Sub-Agent

Kier Group; Wisley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and safety training

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Sub-Agent based in Wisley, Surrey to support the Agent in delivering civil and structural works at Wisley STW. The role focuses on safe, on-time delivery with quality and profitability, offering a chance to develop leadership in important infrastructure projects.

The Sub-Agent will coordinate resources, monitor performance, and ensure compliance with safety policies while maintaining high standards of customer satisfaction. Some flexibility in hours is available.

Qualifications

• This role requires a relevant management qualification or equivalent.
• Experience leading and developing teams is essential.
• Commercial awareness with strong organisational and communication skills.
• Leadership and problem-solving abilities with a proactive approach to work.
• SMSTS and CSCS and/or CPCS Card preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and monitoring of Health & Safety policies and systems.
• Manage day-to-day activities aligned with the main programme to meet specification.
• Oversee labour, plant, materials and supply chain resources and record accurately.
• Monitor sub-contractor performance and delivery.
• Lead site engineers and ensure QA reporting and daily monitoring.

Skills

Management qualification

NVQ Level 3

HNC or Degree

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 3

HNC

Degree

Job description

We're looking for a Sub-Agent to join our team based in Wisley, Surrey.

Location: Wisley, Surrey
Hours: 45 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

As a Sub-Agent, you'll play a vital role in managing operational resources to deliver civil and structural works at Wisley STW. You'll be supporting the Agent in ensuring projects are completed safely, on time, and to the highest quality standards while maximising customer satisfaction and profitability. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your leadership skills and make a real impact on important infrastructure projects.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Sub-Agent, you'll be working within the team, supporting them in delivering all civil and structural works. Your day to day will include:

• Supporting the implementation and monitoring of Health & Safety policies and Business Assurance Systems
• Managing day-to-day activities in line with the main programme, ensuring works are delivered to specification
• Overseeing labour, plant, materials and supply chain resources, ensuring accurate recording
• Managing and monitoring sub-contractor performance and delivery
• Leading site engineers and ensuring quality assurance reporting and daily monitoring is carried out

What are we looking for?

This role of Sub-Agent is great for you if:

• You have a relevant qualification such as a Management qualification, NVQ Level 3, HNC or Degree
• You have demonstrable management skills with experience in leading and developing teams
• You're commercially aware with excellent organisational and communication skills
• You have strong leadership and problem-solving abilities with a proactive approach to work
• You hold SMSTS and CSCS and/or CPCS Card

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box,

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.