Site Agent – Highways

Pinnacle Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in civil engineering seeks an experienced Site Agent for highways projects across the South East. The successful candidate will manage project resources and costs, ensuring quality standards are met while fostering strong relationships with clients and stakeholders. Benefits include car allowance and health care.

Benefits

Car/Car allowance

Company Pension

Health Care

Qualifications

• Extensive highways/infrastructure experience.
• Previous experience as an Agent managing projects up to £5 to £10m.
• High familiarisation with HS&E standards.

Responsibilities

• Plan, programme, set up and run project with necessary guidance.
• Control and monitor forecast costs to deliver profitability.
• Manage and evaluate risk and opportunity.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Leadership

Cost management

Customer focus

Risk management

Public interface experience

Team management

Education

HNC/HND Civil Engineering or Degree

Job description

Site Agent – Highways

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Salary: £40000-50000
Location: South East
Regions: South East, Surrey

We are looking to recruit an experienced Site Agent to work with a well known UK contractor working on multi discipline heavy civil and highways projects across the South East of England. The ideal candidate will be successful and responsible for co-ordinating all technical aspects, procure materials and co-ordinate sub-contractors ensuring that quality and costs are controlled.

Ideal candidate requirements:

Will be educated to HNC/HND Civil Engineering or Degree standard desirable
Extensive Highways/Infrastructure experience
Previous experience as an Agent with a main civil engineering contractor on projects up to £5 to £10m
Strong commercial awareness and ability to manage costs, customers and supply chain
High familiarisation with HS&E Standards
Leading a team of engineers
Customer focus exposure to management leadership
Precast experience and experience of managing projects with high levels of public interface
Contributes to the tender and pre-qualification process if required
Works within the Company Standards – business plan, HSQE, CSR, Procurement/Supply, Finance, HR etc

Duties:

Plan, programme, set up and run project with support/guidance if required
Produce & monitor resource programmes and costings
Understand and lead the planning process
Can control and monitor forecast costs
Deliver profitability that exceeds normal tender margins wherever possible
Act as ambassador for the company with customers, suppliers, public, employees etc
Develop and sustain good working relationships with customers and employees that contribute to the success of the
project and business
Manage and evaluate risk and opportunity and act for the good of the Company
Represent the Company on contractual issues if required
Able to develop and support employees under their supervision
Has knowledge of Conditions of Contract

Benefits include: Car/Car allowance, Company Pension and Health Care.

If this role for a Site Agent is of interest please email an up to date cv to james @pinnaclerecruitment.com. Alternatively contact me on : 07909 861568 for a quick chat..

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