Site Agent

Your new company
Working for our client based in Devonport Dockyard on a 1-year contract.
We have a fantastic opportunity for an Agent to join our site-based project in the Southwest where we are a delivery partner on a key infrastructure project. This is a unique opportunity to be involved in one of the most complex and challenging projects in the UK today, where you will be responsible for overseeing the construction at site level.

Your new role

Provide leadership and/or management in a client-facing role, personally demonstrating a positive culture, including key values and behaviours of safety and quality.
Co-ordination of subcontractor activities, including chairing regular co-ordination meetings with staff and subcontractors
Reporting to Senior Leadership Teams of various Project Organisational teams and functions both directly and indirectly.
Co-ordination and liaison with relevant site teams and functions to enable the work, including cross-business functional departments.
In liaison with the Site team(s), identify opportunities and risks and maintain the Risk Register in conjunction with the relevant project functions.
Scrutinise drawings and technical documents
Provide intelligent oversight of the works and site activities and, where required, raise relevant documentation such as TQ's, RFI's, NCR's.
Overall compliance with Health & Safety Legislation, Company Policy and best practice throughout the construction / commissioning process
Ensuring site works and activities comply with relevant expectations, standards and arrangements including
site rules and emergency procedures
Safe Systems of Work (SSoW)
Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) including hazards and control measures required
Permits for control of works
Site Licence management arrangements and governance requirements
training and development of education for
subcontractors
site supervisors
site teams and workforce
Scrutinise and undertake detailed scheduling / programming of site activities in conjunction with subcontractors and the site team.
Co-ordination of H&S meetings and site progress meetings
Ensuring project documentation is produced, collated and completed for hand-over.
What you'll need to succeed
Essential

Illustrative - Agent 5+ years of site experience
Extensive technical knowledge of construction techniques and best practices.
Experienced in the leadership / management of complex projects and/or programmes in a collaborative delivery environment
An engaging leader of people with line management and development of people
Ability to positively engage and build strong stakeholder and partner relationships to achieve mutual success
Flexibility and adaptability to be able to respond rapidly to unexpected events, having the ability to shape responses appropriately
IT skills include MS Office, Scheduling software, Document Management Systems.Qualifications:

Degree level/HNC/HND qualification in Civil Engineering (or equivalent experience) and vocational training in Construction / Engineering
Relevant CSCS card
What you need to do now
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