Site Agent – Highways

Site Agent – Highways

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Salary: £50,000 - £65,000 + pkg

Location: Birmingham

Regions: Birmingham, Midlands

My client, a main civil engineering & construction contractor, is seeking an experienced Site Agent to work on prestigious civil highways projects across the Midlands.

The client has been established for over 30 years within the civil engineering sector, working on multi-discipline schemes across highways, structures and environmental, maintaining a strong pipeline of work with a low staff turnover.

Responsibilities

• Participates in compiling the initial programme and has full awareness of weekly targets
• Plans and oversees site setup, ensuring that the appropriate facilities are in place prior to project launch
• Manages the relationship with sub-contractors while working onsite
• Takes ownership for ensuring that HSEQS protocols are adhered to on sites at all times
• Maintains quality control procedures at all times
• Ensures that the TWR is in place and up to date
• Drives the pace of the project and plans the work in the field
• Coordinates and prioritises the sequence of activities on site
• Manages a team of foremen and other site staff
• Ensures that all employees adhere to appropriate protocols in the event of an incident onsite
• Able to relate company commercial strategy to own activities
• Operates the site on a holistic ‘cradle to grave’ project management approach
• Communicates site requirements to the commercial team and seeks the most economical, reasonable solution within commercial constraints
• Drives the project programme
• Manages information and contemporaneous records
• Follows the PEP to ensure work is carried out on time and on budget

Experience & Skills

• Strong people management experience
• Knowledge of good industrial relations practices
• Ability to communicate with colleagues and clients in a warm and persuasive way, formally and informally, and adapt style to suit the audience
• Strong people skills and ability to manage a variety of subcontractor supervision
• Experience of leading others and a track record of delivering medium to large-scale projects
• Ability to prioritise and make prompt decisions in the interests of the project
• Comprehensive knowledge of trades required on site, codes of practice relating to them and their specific requirements
• Experience building credibility with contractors by treating them with respect

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