Site Agent

Randstad Construction & Property; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Construction & Property in Aberdeen is seeking an experienced Site Agent to provide site management and leadership across multi-disciplinary teams. The role focuses on delivering projects with a strong emphasis on health, safety, quality, and commercial efficiency.

You will drive programme progress, manage resources and subcontractors, and ensure proper handover documentation and self-certification.

Qualifications

• Proven infrastructure project delivery and handover experience.
• Experience with NEC contracts and budget forecasting.
• CSCS Card, SMSTS qualification and UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Provide site leadership and people management across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Set and monitor health, safety targets and KPIs; lead risk reviews and safety tours.
• Interpret drawings, oversee quality management and site handovers.
• Manage resources, programmes, and subcontractor performance; run progress meetings.
• Produce cost forecasts, manage section cost plans, and support subcontractor procurement.

Skills

Leadership

Safety Focus

Programme Management

Commercial Awareness

Education

CSCS Card

SMSTS qualification

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

Job Title: Site Agent

Location: Willowdale Place, Aberdeen (AB24 3HG)

Position Type: Full-Time

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Site Agent to provide site management, leadership, and operational control across multi-disciplinary construction teams (including Sub Agents, Section Engineers, Site Engineers, and Foremen) for project operations based in Aberdeen. The successful candidate will drive project delivery with an uncompromising commitment to health, safety, quality, and commercial efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Site Leadership & People Management: Lead, motivate, and mentor section teams; manage performance and identify training needs to ensure high competency across all levels.
• Health, Safety & Environment: Set and monitor H&S targets and KPIs. Lead risk reviews, carry out safety tours, support incident investigations, and enforce safe working systems across site operations.
• Engineering & Quality Control: Allocate resources effectively, interpret technical drawings, oversee quality management systems, and take full ownership of section handover documentation and self-certification.
• Productivity & Programme Management: Analyze and update resourced programmes, manage subcontractor performance via KPIs, and run Short Interval Control meetings to ensure progress aligns with project targets.

• Commercial & Cost Management: Produce financial forecasts, manage section cost plans, assist with subcontractor procurement, and maintain accurate records for cost recovery.

Essential Requirements

• Qualifications: Valid CSCS Card, SMSTS qualification, and a full UK Driving License.
• Experience: Proven track record in managing varied infrastructure works, pavement reconstruction, surfacing operations, testing, and project handovers.
• Commercial Knowledge: Working knowledge of NEC contracts (or similar forms) and experience tracking performance against budget forecasts.
• Leadership & Safety Focus: Demonstrated ability to lead multi-disciplined teams, communicate safe systems of work clearly, and intervene when safety standards are breached.
• Flexibility: Strong work ethic with willingness to work nights or unsociable hours when dictated by project programmes.

Desirable Criteria

• Professional accreditation or working towards chartership (e.g., ICE, IHT).
• Experience coaching direct reports in method statement production and accident/incident investigations.

Core Competencies

• Results Driven: Proactive problem solver who tackles site challenges head‑on.
• Operational Excellence: Highly organized with an ability to adapt programmes dynamically to maintain safety and efficiency.
• Collaborative Communicator: Excellent interpersonal and report‑writing skills with a focus on building strong stakeholder relationships.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.