Site Agent – Station Fit Out £275m Civils Package Main Contractor – Central London £45-£60k+pkg

Pinnacle Recruitment Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A major civil engineering contractor in Central London is seeking a Site Agent to oversee a significant station redevelopment project valued at £275m. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Civil Engineering, strong management skills, and proven experience in delivering large-scale projects. Competitive salary of £45-£60k plus benefits including a company car and private healthcare.

Benefits

London Weighting Allowance (£2500)

Company Car/Allowance

Travel Paid

DC Pension Scheme (up to 10% matched by Company)

Private Healthcare Scheme

25 days holiday

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering large-scale fit-out subcontract packages.
• Ideally have worked in sectors like Rail, Aviation, Commercial, and Education.
• Strong contractual understanding is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of delivery engineers to ensure project delivery.
• Manage large cladding, flooring and glazing subcontract packages.
• Promote a safety culture and ensure safe systems of work.

Skills

Strong management and communication skills

Understanding of safety practices

Competence in delivery of subcontract packages

Contract management skills (NEC contracts)

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management

Membership of a relevant Professional Institution (CEng MICE or MCIOB)

Job description

Site Agent – Station Fit Out £275m Civils Package Main Contractor – Central London £45-£60k+pkg

A Degree Qualified Site Agent from an Engineering Background is required to work for one of the largest Civil Rail Main Contractors in the UK.

Salary: £45-£60k+pkg

Location: Central London

Region: London

A Major Network Rail Station Redevelopment working on a £275m Station Fit Out with just over 4 years of work left. The project includes demolition of brick arches, extensive piling, steelwork erection, new platforms and a complete station fit-out of all services and finishes.

Site/Project Description

Reporting directly to the Project Manager you will be responsible for the delivery of circa £30M of work, split across 13 – 15 subcontract packages up to a value of £8M each.

You will have a team of 11 delivery engineers (3 Senior, 3 Section and 5 Site) that report directly to them, and be required to work with dedicated design management, planning and commercial resource for their section.

The main concourse fit out includes wall and ceiling (GRC, metal cladding, brick lining and timber cladding) cladding packages, shopfront glazing and hard flooring (granite) together with station specific ticket gate lines, wayfinding signage and architectural metalwork.

The facades works include, brick faced concrete precast facade panels, heritage brickwork cleaning and repair, and both structural / curtain wall glazing. All of these works have a significant co-ordination and interface requirement with MEP.

About the Role

Key Responsibilities:

• Promote the Be Safe culture, lead by example
• Ensure safe systems of work are implemented
• Understanding and promoting safe working practices on and around the operational railway
• Chair and deliver safety readiness review / risk assessment workshops
• Manage the production / review and approval of work package plans
• Ensure task briefings are produced and delivered
• Competent in the delivery of large cladding, flooring and glazing subcontract packages
• Delivering packages of work safely, on time and to budget
• Complying with IBP subcontract management processes
• Coordinate trades both within the section and interfacing to ensuring programme delivery
• Implementing an inspection and test regime that ensures ‘right first time’ delivery.
• Managing the collation of quality/handover documentation
• Working with the design team to ensure client and subcontract designs are buildable, coordinated and to specification
• Manage a team of direct reports to deliver packages within the section
• Promote personal / professional development within the team
• Manage good and poor performance
• Continually challenging self and others to deliver excellence

Required Experience

Requirements:

• Degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering or Construction Management
• Ideally member of a relevant Professional Institution (CEng MICE or MCIOB)
• Proven and successful experience delivering large-scale, high quality building/fit out sub-contract packages (within Rail, Aviation, Commercial, Education, Healthcare, Residential sectors)
• Strong management and communication skills
• Strong contractual understanding (NEC contracts)

Salary and Benefits

Competitive salary and full benefits package including: London Weighting Allowance (£2500); Company Car/Allowance (terms apply); Travel Paid (terms apply); DC Pension Scheme (up to 10% matched by Company); Private Healthcare Scheme; 25 days holiday