Sub Agent

Ferrovial Construction; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company seeks a Sub Agent to assist in civil engineering operations. This role focuses on ensuring health, safety, and quality standards while managing site engineers and subcontractors. Ideal candidates will have substantial on-site engineering experience and strong people management capabilities.

Qualifications

• Successful experience at section engineering level (on site) including civil and services.
• Demonstrated application of growing commercial and contractual knowledge.
• Experience of working in a cost-conscious environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Agent in civil engineering operations ensuring health and safety standards.
• Manage and supervise site engineers to ensure high engineering control.
• Communicate with commercial staff to prepare timely records for measurement and payment.

Skills

Civil engineering

Cost management

People management

Subcontractor management

Flexibility

Job description

About us:

Ferrovial Construction is the engineering and construction arm of the Ferrovial Group. The company has presence in 6 main markets. It is a member of Spain’s blue-chip IBEX 35 index and is also included in prestigious sustainability indices such as the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and FTSE4Good. We deliver value-driven, complex multi-disciplinary design and construction solutions across varied sectors worldwide, including transport, energy and water. Our people make this happen, bringing a diverse range of experiences, prospectives and backgrounds to fuel fresh thinking as we meet the unique needs of the clients and communities we serve. We are dedicated to exceeding expectations and leaving a sustainable legacy. At Ferrovial we have five core values: Excellence, Innovation, Collaboration, integrity and Respect. We are proud of our work and values which we live by to achieve our goals. As one of the industry’s most diverse organisations, our people bring a strong blend of local talent, international expertise and perspectives from all backgrounds. This drives innovation and fresh thinking required to set new standards of excellence.

Job Description:

Sub Agent

Location: Brackley

About Ferrovial Construction:

Ferrovial Construction is the engineering and construction arm of the Ferrovial Group. It is the largest private transport infrastructure operator in the world in terms of capital invested with a workforce of approximately 96,000 employees, and a presence across 15 countries with over 60 years’ experience. We are a Spanish multinational company operating in 4 divisions; Airports, Highways, Construction and Building subsidiaries. Ferrovial are committed to developing sustainable and innovative solutions, with the aim to create value for society, and for clients, investors and employees. Ferrovial Construction Ltd UK has 7 major Infrastructure projects across the UK; HS2, Silvertown (STT), Heathrow (Q6), Norwich Western Link, Thames Tideway (TTT), Northern Line Extension (NLE) and Farringdon.

At Ferrovial we have five core values: Excellence, Innovation, Collaboration, integrity and Respect. We are proud of our work and values which we live by to achieve our goals.

As one of the industry’s most diverse organisations, our people bring a strong blend of local talent, international expertise and perspectives from all backgrounds. This drives innovation and fresh thinking required to set new standards of excellence.

Ferrovial embraces diversity and inclusion and we see the value in providing equal opportunities to all employees. We are committed to building an inclusive team from a variety of different backgrounds, perspectives and skills so we encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.

The Role

Assist the Agent in all civil engineering operations, ensuring the Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental standards are adhered to. You will lead the engineering and site supervision team on a particular section of this project.

Key Responsibilities

Duties will include:

• Comply with company policies and procedures, such as method statements, risk assessments and briefings to set a personal example in health, safety, quality and environmental matters
• Support the Agent as required in operating the cost management system and the production of programmes
• To manage, supervise and mentor site engineers to ensure high levels of engineering control and generation of appropriate records.
• Communicate with commercial staff to ensure all records for measurement and payment purposes are prepared promptly and in appropriate form.
• Liaise with the Agent to allocate labour, plant, materials and temporary work design schemes
• Advise Agent of any potential commercial or contractual liabilities
• To manage the ordering process and supplier relationships to ensure timely delivery of required materials
• To manage subcontractors to ensure delivery of the required service and to comply with company policies
• To promote company values in all dealing with other employees, clients, subcontractors and other external contacts.
• To ensure daily activity briefings are prepared and delivered, and to complete a diary on a regular basis with relevant information
  
  

Key Skills And Experience

• Successful experience at section engineering level (on site) including civil and services
• Demonstrated application of growing commercial and contractual knowledge
• Experience of working in a cost-conscious environment
• Good people management experience
• Experience in managing subcontractors
• CSCS card
• Flexibility
  
  

Desirable Skills

• Airport experience/ critical areas experience
• Experience of working in an international organization
• Experience in stakeholder’s management
• Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers or equivalent
  
  

Please note that this job description does not represent a comprehensive list of activities and employees may be requested to undertake other reasonable duties.