Civil & Highway Site Lead – Program & Safety Champion

Keyman Personnel; Bath; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Keyman Personnel is seeking an experienced Site Agent to lead highways, civil engineering or infrastructure projects from site, ensuring safety, quality and progress against programme.

You will manage site teams, subcontractors and multiple workstreams, supervise daily activities, coordinate labour, plant and materials, and report progress at client meetings while maintaining strong relationships and high standards of HSE compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Site Agent on highways, civil engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of civil construction methods and site operations.
• Experience managing site teams, subcontractors and multiple workstreams.
• Good commercial awareness of costs and programme delivery.
• Experience administering projects under NEC contracts.
• Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management.
• Strong client-facing skills with ability to build positive relationships.
• Highly organised with ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Flexible, proactive problem solving and strong written/verbal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage site teams, including supervisors, engineers and subcontractors, ensuring works are delivered safely, efficiently and to programme.
• Plan, coordinate and supervise daily construction activities across the project.
• Monitor site progress against target programmes, identifying and reporting delays or issues.
• Maintain accurate site records, including daily diaries, site photographs and as-built drawings.
• Deliver daily site briefings and ensure subcontractor task briefings are completed.
• Monitor all site activities to ensure compliance with project specifications, quality standards and safe systems of work.
• Attend client and progress meetings, providing updates on project delivery and resolving site issues.
• Prepare and maintain project programmes and formal communications with clients, subcontractors and the wider project team.
• Promote and maintain the highest standards of Health, Safety and Environmental compliance across all site operations.
• Coordinate labour, plant and materials to ensure efficient project delivery.
• Support the commercial and operational performance of the project while maintaining strong client relationships.

Skills

Site Management

Highways

Subcontractors

NEC Contracts

Client Liaison

Programme Delivery

Health & Safety

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Documentation

Planning

Problem Solving

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Job description

Keyman Personnel is seeking an experienced Site Agent to lead highways, civil engineering or infrastructure projects from site, ensuring safety, quality and progress against programme.

You will manage site teams, subcontractors and multiple workstreams, supervise daily activities, coordinate labour, plant and materials, and report progress at client meetings while maintaining strong relationships and high standards of HSE compliance.