Sub Agent

Balfour Beatty plc; Redcar; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working options

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Sub Agent for the Net Zero Teesside project based in Redcar, England. The role involves leading a team, ensuring safety standards, managing budgets, and implementing sustainability initiatives. Candidates are expected to have strong communication skills, experience in managing teams, and qualifications such as a CSCS Card and SSSTS or SMSTS certification. Additional benefits include flexible working options and 25 days paid annual leave.

Qualifications

• Able to communicate safety systems and improvements clearly.
• Experienced in managing a team effectively and ensuring tasks are completed.
• Strong work ethic with flexibility for unsociable hours.
• Current driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and control works in specific disciplines.
• Ensure delivery of Zero Harm and support sustainability activities.
• Conduct risk assessments and safety reviews.
• Maintain project budgets and manage subcontractors.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Team management

Problem-solving

Flexibility to work unsociable hours

Education

CSCS Card

SSSTS or SMSTS qualified

Job description

About The Role

Do you want to be at the forefront of one of the world’s most ambitious sustainability initiatives? Balfour Beatty has created iconic buildings and infrastructure all over the world over the past 115 years redefining excellence and setting the industry benchmark with every project. As a result, alongside several consortium partners; Balfour Beatty have been selected by bp (British Petroleum) to construct a first‑of‑a‑kind fully integrated gas‑fired power station with carbon capture and storage which is a key driving force behind plans to make Teesside the UK’s first decarbonised industrial cluster. Balfour Beatty is seeking a dynamic Sub Agent to contribute to our Net Zero Teesside (NZT) project based at our site in Redcar and Cleveland.

Role Purpose

To lead and control a section of the works, according to a specific discipline (Earthworks, RC Elements, Utilities, External Enabling Works). Management of a team of Section Engineers & Site Engineers within same discipline. Reporting to Site Agent.

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 / Produces Method Statements and Risk Assessments and makes improvements as appropriate
• Assist in an Accident / Incident Investigation
• 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

• Able to identify design issues through early workshops identifying Technical Queries
• 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
• 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
• Coaches less experienced staff in QA procedure inclusive of inspections and audits
• 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 daily activities of allocated sub contractors
• Understands cost and value
• Drafts correspondence to sub contractors, suppliers and Client

Who We're Looking For

Essential Experience and Qualifications

• 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
• Be available to work weekends and night shifts as required
• Strong communication skills with good interpersonal and influencing skills
• Solution orientated approach to issue resolution
• Excellent role model for development of team members and demonstrates required behaviors to align to project and team objectives

Benefits

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life.

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 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...

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 members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence "Employer Recognition Scheme" and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.