Sub Agent

Balfour Beatty plc; Penrith; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Highways is seeking a Sub Agent to join the A66 NTP Scheme based in Penrith, Cumbria. You will support delivery, safety, sustainability, and performance of the works while leading a team and coordinating with designers, subcontractors and clients.

The role requires strong safety leadership, effective communication, and a proactive, results-driven approach to problem solving in a major highways project environment.

Qualifications

• Clear communication of safe system of work requirements
• Ability to lead and manage a team with clear messages
• Willingness to work unsociable hours/nights
• Ability to work on own initiative and identify opportunities
• Valid driving license and CSCS card; SSSTS or SMSTS qualification
• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Solution-oriented approach to issue resolution

Responsibilities

• Live the Balfour Beatty Values
• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm
• Support the delivery of CSUK’s Sustainability activities
• Motivate team and manage performance; monitor competency and provide coaching
• Review method statements and risk assessments; drive improvements
• Lead accident/incident investigations and trend analysis
• Provide field audits and ensure control documentation sufficiency
• Produce and implement permits to work; manage temporary works
• Coach subordinates in technical set-out and problem resolution
• Own the handover documentation process and ensure conformance
• Produce fully resourced stage programmes and monitor KPI performance
• Manage subcontractors and budgets; draft correspondence to subcontractors and clients

Job description

About the role

Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a fantastic opportunity for a Sub Agent to join our team on the Highways A66 NTP Scheme, this role will be based at Penrith, Cumbria

Balfour Beatty Highways maintain, manage, and operate major highway networks across the UK and support local authorities creating communities where people want to live work and play.

We provide high quality asset strategy, management, and planning consultancy services to a wide range of public and private sector customers. We provide specialist, reliable, sustainable, and creative advice for asset management planning and implementation in the UK. We put our customers first and prioritise completing schemes safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

What you’ll be doing

Core:

• Live the Balfour Beatty Values
• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm
• Support the delivery of CSUK’s Sustainability activities
• Motivate team and manage performance; monitor the competency of team members and undertake training/ coaching as appropriate.

Health Safety & Environmental:

• Reviews Method Statements and Risk Assessments and makes improvements as appropriate
• Lead an Accident / Incident Investigation (HFACS and ‘Four Page Report’)
• Carries out trend analysis and identifies improvement areas from audits and near misses
• Carries out field audits and confirms the sufficiency of control documentation
• Production and implementation of Permits to Work, specifically Confined Space Permits and Hot Works Permits
• Strong understanding of temporary works and timescales for implementation into the works

Engineering Control:

• Guides & coaches subordinates in technical requirements and techniques of setting out
• Guides and coaches subordinates in resolution of construction issues, drawing on experience and accepted industry best practice

Quality:

• Ownership of whole process of production, checking and submission of Handover Documentation (Green Files or equivalent)
• Implements systems and processes to support construction of the works in accordance with the specification (eg Materials Approval, NCR, Handover Documentation)
• Carries out trend analysis of the above and identifies improvement areas for non conformance and business improvement
• Carries out Independent Inspections of their own section and of others
• Carries out Site Audits to check works and documentation compliance
• Liaise with designer to resolve technical issues

Productivity:

• Produces a fully resourced stage programme in the accepted format / software
• Tracks and monitors KPI compliance and recommends improvements to systems to maintain team production
• Establishes monitors of production, translated to graphical form from the Programme to aid understanding of current status and identification of requirements for intervention
• Cross references section programme to three weekly programme and ensures compatibility

Commercial:

• Maintains accurate diary, including dialogue with external organisations (subcontractors)
• Produces a budget from the resourced programme and monitors / reviews weekly costs
• Involved in the procurement of subcontractors
• Manages sub contractors
• Understands cost and value
• Drafts correspondence to sub contractors, suppliers and Clients

Who we’re looking for

The following experience/qualifications are essential:

Core:

• 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; experienced at encouraging direct reports to do the same and managing a team to ensure tasks are carried out effectively and key messages cascaded
• 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
• Holds a current driving license and CSCS Card. SSSTS or SMSTS qualified
• Excellent team player, able to work competently and independently without continuous supervision
• Strong communication skills with good interpersonal and influencing skills
• Solution orientated approach to issue resolution

Health Safety & Environmental:

• Understands method statements and risk assessments, able to develop new and improved safe systems of work
• Understands the principles of Accident / Incident Investigation and has good working knowledge of the process
• Good working knowledge of current H&S Legislation

Engineering Control:

• A full understanding of technical requirements and techniques of setting out and coaching of team members
• Allocates correct resource levels and identifies additional requirements
• Track record of solution orientated approach to issue resolution

Quality:

• Understands the Organisational Business Management Systems and processes
• Strong understanding of requirements for handover, including certification

Productivity:

• Able to produce a fully resourced stage programme in the accepted format / software
• Able to measure and track KPIs for enhanced productivity
• Strong knowledge and management of construction process in one or more of the following areas: Earthworks/Drainage, Pavement, Comms, Structures, Roadworks

Commercial:

• Awareness of procurement practice
• Experienced at producing detailed records and correspondence for commercial recovery

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 How to sign up to the Disability Confident employer scheme - 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]