Site Agent – Highways
Salary: £45, 000 - £55,000 + pkg
Location: Surrey
Regions: London, Surrey, Sussex
A major contractor are seeking a Site Agent to work on a multi discipline heavy civil and highways projects across the Southern regional area. The ideal candidate will be successful and responsible for co-ordinating all technical aspects, procure materials and co-ordinate sub-contractors ensuring that quality and costs are controlled.
Ideal candidate requirements:
- Will be educated to HNC/HND Civil Engineering or Degree standard desirable
- Extensive Highways/Infrastructure experience
- Previous experience as an Agent with a main civil engineering contractor on projects up to £5 to £10m
- Strong commercial awareness and ability to manage costs, customers and supply chain
- High familiarisation with HS&E Standards
- Leading a team of engineers
- Customer focus exposure to management leadership
- Precast experience and experience of managing projects with high levels of public interface
Duties involved will include
- Contributes to the tender and pre-qualification process if required
- Works within the Company Standards – business plan, HSQE, CSR, Procurement/Supply, Finance, HR etc
- Plan, programme, set up and run project with support/guidance if required
- Produce & monitor resource programmes and costings
- Understand and lead the planning process
- Can control and monitor forecast costs
- Deliver profitability that exceeds normal tender margins wherever possible
- Act as ambassador for the company with customers, suppliers, public, employees etc
- Develop and sustain good working relationships with customers and employees that contribute to the success of the
- project and business
- Manage and evaluate risk and opportunity and act for the good of the Company
- Represent the Company on contractual issues if required
- Able to develop and support employees under their supervision
- Has knowledge of Conditions of Contract
If you believe you are the right candidate for this position apply with your cv and details now.