Senior Site Agent

Galliford Try Ltd; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Corporate discounts

Cycle to Work schemes

Competitive family leave policy

Save as You Earn share purchase scheme

Private medical scheme options

Paid yearly membership to a professional association

Job summary

Galliford Try Ltd in Cheltenham is seeking a Senior Site Agent to manage a major highways project. You will oversee site activities, ensuring safety and quality standards are met while managing project costs and timelines.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in civil engineering, strong communication skills, and relevant qualifications such as SMSTS and CSCS. The role offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications

• Strong commitment to health, safety, and wellbeing.
• Experience managing multiple or large packages of civil engineering works.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, programmes, and schedules.
• Confident communicator who works effectively with site teams, subcontractors, designers, and clients.
• Commercial awareness with the ability to manage costs.
• Strong organization skills to prioritize and delegate effectively.
• Relevant qualifications such as SMSTS and CSCS.
• IT confident (Office 365), CAD experience beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Promote a safe and inclusive working environment.
• Manage the day-to-day delivery of a section of works.
• Plan and coordinate work activities to meet programme requirements.
• Monitor performance and report progress to the Project Manager.
• Manage costs across multiple packages of work.
• Identify and manage changes in scope across operations.
• Ensure processes for temporary works are correctly followed.
• Support value engineering opportunities and attend meetings.
• Ensure works are delivered to the correct quality standards.
• Complete regular health and safety checks.

Skills

Health, safety and wellbeing commitment

Experience managing civil engineering works

Reading and interpreting drawings

Effective communication

Commercial awareness

Strong organizational skills

Relevant qualifications (HNC or higher)

IT confidence

Education

HNC or higher

Tools

Office 365

CAD experience

Job description

Job Description

Purpose of the role:

As a Senior Site Agent, you will play a key role on our new major highways project in Cheltenham (M5 J10). You will take responsibility for the safe and successful delivery of your section of works, ensuring performance targets are met and work is completed to the required quality, programme and budget. Reporting to the Project Manager, you will lead the day‑to‑day management of site activities, including mobilisation and working closely with the Works Manager and section leads to coordinate resources, subcontractors, and supply chain partners.

What will you be doing:

• Promoting a safe, inclusive and supportive working environment for everyone on site
• Managing the day‑to‑day delivery of a section of works, including supervision of the site team and supply chain
• Planning and coordinating work activities to ensure progress is achieved in line with programme requirements
• Monitoring performance and reporting progress to the Project Manager
• Taking ownership of costs across multiple packages of work, working closely with the commercial team
• Identifying and managing changes in scope across operations, programme, commercial or design
• Managing temporary works requirements and ensuring processes are followed correctly
• Supporting value engineering opportunities and attending client and stakeholder meetings as required
• Ensuring works are delivered using the latest design information and to the correct quality standards
• Completing regular health and safety checks and supporting CDM compliance and audits
• Leading and developing site teams through clear direction, coaching and support

About you:

• Strong commitment to health, safety and wellbeing, with a good understanding of CDM 2015
• Experience managing multiple or large packages of civil engineering works
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, programmes and schedules
• Confident communicator who can work effectively with site teams, subcontractors, designers and clients
• Commercial awareness and the ability to manage costs and identify risks and opportunities
• Strong organisation skills, with the ability to prioritise and delegate effectively
• Relevant qualifications such as HNC (or higher) and certifications including SMSTS and CSCS
• IT confident (Office 365) and comfortable working with digital systems (CAD experience beneficial)

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional commitment. If you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

Our benefits:

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Competitive family leave policy
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees, and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full‑time, part‑time and / or flexibly, and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long‑term health condition or disability that meets the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.