Site manager/ agent

RTL Group Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering subcontractor is seeking a Site Manager/Agent for an ongoing infrastructure project in Birmingham. The role requires strong leadership and technical skills in highways works while overseeing project execution, ensuring safety, quality standards, and effective team management. Potential candidates should have relevant qualifications and a thorough understanding of civil engineering practices.

Qualifications

• Right to work in the UK.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Proven experience managing tight programmes.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to value engineering and methods of construction.
• Ensure resource requirements and production outputs are established.
• Manage permitting and approvals and adhere to project quality standards.

Skills

Leadership

Team Management

Organisational Skills

Technical Knowledge

Experience with Highways

Safety Knowledge

Communication

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

CSCS - Gold, Black or white

SMSTS

First Aid Certification

Safety Critical Medical

Job description

My client are a civil engineering subcontractor. They are looking to onboard a site manager/ agent for an ongoing infrastructure scheme in the West Midlands. My client operate heavily across the UK, delivering projects across the highways, rail and infrastructure sectors.

Site manager/ agent responsibilities:

• Contributing to the value engineering and buildability of the project Agreement of programmes and methods of construction with Planner and other appropriate production personnel
• Ensuring that resource requirements, production outputs, overhead targets etc, are established, monitored and controlled
• Carry out constructive analysis of fully resourced programme and ensure production of operational target programmes to reflect the overall contract programme
• Lead on short term planning and dissemination of short-term programmes to the site team and supply chain
• Leadership and management of a team
• 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
• To secure materials and plant necessary to meet specifications and planned programme of work. Manage wastage and allowances of materials
• 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
• Manage all permitting and approvals
• Identify temporary works requirements and produce or manage the production of detailed and accurate temporary works designs and safe implementation
• Ensure project quality standards and handover requirements are met. Ensure non-conformance reports are produced, investigated and closed out in timely manner
• Considerable experience in Civil Engineering, with strong technical knowledge. Demonstrable experience with the construction of all elements of highways works
• Knowledge of the requirements and implementation of CDM Regulations
• Good knowledge of specifications and testing regime relevant to general civil engineering / specification for highway works
• Ability to produce RAMS, Task Briefing Sheets, and safe systems of work. Knowledge of Safety, Quality and Environmental systems
• Experience of managing a small team using own initiative. Good organisational skills

Site manager/ agent requirements:

• Right to work in the UK.
• NVQ level 3 or equivalent.
• CSCS - Gold, Black or white.
• SMSTS.
• First aid.
• Safety critical medical.
• Proven experience with highways and drainage.
• Full UK driving licence.
• IT literate.
• Experience and confidence managing a tight program.

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