Senior Agent - Civils

John Sisk & Son Ltd; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company car or car allowance

26 days holiday (option to purchase 5)

Employer pension

Competitive mileage rate

Travel expenses

Flexible and remote working

Enhanced parental leave

Professional and educational developm

Job summary

John Sisk & Son Ltd is recruiting a Project Manager/Senior Agent to lead technically challenging projects up to circa £30m or manage a section of a larger project. You will co-ordinate Preconstruction, Design Procurement and Build, ensuring client expectations are met and value is added where possible.

The role requires strong leadership, end-to-end Programme Management, and commercial acumen, with responsibilities spanning HSEQS, design management and project close-out.

Qualifications

• Experience with Design and Build JCT and NEC3 contracts.
• Typically 7 years’ experience in the sector or 2–3 projects across regimes.
• End-to-end Programme Management experience.
• Strong commercial awareness and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the programme, method statements and submission.
• Produce the contract programme and collaborate with Estimating during bids.
• Ensure HSEQS plan and resources reflect project scope and programme.
• Instruct QS on major preliminaries expenditure including plant and accommodation.
• Chair start-up and production meetings with regional leadership.
• Lead all aspects of Project Team functions (PEP, Risk, Commercial, HSEQS, Stakeholder, Design).
• Manage consultant and subcontract design and BIM strategy delivery.
• Compile and implement the Project Execution Plan.

Skills

Programme management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

People & performance

Education

Academic or professional qualification in construction

Chartered status preferred

Tools

CSCS for Managers

SMSTS

CDM/PSCS

Planning and Temporary works

PEP

Contracts Management

Job description

Overview

The Project Manager/Senior Agent will lead technically challenging project(s) up to a value of circa £30m, or on a larger project take responsibility for the delivery of a section of works. The Project Manager is a senior site leader and has overall responsibility for the delivery of the project(s) to include but not be limited to financial performance of the contract (with support from the QS).

The key elements of this role are to co‑coordinate all aspects of the Contract, Preconstruction, Design Procurement and Build functions and to ensure that the project meets the client’s expectations. The Project Manager will carry out their work in accordance with all the relevant standard operating procedures in line with the SISK HSEQS policy. The Project Manager will prepare and maintain the PEP and look for opportunities for the Company to add additional value or enhance the profit achieved through the delivery of the project.

John Sisk & Son have been building excellence as a family‑owned international construction company by offering trust, certainty and value to our clients whilst being at the heart of change.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the programme, method statements and submission
• Produce the contract programme (having typically worked with the Estimating Department during the bid stage)
• Ensure that the Health, Safety & Environmental plan and project resources reflect the project scope and programme, including temporary works
• Instruct the QS to agree all major preliminary items expenditure, including plant and accommodation
• Chair start‑up & production meetings (including working with the Regional Director to allocate suitably skilled team members)
• Lead all aspect of Project Team functions (PEP, Risk & Commercial Success, Financials, Processes, HSEQS, Stakeholder Management, Project Administration, Design Management & Project Close Out)
• Manage, through others, consultant and subcontract design as required by the contract including delivery of the BIM strategy
• Compile and implement the Project Execution Plan

Experience

• Good working knowledge of Design and Build JCT and NEC3 contracts as well as with BREEAM/LEED
• Typically, 7 years’ experience working in the relevant sector or a minimum of 2-3 projects delivered across different industry sectors
• Demonstrable holistic ‘end to end’ Programme Management experience
• Commercial awareness
• People & Performance
• Management skills
• Team Building and Leadership

Qualifications

• Academic and or Professional qualification in construction related subject. Ideally chartered
• CSCS for Managers, SMSTS, CDM/PSCS
• Awareness, BBS, Root Cause Analysis & S5 &
• Q10 internal workshops.
• Planning and Temporary works
• PEP
• Contracts Management

Additional Information

• Competitive Salary
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• 26 days holiday ( option to purchase 5 more)
• Employer pension
• Competitive mileage rate
• Travel expenses
• Flexible and remote working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Professional and Educational development

Our people are at the heart of our success and our proposition to them is work with purpose, have time for life, build a career with no limits and surround yourself with great people.

At Sisk we are committed to attracting and hiring diverse talent into our organisation.

We know the confidence gap and imposter phenomenon can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates.

We also know that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't feel they meet all the criteria.

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