Site Agent (Highways)

Highfield Professional Solutions Ltd; Mid Suffolk; On-site; GBP 74,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Highfield Professional Solutions Ltd is seeking an experienced Site Agent to support a busy local authority highways contract in Suffolk. The role focuses on delivering highways and civils schemes, including night-time patching, drainage and structures, while coordinating site teams and subcontractors.

You will monitor progress, costs and quality, manage NEC changes, attend client meetings and ensure works are completed safely to specification.

Qualifications

• Proven Site Agent experience within highways or civil engineering.
• Local authority highways/framework experience advantageous.
• Good understanding of highways maintenance, drainage and structures.
• Strong leadership, commercial awareness and NEC knowledge.
• SMSTS and relevant CSCS card preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day delivery of highways maintenance and civils schemes.
• Coordinate site teams, subcontractors, labour and plant.
• Monitor programmes, progress, costs and quality.
• Manage site changes in accordance with NEC contract requirements.
• Attend client meetings and provide delivery updates.
• Ensure works are completed safely and to specification.

Skills

Site management

Leadership

NEC contract knowledge

SMSTS

CSCS

Commercial awareness

Job description

Site Agent

Suffolk

£400-£425/d CIS

5-6 month+ contract

We are recruiting for an experienced Site Agent to join an established Tier 1 highways contractor, supporting a busy local authority highways contract across Suffolk.

The role offers a varied workload, including night-time carriageway patching, structures schemes, footway slurry surfacing and general highways maintenance.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day delivery of highways maintenance and civils schemes.
• Coordinate site teams, subcontractors, labour and plant.
• Monitor programmes, progress, costs and quality.
• Manage site changes in accordance with NEC contract requirements.
• Attend client meetings and provide delivery updates.
• Ensure works are completed safely and to specification.

Experience Required

• Proven Site Agent experience within highways or civil engineering.
• Local authority highways/framework experience advantageous.
• Good understanding of highways maintenance, drainage and structures.
• Strong leadership, commercial awareness and NEC knowledge.
• SMSTS and relevant CSCS card preferred.

Contract Details

• Rate: £400-£425/day CIS
• Duration: Initially until the end of March, with regular reviews and likely extensions.
• Hours: Typically 07:00-16:00, Monday to Friday, with occasional night and weekend working.
• Location: Suffolk

An excellent opportunity to join an established Tier 1 contractor delivering a varied programme of essential highways works.