Site Agent

Carrington West; Norwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK construction firm is seeking a Site Agent for their National Highways project in Norwich. This role involves leading day-to-day site management across civils packages, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards, and managing site teams and subcontractors. The ideal candidate will have significant civils experience on major infrastructure projects and strong temporary works knowledge. This position is on-site 5 days a week.

Qualifications

• Significant experience on major infrastructure projects.
• Experience with deep drainage, earthworks, and utilities.
• Understanding of construction safety and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead site management across civils packages.
• Oversee safety and quality compliance.
• Manage site teams and subcontractors effectively.
• Coordinate temporary works design and logistics.
• Support reporting and forecasting for projects.

Skills

Civils experience

Leadership in construction

Temporary works knowledge

Setting out and surveying

Reporting and record keeping

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Site Agent required ASAP for major highways works in Norwich!!

Carrington West are seeking a Site Agent to be based onsite 5 days a week on a National Highways project in Norwich.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day site management across multi-disciplinary civils packages.
• Oversee all safety, quality and environmental compliance including RAMS, ITPs, and NCR closeouts.
• Manage several site teams, subcontractors and supply chain partners to deliver works to programme and budget.
• Coordinate temporary works design and implementation, acting as TWC or TWS or working closely with the TWC/TWD teams.
• Conduct planning, sequencing and resource management, including programming support using Microsoft Project.
• Manage interfaces with designers, the client and subcontractors.
• Manage logistics of deliveries in a dynamic environment.
• Lead on drainage installations and RC structures such as RC slabs and bund lining.
• Drive quality assurance, inspections, test plans and documentation to a high standard.
• Support commercial control including variations, progress reporting, forecasting and risk management.

Experience

• Significant civils experience on major UK infrastructure projects (e.g., HS2, large civils or highways schemes).
• Demonstrated delivery of deep drainage, earthworks, reinforced concrete works and utilities.
• Experience working on Sizewell C or similar high security projects is desirable.
• Strong temporary works knowledge (TWC preferred).
• Proven leadership in complex, high-risk construction environments.
• Experience and understanding of setting out and surveying principles.
• Strong background in reporting and record keeping.

For more information, please click APPLY NOW or call Jay Cochrane on 02393 876073.

FOOTNOTE: If you feel that you are right for this job technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for jobs very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation. Even if you are happy in your current job for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Traffic & Parking professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Our specialist team has a combined 100+ years' experience in this market. Please call Jay at Carrington West on 02393876073 for more information.