Sub Agent - Civils

Sisk; Birkenhead; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Car allowance

Healthcare

26 days holiday

Employer pension

Life assurance

Mileage allowance

Travel expenses

Flexible working

Parental leave

Professional development

Job summary

Sisk is seeking a Sub Agent for the Hind Street project in the United Kingdom. This role leads on-the-ground construction, supervises daily site operations, and ensures safety, quality, and timely delivery.

You will coordinate subcontractors, monitor energy use, and maintain registration for personnel on site. You will manage a team of foremen and oversee field planning, ensuring alignment with project programmes and client expectations.

Qualifications

• Trade or technical background required.
• IOSH or equivalent HSE management training.
• Temporary Works & Excavation Safety knowledge required.
• Permitting requirements for live energy works.
• Working at Heights & Scaffolding experience.
• Lifting & Cranage operations familiarity.
• New technology in Construction systems knowledge.
• Understanding of the BIM strategy helpful.

Responsibilities

• Participates in compiling the initial programme and understands weekly targets.
• Plans and oversees site setup prior to project launch.
• Manages relationship with subcontractors on site.
• Ensures HSEQS protocols are followed on site.
• Maintains quality control procedures.
• Ensures TWR is current and up to date.
• Monitors onsite energy and waste data.
• Manages registration for people entering/leaving site.
• Flag potential issues with Contract Management/Commercial Teams.
• Drives project pace and plans field work.
• Coordinates and prioritises on-site activities.
• Manages foremen and site staff.

Skills

People management

Industrial relations

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Consensus building

Subcontractor supervision

Education

Trade/Technical background

IOSH or equivalent HSE training

Temporary Works Safety

Live energy permits

Working at Heights/Scaffolding

Lifting & Cranage

New construction tech

BIM strategy understanding

Job description

Overview

The Sub Agent will be based on our Hind Street project and will bethe construction leader on the ground. Manages the overall day to day supervision of the construction site. He/she will monitor the preparation of the site prior to project launch and oversee the safe and efficient operation of the site throughout the construction phase.

John Sisk & Son have been building excellence as a family-owned international construction company by offering trust, certainty and value to our clients whilst being at the heart of change.

Responsibilities

• Participates in compiling the initial programme and have a full awareness of weekly targets

• Plans and oversees the site setup, ensuring that the appropriate facilities are in place prior to the project launch

• Manages the relationship with the sub-contractors while working onsite

• Takes ownership for ensuring that HSEQS protocols are always adhered to on sites

• Always maintains quality control procedures

• Ensures that the TWR is in place and is up to date

• Monitors onsite energy and waste data

• Is responsible for ensuring an efficient registration system is in place to monitor allindividuals entering and leaving the site

• Flags any issues with the Contract Management/Commercial Teams, which have thepotential to have an impact on the effective delivery of the project – I.e. materials,works schedules, resources, H&S matters or issues relating to cost or delivery schedule

• Drives the pace of the project and plans the work in the field

• Coordinates and priorities the sequence of activities on site

• Manages a team of foremen and other site staff

Experience

• Strong People Management experience

• Knowledge of good industrial relations practices

• Ability to deal with conflicting priorities and difficult stakeholders, particularly subcontractors

• Ability to communicates with colleagues and clients in a warm and persuasive wayboth formally and informally and able to alter style and method to suit audience

• Can build consensus

• Strong people skills and able to manage a variety of subcontractor supervision

• More than ten years’ experience working across a range of sectoral projects

• Experience of leading others and track record of delivering medium to large scale projects.

Qualifications

• Trade or Technical background

• IOSH or equivalent H&S management training

• Temporary Works & Excavation Safety

• Permitting requirements for live energy works

• Working at Heights & Scaffolding

• Lifting & Cranage operations

• Other HSEQS training as per site HSE plan

• New technology in Construction systems

• Understanding of the BIM strategy

Additional Information

• Competitive Salary with yearly increase
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• Healthcare
• 26 days holiday (option to purchase 5 more)
• Employer pension
• Death in service – life assurance
• Competitive mileage rate
• Travel expenses
• Flexible and remote working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Professional and Educational development

Our people are at the heart of our success and our proposition to them is work with purpose, have time for life, build a career with no limits and surround yourself with great people.

*The full job specification is available on request

At Sisk we are committed to attracting and hiring diverse talent into our organisation. We know the confidence gap and imposter phenomenon can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates. We also know that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't feel they meet all the criteria. Give your transferable skills the chance to tell the full story. It’s not all about your technical expertise. Don’t hold back, we’d love to hear from you.