Senior Agent

Costain; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Manchester seeks an experienced professional for a Project Manager role. The ideal candidate will lead all construction aspects, ensuring safety and quality following established standards. Applicants should hold a degree or HND in Civil Engineering and have notable experience in construction delivery, ideally in a management role. The position provides an opportunity to work on significant infrastructure projects and contribute to the firm's vision of excellence in smart infrastructure solutions.

Qualifications

• Notable experience in construction delivery ideally with experience in a management position (e.g. Agent/Sub-Agent).
• Computer competence with MS Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provide construction leadership and manage all aspects of construction for your discipline.
• Ensure all works are carried out in accordance with The Costain Way.
• Put safety above all else and lead by example.
• Promote a Right First-Time approach to quality and avoid rework.

Skills

Construction delivery experience

Knowledge of relevant standards and procedures

Principal Contractor experience

Temporary Works procedures knowledge

Behavioral Management training

Understanding of Engineering Principles

Technical knowledge of construction techniques

Computer competence

Education

Degree or HND in Civil Engineering

Relevant CSCS card

SMSTS or equivalent H&S qualification

Job description

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Job Description

An aspiring Agent or Junior Project Manager with equivalent skills and knowledge to manage the project may also be suited.

A-one+ is an Integrated Highways Services Joint Venture comprising Colas Limited, Jacobs Limited and Costain Limited, and have been engaged by National Highways Limited under a head Asset Support Contract to provide miscellaneous maintenance, highway asset renewal and management works of the motorway and trunk road networks in National Highways Area 12.

A-one+ was instructed to install higher parapets on the M62 Scammonden Bridge. The Scammonden Bridge is a single-span arch bridge of approximately 200m in length and approximately 35m above ground, which carries the B6114 road over the M62 motorway in West Yorkshire. It is the highest point on the National Highways network.

The project is to fabricate new steel parapet units, remove the existing aluminum ones, prepare for the installation of the new parapet and install the new parapet incl all SHE and QA documents. Despite A-one+ being a JV the project will use The Costain Way.

The overall value is £2.3m to be delivered from January to November 2026 with the installation weather window being April to September 2026.

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Responsibilities

• Provide construction leadership and manage all aspects of construction for your discipline.
• Ensure all works are carried out in accordance with The Costain Way.
• Put safety above all else and lead by example.
• Promote a Right First-Time approach to quality and avoid rework.
• Manage a team of engineering staff and collaborate with other members of the project team.
• Support the Construction Manager in all construction matters relating to your discipline including handover.
• Provide planning and procurement support, implementing product control and all related subcontract activities.
• Review contractual agreements, working methods, programme and forecast costs with the Agents, General Foreman and Subcontractors / Suppliers identifying any inaccuracies or inconsistencies, and feedback any changes made to the QA and QS teams.
• Review programmes and forecast budgets, actual programme and productivity achieved and review weekly, taking action where appropriate, as reported by your Agents and Engineers. Where required report/escalate issues to the Construction Manager and QS team.
• Be fully conversant with subcontractors' contract conditions, develop job specific subcontract conditions and manage the subcontractors account with the QS team
• Requisition/approve resources in a timely manner to ensure that they are correctly specified and readily available so as not to impede the construction programme.
• Ensure that any non-conformances and any instructions received from the client / designer / NEC Supervisor staff are communicated to QA and QS teams.
• Ensure that comprehensive records of resources employed on additional works are maintained.
• Ensure that full and accurate daily site diary, including any changes / variations, subcontractors' attendance, and records of work-related discussions with client / designer / NEC Supervisor / project team are maintained by your team.
• Ensure that inspection and test plans, risk assessments and method statements for the control of the works are reviewed, approved, and adhered to.
• Keep abreast of developments in your professional field.

Key Skills and Experience

Essential

• Notable experience in construction delivery ideally with experience in a management position (e.g. Agent/Sub-Agent)
• Knowledge and experience of relevant standards and procedures
• Experience of working within a Principal Contractor environment
• Knowledge and experience of Temporary Works procedures
• Behavioural Management training
• Understanding of Engineering Principles
• Knowledge of forms of contract through experience and formal training.
• Extensive technical knowledge of construction techniques and best practices.
• Computer competence (MS Word, Excel, Document control system).

Desirable

• Experience as a Lean Practitioner
• Understanding of handover processes
• Motorway environment construction experience (including motorway technology for the related role

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or HND in Civil Engineering or allied subject or equivalent vocational training
• Relevant CSCS card
• SMSTS or equivalent H&S qualification

Desirable

• Professionally qualified or working towards professional qualification
• Construction or Engineering Professional Membership

About Us

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase.

We do share individual feedback following an interview.

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