Site Agent

Network Plus; Worsley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent infrastructure firm is seeking a Site Agent - Waste Water to oversee projects within the North West. You will supervise operational teams, manage health and safety compliance, and ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget. The role requires experience in the utilities sector, strong team management skills, and a full UK driving licence. Competitive salary and a full benefits package offered.

Qualifications

• Experience working preferably in waste water and capital works.
• Knowledge and experience in street works and confined spaces.
• Health & Safety qualification is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Supervise wastewater projects and daily site activities.
• Organise resources including plant, labour, and subcontractors.
• Manage compliance with Health and Safety procedures.
• Weekly reporting to management and clients.
• Undertake health & safety inspections and report incidents.

Skills

Experience in Utilities sector

Competence in deep excavations

Good team management skills

Proficient IT skills (Microsoft Project)

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

Department: United Utilities

Location: Worsley

Compensation: £45,000 - £55,000 / year

Site Agent - Waste Water

6 Month FTC

As a Site Agent, you will be responsible for the resources associated with delivering a wide range of Infrastructure Projects and Capital Works, on the existing waste water network across with North West, for our client United Utilities. You will plan, manage and supervise operational teams and supply chain partners, as they carry out schemes and provide operational leadership – ensuring that the work is delivered safely, on time, within budget and to our client’s expectations. In addition to Health and Safety, customer service is critical to the client. Satisfaction of customers is measured through a new regulatory measure called C-MeX. You will work closely with the client to influence the C-MeX measure and show leadership skills to genuinely care about the ratings customers give of Network Plus’s Non-Core services. You will be expected to communicate with customers who are impacted by our work, as and when required. You will work with the design, delivery and commercial teams, to ensure our Non-Core programme of work is delivered safely, to the right quality, on programme and to the clients budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Operational supervisory responsibility for wastewater projects on the Non-Core Programme and the daily activities that take place on site.
• Site based and regularly visit teams at local site level – reviewing progress and performance and ensuring all standards are adhered to at all times.
• Organise all resources for our schemes, including plant, labour, materials and sub-contractors, in the most cost‑effective way.
• Manage compliance to our Health and Safety procedures on site e.g. weekly checks, inspections, team briefings, audits and work with the teams as required to develop them and support them in reaching their full potential.
• Weekly reporting of the sites to our management team and the client on weekly meetings and calls to update the team on progress, planning and issues.
• Health & Safety Representative – undertake health & safety inspections in and around the workplace, raise health & safety related matters with management and investigate reportable accidents or incidents if and when they occur.

Experience and Qualifications

• Experience of working in the Utilities sector and ideally on waste water and Capital works.
• Competence, knowledge and experience in deep excavations, civils, drainage, structures and waste water based schemes.
• Competence, knowledge and experience in Street Works and Confined Spaces.
• Health & Safety qualification an advantage.
• Awareness of costs and programme awareness.
• Good team management and communication skills.
• Proficient IT skills, including Microsoft Project is preferable.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Salary and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package.

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