Site Agent

Balfour Beatty plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working with up to 40% remote

25 days annual leave

Pension & incentive schemes

Support for professional development

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Rail is recruiting a Site Agent for a London-based role to manage all phases of a multi-discipline site. You will ensure works are delivered safely, to design, and in line with the programme, coordinating with engineers and the project team.

The role requires strong organisational and safety focus, experience in rail or major construction, and the ability to lead multiple workstreams while maintaining quality and progress on site.

Qualifications

• Rail industry experience is essential.
• Trade apprenticeship within construction is preferred.
• Strong communication and organisational skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Provide input into design development to ensure constructability.
• Prepare method statements for delivery of works with discipline engineers.
• Ensure pre-start briefings and checklists are completed and site briefings given.
• Maintain PPE compliance and safe working practices.
• Encourage reporting and close-out of incidents and near-misses.
• Ensure correct plant and materials are on site and sub-contractor briefings are completed.
• Plan materials and plant with project team to meet programme.
• Support quality team with inspections and snagging.

Skills

Rail industry experience

Trade apprenticeship

Flexible & hardworking

Strong communication

Organisational skills

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Discipline & safety

Multidiscipline technical ability

Education

Trade apprenticeship in construction

Job description

About the role

Balfour Beatty Rail are recruiting for a Site Agent to join the team based in London. The function of this role is to manage all aspects of a Multi discipline site location ensuring that the allocated site(s) are delivered in a safe manner, constructed in accordance with the Accepted design to meet the Balfour Beatty Right First-time quality objectives ensuring that the installed works meet the requirements of the programme.

What you'll be doing

Provide input into design development to ensure constructability.

Prepare method statements for the delivery of the works in conjunction with discipline
engineers.

Provide information where designs need to be updated due to site conditions and changes

Ensure that all pre start briefings and check lists are completed prior to any works commencing, ensuring that all members of the working party and visitors get a site briefing

Ensure the working parties maintain compliance with mandatory PPE requirements

Encourage the reporting and close out of incidents of close calls using the appropriate means

Ensure the working party understand the requirements of the design, method statement and all associated hazards when setting to work.

Ensure that the correct plant and materials are on site prior to work commencing

Ensure that all sub contract working parties are briefed on the site hazards and the subcontract lead completes all required briefings and check lists.

Work closely with the project team to plan the requirements for materials and plant to meet the programme requirements

Ensure that all required test sheets and inspection and test plans are completed through the lifecycle of the works

Support the quality team to complete timely inspections and close out snag lists as soon as possible

Ensure that the site remains tidy throughout the works, work with the engineer to plan locations for storage and arrange suitable shelving etc

Ensure the welfare facilities remain in good condition and clean

Support the training and development of new staff and apprentices

Feedback all progress and issues to the engineer via regular communication and the completion of a daily diary sheet.

Who we're looking for

The following qualities/experience are essential:

Rail Industry experience is highly desirable for this role

Ideally completed a trade apprenticeship within the construction industry, preferably electrical

Flexible, hardworking and good communication skills

Strong organisational skills & works well under pressure

Ability to multitask effectively

Demonstrates a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Good Multidiscipline technical ability

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.


• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)


• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave


• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty works at the heart of the UK’s rail networks – designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth.

From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion.

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/.

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail].