Sub Agent

HS2 Ltd; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Vinci seeks a Sub Agent with Heavy Civils and Structures experience for the HS2 tunnelling project in Birmingham. The role involves leading a team on-site and ensuring compliance with safety protocols on major infrastructure works.

Benefits

Flexible working available

Travel allowance for eligible candidates

Family friendly leave policies

Health risk assessments

Access to employee assistance programmes

Access to annual flu vaccinations

Qualifications

• Civil Engineering experience in large scale infrastructure projects.
• CSCS certification required.
• UK driving licence necessary.

Responsibilities

• Lead a section of works and manage a team of site engineers.
• Communicate safety protocols and implement improvements.
• Draft correspondence for sub-contractors and clients.

Skills

Communication

Project Management

Team Leadership

Problem Solving

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or similar

HND in Civil Engineering

Job description

Balfour Beatty Vinci has an exciting opportunity for a Sub Agent with Heavy Civils and Structures experience to join our team to work in Birmingham on the HS2 tunnelling, Shaft & Civils project.

Role Purpose:

To lead and control a section of the works, according to a specific discipline across RC Structures, Heavy Civils, Excavations etc management of a team of Section Engineers, Site Engineers within same discipline.

• Able to clearly communicate the requirements of a safe system of work to ensure that these are followed accurately. Suggests and implements improvements to systems
  
• Capable of taking ownership of tasks and communicating outcomes with clarity, including managing others in this regard.
  
• Strong work ethic with flexibility to work unsociable hours/nights.
  
• Able to work on own initiative and seek out opportunities in line with level of responsibility.
  
• Drafts correspondence to sub-contractors, suppliers and Client
  

Who we're looking for:

• Civil Engineering experience in Civil Engineering
• Holds a valid CSCS
• Has a UK driving licence
• Degree in Civil Engineering or similar

About Balfour Beatty VINCI

Balfour Beatty VINCI is a long-established joint venture between two powerhouses for the delivery of critical infrastructure across rail, transport and other iconic projects in the UK and beyond. We started working together over 30 years ago to deliver the Channel Tunnel, as members of the TransManche Link consortium. In the Midlands, it is Balfour Beatty VINCI’s role to design and build the route, ready for tracks and signalling to be installed.

Our work with HS2

Balfour Beatty VINCI have been awarded a 90km section of the HS2 project from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of Birmingham and then on to Handsacre in Staffordshire.

Overall, we will be building the following across all our sites:

• 9.3km of viaducts

• 2 twin bore tunnels and 2 cut and cover tunnels

• 28 underbridges and 11 underpasses.

Diversity and Inclusion

Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is delivering equal opportunities for everyone that is part of the team and for people that are yet to join us. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to come and join our team, including people with different physical abilities and neuro diversities. We are working to represent the communities Balfour Beatty VINCI works in through our workforce. We have embedded Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) Champions across our sites and are guided by strong accreditations that ensure we demonstrate our ability to support our people effectively. We care about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. BBV is a Disability Confident Leader and we welcome applications from candidates with a disability.

We recognise and respect that people work in different ways and we are open to discussing what flexibility you may need during the recruitment process, balanced against our project requirements.

Are you looking to progress your career by working on Britain’s biggest construction project?

Balfour Beatty VINCI is working with a range of organisations to design and build 90km West Midlands stretch of HS2 - Britain’s new high speed railway. Our work is essential to enable HS2 trains to travel between London and Birmingham as well as continue their journey up to Manchester. It’s an incredibly exciting time to join us - we’re at peak construction with work really ramping up on a broad range of assets including bridges, tunnels and viaducts. Plus you’d join 9,000 people across 72 nationalities working on this exciting section of HS2 across the region.

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Sub Agent within the Design and Engineering team. This role will be based on site inCoventry. With 13km of rural high-speed line Sublot 2B extends north from Kenilworth, through Warwickshire, Balsall Common and Burton Green to the River Blythe. The strategy for Sublot 2B is to deliver the main structures enabling full connectivity across the two Network Rail corridor crossings – the Coventry to Leamington Spa Line and the West Coast Mainline at Carol Green – alongside supporting the mass haul of materials between sublots.

To lead and control a section of the works, according to a specific discipline. Management of a team of Site Engineers and Section Engineers within the same discipline.

Experienced required:

• Degree level qualification in a Civil Engineering allied subject or HND in Civil Engineering.
• Previous experience as Sub Agent and leading a team.
• Large scale civils infrastructure project experience.
• Experience in structural RC works, drainage, highways and earthworks.

Please note candidates will need to have a current valid right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.

Benefits of working with us

• Flexible working available for some roles

• Travel allowance for eligible candidates

• Family friendly leave policies

• Health risk assessments

• Access to employee assistance programmes

• Access to annual flu vaccinations

About Balfour Beatty VINCI

Balfour Beatty VINCI is a long-established joint venture between two powerhouses for the delivery of critical infrastructure across rail, transport and other iconic projects in the UK and beyond. We started working together over 30 years ago to deliver the Channel Tunnel, as members of the TransManche Link consortium. In the Midlands, it is Balfour Beatty VINCI’s role to design and build the route, ready for tracks and signalling to be installed. Our work with HS2 Balfour Beatty VINCI have been awarded a 90km section of the HS2 project from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of Birmingham and then on to Handsacre in Staffordshire.

Overall, we will be building the following across all our sites:

• 9.3km of viaducts

• 2 twin bore tunnels and 2 cut and cover tunnels

• 28 underbridges and 11 underpasses

Diversity and Inclusion

Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is delivering equal opportunities for everyone that is part of the team and for people that are yet to join us. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to come and join our team, including people with different physical abilities and neuro diversities. We are working to represent the communities Balfour Beatty VINCI works in through our workforce. We have embedded Equality,Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) Champions across our sites and are guided by strong accreditations that ensure we demonstrate our ability to support our people effectively. We care about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. BBV is a Disability Confident Leader and we welcome applications from candidates with a disability.

We recognise and respect that people work in different ways and we are open to discussing what flexibility you may need during the recruitment process, balanced against our project requirements.