Site Agent

ManpowerGroup; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and maritime organization is seeking a Site Agent to oversee the delivery of Defence design and safety engineering projects in Plymouth. Candidates should have a degree in Civil Engineering and significant experience in site management. Responsibilities include managing subcontractors, ensuring compliance with health & safety regulations, and maintaining project documentation. This role offers opportunities for career progression within the company.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years site experience as a Senior Engineer.
• 5+ years site experience as an Agent.
• Proven IT skills including MS Office proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in a client-facing role.
• Co-ordinate subcontractor activities.
• Scrutinise drawings and technical documents.
• Maintaining risk registers and compliance with safety legislation.
• Overseeing training and development for subcontractors.

Skills

Site experience

Leadership

IT skills including MS Office

Understanding of Health & Safety Legislation

Risk assessment skills

Education

Degree level/HNC/HND in Civil Engineering

Vocational training in Construction/Engineering

CSCS

SMSTS/IOSH

Tools

Aphex

P6

Autodesk

Bentley

Job description

Role: Site Agent

Location: Devonport

Duration: 22 months

Inside IR35 : Umbrella

About our client

Our client is a leading engineering and maritime organisation specialising in the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of naval vessels. The site operates with a skilled workforce across mechanical, electrical, and technical disciplines, delivering high‑quality and complex engineering projects. It offers a structured and collaborative working environment with opportunities for hands‑on experience and professional development.

This is an exciting opportunity to progress your career and assist in the delivery of Defence design and safety engineering projects, with opportunities for further development and progression within the Company.

• Provide Leadership and/or management in a Client facing role, personally demonstrating a positive Culture including key values & behaviours of Safety and Quality
• Co‑ordination of sub‑contractor activities, including chairing regular co‑ordination meetings with staff and subcontractors
• Reporting to Senior Leadership Teams of various Project Organisational teams and functions both directly and indirectly
• Co‑ordination and liaison with relevant site teams and functions to enable the works, including cross business functional departments
• In liaison with the Site team(s) identify opportunities & risks and maintain the Risk Register in conjunction with the relevant project functions
• Scrutinise drawings and technical documents
• Provide Intelligent Oversight of the works and site activities and where required raise relevant documentation such as TQ’s RFI’s, NCR’s
• Overall compliance with Health & Safety Legislation, Company Policy and best practice throughout the construction / commissioning process
• Ensuring site works and activities comply with relevant expectations, standards and arrangements including
• site rules and emergency procedures
• Safe Systems of Work (SSoW)
• Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) including hazards and control measures required
• Permits for control of works
• Site Licence management arrangements and governance requirements
• training and development of education for
• subcontractors
• site supervisors
• site teams and workforce
• Scrutinise and undertake detailed scheduling / programming of site activities in conjunction with sub‑contractors and the site team
• Co-ordination of H&S meetings and site progress meetings
• Ensuring project documentation is produced, collated, and completed for hand‑over

Essential Skills required

• Senior Engineer 2+ years of site experience
• Agent 5+ years of site experience
• IT skills including MS Office
• Degree level/HNC/HND qualification in a Civil Engineering (or equivalent experience) and vocational training in Construction / Engineering
• CSCS
• SMSTS / IOSH

Desirable

• BIM / Digital including Autodesk and /or Bentley
• Scheduling in Aphex, P6 etc.
• Behavioural Science / Safety
• Other site qualifications e.g. Lifting Appointed Persons, Confirmed Spaces (Medium), Temporary Works Coordinator / Supervisor etc

Please apply if you are interested in working with a leading company in the Defence sector!