Site Agent

ORM Consultants; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An up-and-coming company is seeking a Site Agent for External Works & Hard Landscaping in the Cambridge area. This role offers an exciting opportunity to manage projects valued between £3 million and £20 million, ensuring their successful completion while adhering to time and budget constraints. You will collaborate with diverse teams, including delivery, commercial, and planning staff, while also engaging with clients and stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with a keen focus on achieving project goals. This position promises excellent learning and development opportunities, along with potential for career progression in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience managing external and hard landscaping projects up to £10 million.
• Strong leadership, planning, and interpersonal skills required.

Responsibilities

• Manage project delivery within time and cost constraints.
• Ensure health, safety, and welfare obligations are met.
• Maintain relations with clients and stakeholders.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Leadership

Planning Abilities

Negotiation Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Ability to Work Under Pressure

Job description

Site Agent for External Works & Hard Landscaping packages

As a result of recent project wins, my client is currently recruiting for a Site Agent to be based on schemes in the Cambridge area. Schemes range in value from £3 million up to £20 million.

Purpose of Role:
As Site Agent for these schemes, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management, coordination, implementation, execution, control, and completion of externals and hard landscaping packages for a busy contractor. This is an up-and-coming company that provides excellent learning and development and a great chance for progression if you want it.

This role requires strong interpersonal skills as you will be liaising with all levels of staff and operatives working on the project – Delivery, Commercial, Planning, and Head Office support staff. Externally, you will interact with multiple parts of the client organization, sub-contractors, representatives of local residents, interest groups, and design consultants.

Responsibilities:

1. Ensure the delivery of the project within the given constraints of time and cost through the team.
2. Ensure that all health, safety, and welfare obligations associated with the project delivery are met.
3. Identify the necessary resources and assign individual responsibilities.
4. Create and execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
5. Maintain and manage relations with the client and all stakeholders in the project to an appropriate level.
6. Minimize company exposure to risk on the project.

Preferential Experience:

• Previous experience working on external and hard landscaping packages up to a value of £10 million.
• Strong leader with determination and energy, good planning abilities, well-organized, and seeking perfection.
• Able to lead teams comprising a variety of abilities.
• Assertive but personable.
• Able to communicate constructively with a wide spectrum of personalities.
• Willing to lead by example and work on own initiative.
• Able to focus on and achieve project goals.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills, numeracy, and oral and written communication skills.
• Able to work under pressure while ensuring deadlines are met.
• Able to manage and respond positively to change.
• Keen to achieve self-development.