Sub Agent

Balfour Beatty plc; Grays; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Staff discounts

Refer a friend bonus

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Sub Agent to support the Design Engineering team on the Lower Thames Crossing project. The role focuses on safety, programme integrity, and construction excellence on one of the UK's landmark infrastructure schemes.

You will mentor Section Engineers and Apprentices while ensuring compliance with standards and timely delivery within NEC contracts. A strong leader with drive and excellent communication skills is essential.

Qualifications

• Engineering or Construction Management qualification is required.
• Proven experience on large-scale infrastructure projects is essential.
• Strong leadership and communication skills are required.
• Full UK driving licence is required.
• CSCS and BPSS security clearance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Health, Safety & Wellbeing: foster a safe culture and conduct weekly safety tours with corrective actions.
• Programme: produce fully resourced stage programmes with in-place resources.
• Engineering & Design Management: oversee and coach engineers in lean production practices; arrange training.
• Quality Assurance: lead quality management and ensure compliance with specification and reporting.
• Community: liaise with communications to inform stakeholders and the public per plan and DCO requirements.
• Environmental Sustainability & Carbon: ensure compliance with Environmental Management Plan and carbon targets.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Pressure handling

Education

Engineering or Construction Management qualification

Tools

NEC 3/4 contracts

Job description

About The Role

Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a terrific opportunity for a Sub Agent to support the Design Engineering team in delivering projects related to our Lower Thames Crossing project. The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) is one of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects. LTC is a new road that will connect Kent and Essex through a tunnel beneath the River Thames and will be the greenest road ever built in the UK – creating six times more green space than road. The reliable new route will almost double road capacity over the river east of London to reduce congestion and give millions of people more choice on where they live, work and spend their valuable time. We have a diverse programme team on LTC that reflects the communities we work in and fosters an inclusive culture by actively supporting the programme's Purpose, Principles and Cultural Pillars and growing employee networks.

What you'll be doing

• Health, Safety & Wellbeing: Develop a safe working culture compliant with health and safety regulations, best practice and the BB 4 Golden Rules. Conduct weekly safety tours and ensure corrective actions are closed out.
• Programme: Produce the fully resourced stage programmes. You will ensure the agreed resources are in place and trained, as necessary, before work commences.
• Engineering & Design Management: Oversee, advise and coach Section (Senior Production) Engineers in engineering and lean production best practices. Arrange training as needed for all engineers working on the package
• Quality Assurance: Lead the quality management process, establishing required standards, and ensuring the project team—including foremen, engineers, and subcontractors—understand specification and reporting requirements.
• Community: Liaising with the communications team to ensure stakeholders and the public are informed in line with the communications plan and DCO requirements.
• Environmental Sustainability & Carbon: Ensuring compliance with the project's Environmental Management Plan and carbon targets. Approve related documentation and integrate environmental and carbon considerations into site inspections.
• Procurement: Support Demonstration of Competencies, pre-award, and pre-start meetings for subcontract works. Train Site and Section Engineers on the requisition and logistics process and monitor their compliance
• Handover: Ensure handover deliverables—including construction certificates, redlines/as-builts, O&M manuals, and H&S files—are incorporated into the stage programme.
• Management/Leadership: Manage and mentor Section Engineers, Site Engineers, and Apprentices. Set individual targets, communicate performance expectations, and oversee onboarding/offboarding.

Who we're looking for

• Engineering or Construction Management qualification
• Proven experience in a similar role, preferably on large scale infrastructure projects
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Experience with NEC 3 / 4 contracts
• Knowledge of construction regulations and best practices.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Full UK drivers licence
• A fit for work medical
• CSCS
• BPSS Security Clearance

Still interested? then come and become colleagues with 26,000 staff and join a business which recorded 8.6bn in revenues last year, achieved industry leading customer satisfaction scores and has unrivalled employee engagement statistics.

Benefits

• An attractive / negotiated salary
• 25 days annual leave
• Pension savings schemes
• A whole host of other BB staff employee bens (discounts, exclusive offers etc)
• Refer a friend bonus scheme
• Scores of other Balfour Beatty opportunities available as well via our balfourbeattycareers.com portal.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasnt rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package thats right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

About Us

Balfour Beatty's Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]