Senior Agent

Balfour Beatty plc; Grays; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

25 days leave

Pension scheme

Staff discounts

Refer a friend bonus

BB career portal access

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is recruiting a Senior Agent for the Lower Thames Crossing project in the UK. The role focuses on zero-harm delivery, sustainability, and effective management of resources, risk, and contractor performance on a high-profile highway scheme.

You will lead HSE initiatives, drive risk-based decision making, and coordinate with design and operations teams to ensure on-time, safe project delivery while upholding the company’s standards and governance.

Qualifications

• Holds a current driving license and CSCS card.
• SMSTS qualified.
• Strong work ethic and flexibility to work unsociable hours/nights.
• Good knowledge of highways construction details and temporary traffic management procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead periodic risk reviews and feed output to the Project Risk Register.
• Monitor the H&S Management System and drive improvements.
• Identify longer term training to support development.
• Oversee engineering control requirements and traffic management procedures.
• Set targets and KPIs in line with project objectives and monitor performance.
• Manage sub-contractor performance and resource allocation.
• Own handover documentation for the section.
• Support delivery of sustainability activities.

Skills

Driving license

CSCS Card

SMSTS qualification

Job description

About The Role

Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a terrific opportunity for a Senior Agent to join our £1.2 billion Lower Thames Crossing project! LTC is a new road that will connect Kent and Essex through a tunnel beneath the River Thames and will be the greenest road ever built in the UK - creating six times more green space than road. The reliable new route will almost double road capacity over the river east of London to reduce congestion and give millions of people more choice on where they live, work and spend their valuable time.

What you’ll be doing

Core

• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm
• Support the delivery of CSUK’s Sustainability activities

Health Safety & Environmental

• Sets and manages targets and KPI’s in line with Project / Business objectives and monitors performance, steering towards success
• Carries out periodic Safety and Environmental Tours as required by the Project Construction

Phase Plan

• Leads periodic risk reviews and takes output forward to the Project Risk Register
• Monitors effectiveness of the H & S Management System and drives change when required

Engineering Control

• Identifies longer term strategic training to support individual development as required
• Good knowledge and experience of highways construction details, temporary traffic management and maintenance protocol/procedures of managing the network

Quality

• Sets targets and KPI’s in line with Project objectives and monitors performance
• Ensures site audits are undertaken and takes appropriate action on the findings
• Overall ownership of Handover Documentation for Section

Productivity

• Sets targets and KPI’s in line with key outputs and monitors performance, reporting Section

Progress

• Carry out constructive analysis of fully resourced programme
• Manages sub-contractor performance based on KPI’s

Who we’re looking for

Core

• Strong work ethic with flexibility to work unsociable hours/nights.
• Holds a current driving license and CSCS Card. Must be SMSTS qualified

Health Safety & Environmental

• Understands method statements and guides others in document production
• Good working knowledge of current H & S legislation

Engineering Control

• Experienced in resource allocation and up skilling
• Knowledge and experience of links between design teams and operational delivery

Quality

• Understands, implements and champions the Organisational Business Management Systems and processes involved
• Clear understanding of the ownership of handover and experience of the process

Productivity

• Understands sub-contractor KPI’s and has wide ranging experience of using them to manage performance
• Able to dynamically shift programme and adapt to circumstances on site whilst maintaining focus on targets

Commercial

• Identifies elements for cost recovery from others and guides junior members of staff in maintaining project records
• Working knowledge of the NEC and other relevant forms of contract

The Following Qualities/experience Are Desirable

• Proven track record in managing and leading large teams
• Wide ranging independent judgement evident, proven track record in this regard

An excellent range of benefits awaits the successful candidate:

• An attractive / negotiated salary
• 42 core base hours per week
• Company car
• 25 days annual leave
• Pension savings schemes
• A whole host of other BB staff employee bens (discounts, exclusive offers etc)
• Refer a friend bonus scheme
• Scores of other Balfour Beatty opportunities available as well via our balfourbeattycareers.com portal.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us

Benefits

• 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

Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]