Senior Site Agent

Galliford Try Holdings plc; Leiston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

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Senior Site Agent - Infrastructure

Location - Leiston, Suffolk

Purpose of the role:

As a Senior Site Agent, you will take full responsibility for management of your section of works ensuring you meet client and company performance expectations. Role is supporting delivery of a 3.2km new carriageway scheme involving significant earthworks, structures and general highways works. Programme for delivery is late 2024 through to 2026. The Senior Site Agent will report to the Project Manager and take the lead in the day to day management of the works, including mobilisation working closely with the Works Manager and section leads.

Key Accountabilities:

• Participate in creating a knowingly safe working environment.
• Day to day management of a section of works including the supervision & monitoring of the site team & supply chain.
• Plan, control and monitor the progress of the works and coordinate the section(s) of the project as allocated.
• Manage multiple packages of work in conjunction with the commercial team taking full ownership of the costs for section of work assigned.
• Ensure any changes in scope (operations, commercial, programme or design) are captured and managed.
• Understand any temporary works requirements.
• Undertake value engineering solutions.
• Attend external meetings as required with clients and stakeholders, building effective relationships.
• Report to the Project Manager on progress and performance.
• Assist the Project Manager in administering the cost forecast, valuation and reporting systems.
• Implementing and attending weekly and monthly site meetings.
• Ensure all site team and supply chain are working to the latest design information.
• Undertake material take offs where required and ensure materials are ordered and reconciled.
• Conduct regular H&S checks and CDM audits.
• Ensure Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS), Permit to Work systems, site inductions and safety briefings are correctly carried out.
• Resolve any unexpected technical difficulties and problems that may arise.
• Ensure and maintain strict quality control procedures.
• Ensure site team keep site diaries up to date.
• Effectively lead and manage direct reports ensuring appropriate competence is maintained, including annuals PDR's.
• Monitor capability of staff and contractors to undertake current and prospective workloads and report to senior management.
• Identify/assist in introducing new process, techniques and innovations on site.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties.

Person Specification - to effectively undertake this role you will need the following:

Competency Requirements

• Ability to work safely.
• Able to manage multiple or larger packages of work.
• Read & Interpret data, drawings specifications and schedules.
• Highly organised and able to prioritise multiple workloads.
• Adept at interfacing with site team, subcontractors, designer and the client.
• Strong knowledge of CDM 15 and NEC.
• Commercially Astute.
• Able to interpret, extract and disseminate works information relating to program of works.
• Proven leadership and delegation skills.
• Advanced problem-solving skills.

Technical / Professional Qualifications Required

• HNC or higher.
• SMSTS.
• Relevant CSCS card.
• Office 365 expertise/CAD.
• TWC (Desirable).
• 1st Aid (Desirable).
• Relevant Civil Engineering Experience.

What we can offer in return:

With an impressive order book of over £3.8 billion we are one of the industry's leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals.

Our benefits:

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays.
• A wide range of corporate discounts.
• Cycle to Work schemes.
• Comprehensive pension plan.
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme.
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it.
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role.

About us:

Our purpose is to improve people's lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business please contact Infrastructure Business.

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, part-time and / or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don't meet every requirement of the role? At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you.