Regional Site Agent: Highway & Active Travel Projects

Octavius Infrastructure; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car scheme

Private Healthcare

Pension

Life Assurance

25 days annual leave

Hybrid working

Birthday day off

Job summary

Octavius Infrastructure seeks a Site Agent to lead on Highway and Cycleway improvements across the South West. Based near Taunton with regional travel, you’ll manage safety, quality, cost and schedule, coordinating with clients and internal teams to deliver multiple projects.

The role requires NEC/CDM knowledge, strong planning, and leadership of up to 10 staff. A Civil Engineering qualification and driving licence are essential; CPCS is desirable.

Qualifications

• Evidenced experience of managing Highway Construction/Improvements.
• Excellent planning, organisation, and time management skills, with an ability to prioritise and manage tasks simultaneously without compromising on minimum standards and quality.
• Working knowledge of NEC contract conditions, CDM regulations, design management, programme and risk management and cost control including forecasting, actual cost and value reporting.
• Good knowledge of specifications and testing regimes relevant to general civil engineering.
• Lead team of up to 10 direct reports assisting their all-round development
• Temporary Works Co-ordinator(desirable)
• Good level of IT skills including MS Project, Excel.
• Good level of programme management and application of conditions of contract (NEC, ICE, etc).
• Full Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• The Site Agent will be responsible for the management of the construction site in order to achieve required project delivery to our customers' requirements, while maintaining the highest standards of health, safety, quality, reducing environmental impact and cost control.
• They will deliver multiple on-going projects, to the required programme, whilst managing change within the requirements of the contracts.
• The Site Agent will work closely with both the Octavius team and our Clients to ensure that projects are completed in a safe manner whilst customer requirements and expectations are always maintained or exceeded.

Skills

Highway construction

Planning

Programme management

Cost control

Driving licence

Team leadership

NEC contracts

CDM regulations

MS Project

Excel

Education

Degree/HNC in Civil Engineering

NVQ Level 6 or above

CPCS Appointed Person (desirable)

Tools

MS Project

Excel

Job description

Octavius Infrastructure seeks a Site Agent to lead on Highway and Cycleway improvements across the South West. Based near Taunton with regional travel, you’ll manage safety, quality, cost and schedule, coordinating with clients and internal teams to deliver multiple projects.

The role requires NEC/CDM knowledge, strong planning, and leadership of up to 10 staff. A Civil Engineering qualification and driving licence are essential; CPCS is desirable.