Site Agent

GMC Utilities Group; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

GMC Utilities Group is seeking an experienced Site Agent to deliver civil and road projects across Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow. You will lead site teams, review designs, monitor safety, and ensure projects meet timelines and budgets.

You will coordinate with clients, authorities and internal teams, applying best practices to ensure high quality and compliant outcomes. A driver’s license and strong communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Full clean driver’s license essential.
• Engineering qualification or equivalent desirable.
• Civil projects experience, especially road work.
• Ability to read designs and drawings.
• Commercial awareness of project costs.
• Experience with site activities and multiple teams.
• Solid knowledge of HSQE requirements.
• Knowledge of ground support systems.
• Computer literate.
• Capable of working independently and in a team.
• Able to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Good time management.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Integrity and respect for confidentiality and privacy.

Responsibilities

• Run and manage multiple projects on urban and rural sites.
• Coordinate with Clients and Client Representatives to ensure delivery and build relationships.
• Review and amend drawings with attention to detail.
• Lead and mentor site team members; manage resources with the Contracts Manager.
• Ensure health, safety, and compliance on site and in accordance with legal requirements.
• Report progress and issues; provide status reports to clients and stakeholders.
• Monitor progress to ensure on-time delivery within budget.
• Engage with Local Authorities for site inspections and approvals.
• Liaise with workflow department for scheduling and programming of works.
• Handle client complaints professionally and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Driver's license

Engineering mindset

Road project experience

Read and interpret drawings

Cost awareness

Site leadership

HSQE knowledge

Ground support systems

Computer literacy

Independent & team work

Time management

Communication skills

Integrity & confidentiality

Education

Engineering qualification or equivalent

Job description

Are you looking to become part of a collaborative team whilst maximising your potential to grow and develop within your career?

The Role.

GMC are currently looking for an experienced Site Agent to join our team.

The successful Site Agent will be supporting the delivery of projects across all aspects of the business from a construction point of view. The Site Agent will be responsible for delivering projects in accordance with pre-agreed timelines and budget frameworks. A strong ethos on health and safety, compliance, reporting, and documentation are essential qualities.
This role will be based on projects across Dublin, Kildare & Wicklow.

Key Duties and Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Responsible for running numerous projects within urban and rural environments.
• Liaising and corresponding with Clients and Client Representatives to enable the successful delivery of projects and building of relationships.
• Reviewing drawings with a high level of detail.
• Amending designs in line with feedback received.
• Create an environment of leadership within the project site team.
• Liaising with Contracts Manager and Site Agents to manage work and site resource requirements.
• Ensuring customers’ expectations are fulfilled whilst building confidence and trust.
• Interrogating & continuously improving project processes.
• Apply new technology in an innovative way to create new services and streamline delivery processes.
• Mentor designers and identify training needs for junior site team.
• Monitor progress of site work, ensuring work is completed on time and within budget.
• Planning and overseeing the delivery of materials and manage any discrepancies where appropriate.
• Ensuring that all work complies with client requirements and safety legislation alongside other legal requirements.
• Responsible for overseeing the traffic management as well as health and safety on-site and ensuring all safety checks are carried out.
• Liaise with Local Authorities with the inspection of footway conditions prior and post installation works.
• Liaise with the workflow department regarding the programming and scheduling of work.
• Provide Clients with a status report and act as first point of contact for members of the public and sub-contractors.
• Professionally handle complaints received from customers regarding carried out work.
• Collaborate with clients to enable them to maximise the value of their infrastructure.
• Quality control of works.
• Manage required administrative tasks efficiently and effectively.
• Ad hoc tasks as required.

The Candidate: Required Experience and Competencies:

• Full clean driver’s license essential.
• A qualification in engineering or equivalent is desirable.
• Civils and experience working on Road projects.
• Previous experience and the ability to read designs.
• Commercially aware of projects costs.
• Experience with site activities and multiple teams.
• Good knowledge of HSQE requirements.
• Good knowledge of ground support systems.
• Computer literate.
• Confident, motivated and can work independently as well as part of a team.
• Ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines.
• Time management abilities to meet targets.
• Good communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
• Integrity and respect for confidentiality and privacy.

Become a part of something bigger.

At the heart of GMC is our people, from engineers through to customer service and we aim to work collaboratively towards our common goals.

GMC is an equal opportunity employer, and we aim to recruit and retain like-minded people from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of expertise. If you require any specific accommodations, we will make every reasonable effort to support you throughout the recruitment and selection process. Please contact us [e-mail].

In GMC we foster a work culture that promotes collaboration and learning, building an environment where our people have the capacity to maximise their potential whilst gaining the opportunity to continuously develop.

Our Future.

Since the founding of GMC in 1981 by Gerry McCloskey, GMC has grown to be Ireland’s leading Civils and Utilities company and the future for GMC is bright. We have engaged with our staff and other stakeholders to agree and publish our core values.

One of our core values is to“Focus on the Future”.

Our growth to date reflects the confidence that our customers have in our service delivery, in the innovative approach that we bring to how we do our work, and to our culture of safety and quality.

We have ambitious plans to develop our footprint in Ireland and overseas but understand that every decision we make contributes to people’s quality of life throughout generations, and we don't take that responsibility lightly as we build Ireland’s infrastructure of tomorrow, today.#ind