Site Agent

Highfield Professional Solutions Ltd; Chilton Polden; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Highfield Professional Solutions Ltd seeks a Site Agent to lead a local authority highways improvement scheme in Farrington Gurney, Somerset. The role involves supervising the site team, planning works, and managing traffic and safety on NEC contracts for a Tier 1 contractor.

You will coordinate daily activities, maintain records, and report progress to clients while ensuring compliance with the Works Specification and environmental standards. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong civil engineering experience with proven workforce supervision.
• Experience working on NEC contracts.
• Excellent customer and communication skills, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site team, including supervision of the workforce and subcontractors.
• Plan and supervise works, monitoring site activities against target programmes and reporting exceptions.
• Plan, review, and re-plan works using Microsoft Project or equivalent planning software.
• Manage traffic arrangements including MIT.
• Conduct daily site briefings and supervise subcontractor briefings.
• Maintain records via site photographs, daily diaries, and as-built drawings.
• Ensure compliance with the Works Specification and safe delivery.
• Attend client meetings to provide delivery updates and manage issues.
• Write and maintain the contract programme and communications to clients/subcontractors.
• Take ownership of safety and environmental compliance.

Skills

Team leadership

Civil engineering

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Site Agent - Local Authority Highways Improvement Scheme - Farrington Gurney, Somerset

£400 per day | CIS Umbrella | Initial 4-Month Contract with Strong Scope for Extension

Our client, a Tier 1 contractor, is seeking an experienced Site Agent to lead delivery of a local county highways improvement scheme in Farrington Gurney, within the Bath & North East Somerset region.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a Tier 1 contractor with a confirmed pipeline of 5 further schemes across the Bath/Somerset region next year, offering genuine long-term security well beyond the initial contract.

The Role

• Leading the site team, including supervision of the workforce and subcontractors
• Planning and supervising works, monitoring site activities against target programmes and reporting exceptions
• Planning, reviewing, and re-planning works using Microsoft Project or equivalent planning software
• Planning and managing traffic management arrangements, including MIT (Managed/Multi-phase Traffic Management)
• Carrying out daily site briefings and supervising subcontractor task briefings
• Ensuring adequate records are maintained through site photographs, daily diaries, and as-built drawings
• Monitoring all works activities to ensure compliance with the Works Specification and safe delivery
• Attending client meetings to provide delivery updates and manage issues
• Writing and maintaining the contract programme, and formal communications to clients and subcontractors
• Taking ownership of safety and environmental compliance throughout the scheme

What You'll Need

• Strong civil engineering experience with proven workforce supervision
• Ideally, previous experience working for a Tier 1 highways contractor
• Experience working on NEC contracts
• Good commercial acumenEffective team management, leadership, and influencing skills
• Excellent customer and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to build strong relationships with all site and client contacts
• Highly organised, with the ability to remain flexible and juggle competing priorities

Why Apply

• Join a Tier 1 contractor with a confirmed regional pipeline into next year
• Strong day rate with genuine scope for extension across multiple upcoming schemes
• Play a leading role in a well-funded, high-profile local authority improvement programme