Sub-Agent

Kier Group; Witney; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Sub Agent to join their Natural Resources team in Witney, working on Thames Water's projects. This role involves leading site operations, managing subcontractors, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Requirements include a degree in civil engineering, CSCS and SMSTS certifications, and experience in the Water sector. The position offers a permanent contract with flexible working hours. Join us to contribute to transformative projects and career growth!

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Diverse range of benefits

Qualifications

• Experience within a civil engineering or construction environment.
• Demonstrable experience in the Water sector.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day site operations ensuring safety and efficiency.
• Manage subcontractors and direct labour to meet milestones.
• Act as key contact for technical site issues.
• Ensure compliance with drawings and specifications.
• Monitor progress and provide input for reporting.

Skills

Civil engineering knowledge

Subcontractor management

Site operations coordination

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Degree / HND / HNC in civil engineering or related discipline

Tools

CSCS Card

SMSTS Card

Job description

We're looking for a Sub Agent to join our Natural Resources team, working on projects in the Thames Valley region (North). In this role you will support safe and efficient delivery of site operations on the ThamesWater WAAP Programme to both above and below ground assets, onour Cassington, Great Milton and Tring water treatment sites that are in early ECI stage.

Location : Working from site at Cassington, Great Milton and Tring (Oxfordshire / Hertfordshire)

Contract : Permanent, Full Time – flexible and part time hours may be available if desired, just let us know

Responsibilities

We're looking for a Sub Agent to join our NRNN business unit Water business unit. In this role you’llplay a pivotal role in supporting the safe and efficient delivery of site operations, ensuring works are executed on time, to budget, and the highest standards of quality and compliance. You will provide critical leadership across site activities, driving construction performance, coordinating site teams and subcontractors, and ensuring alignment with programme objectives and stakeholder expectations across Thames Water's wastewater infrastructure portfolio in the Thames Valley. Projects are in early ECI stage so presence full time on site won't be neededinitially until early 2026.

Your day to day will include :

• Leading and coordinating day-to-day site operations, ensuring all construction activities are delivered safely, efficiently, and according to design specifications.
• Managing subcontractors and direct labour to meet programme milestones, driving performance and accountability across the delivery team.
• Acting as the key point of contact for site-based technical issues, ensuring timely resolution and escalation where appropriate.
• Ensuring that construction activities comply with project drawings, specifications, and industry standards.
• Monitoring progress, recording site data, and providing accurate input into project reporting and commercial forecasting.

What are we looking for?

• Degree / HND / HNC orequivalent in civil engineering, mechanical, electrical or related engineering discipline and a CSCS and SMSTS Card holder.
• Experience within a civil engineering or construction environment and with demonstrable experience in the Water sector.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

We're all about finding potentialhere at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

If you would like to explore more about the incredible growth and scale of our water business, dive into our diverse project portfolios, and uncover both current and future career opportunities. You can see more information about our water business here.

There's never been a better time to get involved, register your interest today and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us!

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier LI-CH1