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The Company
A Construction & Civil Engineering company which has been operating for over 20 years. They operate across the UK. Due to the company's latest win on a highways contract, they are looking to bring in quality personal.
The Project
As an experienced Site Agent, you will work on Highways bridge project in Ipswich.
Requirements
For this role it is essential that you carry the following qualifications as a minimum;
- SMSTS
- First Aid
- CSCS Card
It is also desired that you hold the skills & experience below;
- Able to take the lead with client interfaces
- Solid understanding of engineering principles
- Excellent leadership and problem-solving skills
- Experience as a Site Agent / Senior highways supervisor on highways & bridge projects
- Excellent communication and project management skills including leading and managing technical teams
- Able to establish project requirements and drive the team to deliver the outcomes in terms of safety, quality, cost and programme
The Role
- Job Title: Site Agent
- Job Type: Contract
- Location: Ipswich
- Project: Highways Bridge
- Reporting to: Senior Project Managers
Duties
- Pre-contract planning and liaison with estimators
- Liaising with internal and external project stakeholders
- Planning, programming, and resourcing contracts
- Identifying tender and other financial opportunities
- Delegating duties to engineering and contracts staff
- Identifying, evaluating, and managing claims and variations
- Accepting, approving, and issuing contracts and subcontracts
- Compiling applications for payment and agreeing final accounts
- Providing quality input to regional management and planning meetings
- Managing projects to achieve financial, safety, quality, and environmental targets
- Upholding immaculate Health & safety standards for the projects you are on
- Promote integrated working with other members within the project to create a one-team ethos, including development of team members
- Support the implementation and monitoring of Performance Excellence and Health & Safety policies and procedures in accordance with the clients' standards
- Take full ownership and accountability for cost management of your section of the project, ensuring robust control of target cost, actual costs and forecasts through commercial awareness
- Review contractual agreements and develop design, working methods, programme and forecast costs with the Construction Manager, General Foreman and Subcontractors / Suppliers identifying any inaccuracies or inconsistencies, and provide feedback to any changes made to the QA and QS team
This is a Contract position with a competitive Rate on offer for the successful candidate. For more information or to apply please contact Alex Hartley (phone number removed) or the Civils Team on (phone number removed)
