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My client is a long established, leading, Civil Engineering and Groundworks Specialist Contractor.
They can deliver a vast range of groundwork solutions which include:
- Bulk excavation and land remediation
- Earthworks
- Reinforced Earth Bunds
- Site clearance
- Road construction to adoptable standards
- Sewers to adoptable standards and domestic drainage
- Pond Lining and attenuation tank construction
- Tarmac surfacing
- Retaining structures and tanking systems
- Culverts
- In-situ concrete structures
- 278 Works
- Block paving
- Sheet Piling
- Sub-structure block and brickwork
- Block and beam flooring (including sub-contract design)
- In situ concrete construction
- R/C works including steel fixing and form work shuttering
- Various foundation types including piling, ground beams, rafts and Insulslab.
Due to planned growth and an influx of work in their Southwestern Region, they are looking to appoint, on a permanent basis, a Sub Agent / Site Manager to work on a major groundworks project which forms part of a major new garden city.
The project has an anticipated lifespan of at least two years and has the potential for at least a further 3 years. The company have been on site for the last 9 years.
The incoming individual will be responsible for assisting the visiting Director and on site Works Manager in delivering infrastructure works for a major new housing estate. This will involve earthworks, Section 278 works, roads construction, new drainage, culvert installation, and much more.
The ideal candidate will be based within a commutable distance from the site which is located in Sherford, near Plymouth.
You will be supported by a dedicated project team which consists of a 'hands on' Director and a seasoned Works Manager.
Duties include:
- Ordering plant, labour and materials
- Leading toolbox talks, daily briefings and site inductions
- Working with the Site Agent and commercial team to raise early warning notices
- Promote the highest levels of health and safety on site
- Liaise with stakeholders on public facing projects
- Ensure your work force is working safely, effectively and efficiently
- Reading drawings with the site engineer to coordinate gangs and overcome design difficulties
- Ensure risk assessments and method statements and being adhered to
The business will be able to keep you working on the Southwestern Coast, offering a variety of projects, security and package that reflects your contribution to the company.
Please contact Antony Whorton at Fawkes & Reece (South) to discuss the role in more detail.
