Water Agent

Network Plus group; Preston; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & benefits

Equal opportunity employer

Armed Forces-friendly

Job summary

Network Plus Group is recruiting a Site Agent to manage on-site resources for a range of infrastructure schemes on the United Utilities clean water network in Preston. You will lead operations, coordinate site teams and supply chain partners to deliver work safely, on time and within budget, while maintaining exceptional customer satisfaction.

You will work with design, delivery and commercial teams to ensure the programme aligns with the client’s expectations and regulatory measures such as

Qualifications

• Experience in Utilities sector and clean water preferred.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.
• Proficient communication and coordination with clients and teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee New Connections & Developer Services projects on site.
• Visit sites regularly to review progress and ensure standards.
• Organise resources (plant, labour, materials, subcontractors) cost-effectively.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety procedures, conduct inspections and briefings.
• Produce weekly site reports to management and client on progress and issues.
• Act as Health & Safety representative, investigate incidents when they occur.

Skills

Team management

Health & safety

Communication

Driving licence

Cost awareness

Programme awareness

IT literacy

Education

H&S qualification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Description

As a Site Agent, you will be responsible for the resources associated with delivering a wide range of Infrastructure Projects, on the existing clean water network across with North West, for our client United Utilities.

Department: United Utilities

Location: Preston (Redscar)

Compensation: £35,000 - £42,000 / year

You will plan, manage and supervise operational teams and supply chain partners, as they carry out schemes and provide operational leadership – ensuring that the work is delivered safely, on time, within budget and to our client’s expectations. In addition to Health and Safety, customer service is critical to the client.

Satisfaction of customers is measured through a new regulatory measure called D-MeX. You will work closely with the client to influence the D-MeX measure and show leadership skills to genuinely care about the ratings customers give of Network Plus’s Non-Core services. You will be expected to communicate with customers who are impacted by our work, as and when required.

You will work with the design, delivery and commercial teams, to ensure our programme of work is delivered safely, to the right quality, on programme and to the clients budget.

Key Responsibilities

• We are looking for someone to have operational supervisory responsibility for New Connections & Developer Services projects and the daily activities that take place on site.
• We are looking for someone to be site based and regularly visit teams at local site level – reviewing progress and performance and ensuring all standards are adhered to at all times.
• We are looking for someone to organise all resources for our schemes, including plant, labour, materials and sub-contractors, in the most cost-effective way.
• We are looking for someone to manage compliance to our Health and Safety procedures on site e.g. weekly checks, inspections, team briefings, audits and work with the teams as required to develop them and support them in reaching their full potential.
• We are looking for someone to do weekly reporting of the sites to our management team and the client on weekly meetings and calls to update the team on progress, planning and issues.
• We are looking for someone to be a Health & Safety Representative; undertaking health & safety inspections in and around the workplace, raising health and safety related matters with management and investigating reportable accidents or incidents if and when they occur

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Experience of working in the Utilities sector and ideally on clean water
• Competence, knowledge and experience in deep excavations, civils, drainage, structures and clean water based schemes.
• Competence, knowledge and experience in Street Works and Confined Spaces
• Health & Safety qualification an advantage
• Awareness of costs and programme awareness
• Good team management and communication skills
• Proficient IT skills, including Microsoft Project is preferable
• Full UK Driving Licence

Job Benefits

• We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package that can be discussed further at your interview.
• Network Plus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.
• We are Armed Forces-friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

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