Site Agent - Suffolk

Galldris Group; Leiston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee referral scheme

Equal Opportunities employer

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a skilled Site Agent to join a dynamic team at a prominent civil engineering project in Leiston. This role involves overseeing a variety of civil engineering work packages while ensuring adherence to health, safety, and quality standards. The ideal candidate will possess a strong Civil Engineering background, excellent leadership skills, and a proactive approach to managing a diverse team. You'll play a crucial role in the successful execution of projects, contributing to a culture of safety and excellence. If you're ready to take on a challenging and rewarding position in a high-profile environment, this could be the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• Considerable experience in Civil Engineering with strong technical knowledge.
• Demonstrable experience with the construction of highways works.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team constructing civil engineering work packages.
• Ensure health, safety, environment, and quality standards are met.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Health and Safety Management

Team Leadership

Communication Skills

Project Management

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

HNC/HND in Civil Engineering

Tools

RAMS

Task Briefing Sheets

Quality Management Systems

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Site Agent to join our Sizewell C team in Leiston, Suffolk. To be considered, you will come from a Civil Engineering background with previous experience in earthworks, drainage, communication ducts, and pavement construction, preferably within a highway’s environment.

Working in a high profile, Tier 1 environment with attention to health, safety, environment, and quality. You must be able to work under your own initiative, have a can-do attitude, be a good communicator, be an assertive team leader, and be able to work under pressure while building collaborative relationships.

The Site Agent will be responsible for managing a varied team constructing a variety of general civil engineering work packages, including responsibility for health, safety, environment, and quality in accordance with the Galldris Management system and contract requirements.

Key Accountabilities to include but not limited to:

Health, Safety and Environment

1. Strong, visible, proactive leadership with regards to health, safety, environment, and quality standards.
2. Contribute to the achievement of Galldris safety targets and zero tolerance of unsafe working practices and occurrences.
3. Establish and implement site systems and controls consistent with Galldris company standards and project requirements.
4. Ensure the production and communication of risk assessments and method statements to the site supervision.
5. Support and endorse Galldris Behavioural Safety programme and the use of hazard and good practice observation reporting (or Customer led initiatives similar to above where required).
6. Support staff and frontline workers’ health and wellbeing.

Programme and Production

1. Contribute to the value engineering and buildability of the project. Agreement of programmes and methods of construction with Planner and other appropriate production personnel.
2. Ensure that resource requirements, production outputs, overhead targets, etc., are established, monitored, and controlled.
3. Carry out constructive analysis of fully resourced programme and ensure production of operational target programmes to reflect the overall contract programme.
4. Lead on short-term planning and dissemination of short-term programmes to the site team and supply chain.

Operational Excellence

1. Leadership and management of a team.
2. Organisation of resources for the overall control and execution of the works including the selection of sub-contractors to carry out the works where necessary.
3. Secure materials and plant necessary to meet specifications and planned programme of work. Manage wastage and allowances of materials.
4. Ensure that RAMS, ITPs, MARs are signed off before any work commences. Ensure all testing regimes are in place and work inspection requests and check sheets are implemented and adhered to.
5. Manage all permitting and approvals.
6. Identify temporary works requirements and produce or manage the production of detailed and accurate temporary works designs and safe implementation.
7. Ensure project quality standards and handover requirements are met. Ensure non-conformance reports are produced, investigated, and closed out in a timely manner.

Experience/Knowledge:

1. Considerable experience in Civil Engineering, with strong technical knowledge. Demonstrable experience with the construction of all elements of highways works.
2. Knowledge of the requirements and implementation of CDM Regulations.
3. Good knowledge of specifications and testing regime relevant to general civil engineering / specification for highway works.
4. Ability to produce RAMS, Task Briefing Sheets, and safe systems of work. Knowledge of Safety, Quality, and Environmental systems.
5. Experience of managing a small team using own initiative. Good organisational skills.

Qualifications:

1. Degree/HNC/HND in civil engineering or similar.
2. Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers or equivalent desirable.
3. SMSTS and CSCS Card.
4. Temporary Works Supervisor / Coordinator desirable.
5. First Aider, Fire Marshall desirable.
6. Fit for work medical (or safety critical medical) desirable.

Galldris is an Equal Opportunities employer and does not discriminate against any protected characteristic.

Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the UK. Employee referral scheme – refer a friend or family member to work for Galldris. Should you feel you have what it takes to be successful in this role then we would love to hear from you.

To apply, please send your CV, with a cover letter to Alex Stumpo, Talent Acquisition Manager, Galldris Group, to the email address below:
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Note for Recruitment Agencies: We are not using Recruitment Agencies for this role. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable.