a full understanding of technical requirements and techniques of setting out and coaching of team members
- Possess good working knowledge of Contracts such as the NEC

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

- Strong knowledge and management of construction process in one or more of the following areas: Earthworks/Drainage, Pavement, Structures, Roadworks
- Have achieved or is working towards professional accreditation (eg ICE, IHT, APM)

**Why work for us**
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

**Why join us?**

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

**About us**
With a strong track record of delivery, our civils teams connect communities through infrastructure projects in the highways, public realm, rail, flood and coastal defence, and industrial sectors across England and Wales.

**Diversity and inclusion**

Job Reference: BBUK06737