Site Agent (Construction)

Tyron Consultancy; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy is seeking a Site Agent for a construction project in Gqeberha. The role involves overseeing quality compliance and safety on-site while managing project costs and timelines. Ideal candidates have a Tertiary Degree or Diploma, extensive technical experience, and expertise in construction management.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years technical experience.
• Minimum of 3 years managerial experience.
• Willing to travel and work long hours.

Responsibilities

• Manage site safety and quality compliance.
• Supervise and control project costs and timelines.
• Maintain professional relationships with stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical

Collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Planning and organising

Education

Tertiary Degree or Diploma

Professional registration with SACPCMP

Tools

Build Smart

SharePoint

Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

One Note

Job description

Site Agent (Construction) required in Port Elizabeth.

Requirements:

Qualifications / certifications required:

• Tertiary Degree or Diploma
• Professional registration and statutory appointment – SACPCMP (Construction Manager)
• Minimum of 5 years technical experience
• Minimum of 3 years managerial experience
• Willing to travel and work long hours

IT skills:

• Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and One Note (diary management)
• Build Smart
• SharePoint

Management skills:

• Change management
• Managing performance
• Mentoring skills
• Team morale and effectiveness
• Delegation

Personal effectiveness skills:

• Analytical
• Collaboration
• Communication – written and verbal
• Conflict management
• Deadlines achievement
• Ethics and confidentiality
• Problem solving
• Telephone etiquette
• Planning and organising
• Interviewing skills
• Facilitation and presentation skills
• Train the Trainer

Technical skills:

• Bill of Quantities interpretation
• BCEA understanding
• Construction industry standards
• Construction programming
• Contracts understanding
• Build statutory requirements
• Cost reporting
• Construction material and supplier knowledge
• Drawings understanding
• Financial acumen
• Industry knowledge and trends
• IR understanding
• Local municipality understanding
• Measurement
• Plants and tools understanding
• Project costing
• Report writing
• Risk assessment
• Setting out
• Stock management
• Structural understanding
• Wet trades understanding

Key Performance Areas:

Promoting, managing, enforcing and monitoring of HSE requirements onsite

• Ensure safe working environment as per OHS Act and Construction regulations
• Ensure discipline and compliance amongst site team and sub-contractors
• Active participation in risk management and incident case management
• Active participation in HSE committee meetings

Taking complete responsibility and accountability for the overall quality compliance of the project under control:

• Extensive knowledge of the project specifications
• Complete comprehension of the company quality system as well as the associated compliance documentation i.e project quality plans, quality control plans, work instructions and associated checklists and registers
• Assist and oversee the implementation and maintenance of the quality management system
• Manage and control non-conformities by participation and regular liaising with the quality department
• Approval of works as contemplated by quality control plans and relevant checklists
• Specific checks on surveying and setting out
• Discussions with project team in terms of the effectiveness of control measures

Production: Drives short and long term planning and programming:

• Compile detailed contract programme at outset of project in conjunction with detailed method statements, information required schedule and long-lead schedule
• Update and monitor contract programme on at least a monthly basis
• Supervise the compiling and updating of short-term programmes by Foremen on at least fortnightly basis
• Compile recovery programme where slippage experienced and practice customer focused approach to delivery project within contractual timelines
• Conduct regular planning meetings with site staff
• Conduct subcontractor start-up meetings and weekly subcontractor planning meetings

Manage and monitor project costs, ensuring profit optimisation:

• Assist QS in compiling the project life cycle documentation at project start-up to assess financial risks
• Assist QS in the compiling of the CSS report and attend all CSS meetings
• Monitor actual contract costs versus agreed budgets and monitor material/labour and subcontractor budget
• Maximise monthly cashflow and turnover through production, early procurement and assist QS with claim
• Have a thorough understanding of the contract documentation including BoQ and implementation thereof

Customer / stakeholder management:

• Maintain professional relationships with client, consultant, subcontractor and supplier stakeholders
• Ensure team conduct in accordance with brand and company standard
• Ensure team performance contributes to positive customer experience and customer satisfaction metrics
• Manage site staff and workers according to company’s values, developing and mentoring them