Site Agent

ARC Group is excited to be on the look out for a Site Agent to join our clients team in Suffolk. We are seeking candidates with a Civil Engineering background and experience in earthworks, drainage, communication ducts, and pavement construction, preferably within a highways context.

In this prominent Tier 1 environment, you will need to demonstrate a strong focus on health, safety, environmental, and quality standards. The ideal candidate should be self-driven, possess a positive attitude, communicate effectively, lead assertively, work well under pressure, and build collaborative relationships.

As a Site Agent, you will oversee a diverse team responsible for executing various civil engineering work packages, ensuring compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards according to the clients management system and contractual obligations.

• Provide strong, proactive leadership in maintaining health, safety, environmental, and quality standards.
• Contribute to the achievement of the clients safety targets and uphold a zero-tolerance policy for unsafe practices.
• Establish and implement site systems and controls in line with company standards and project requirements.
• Ensure that risk assessments and method statements are produced and communicated to site supervision.
• Promote Behavioural Safety programme and support the reporting of hazards and best practices.
• Advocate for the health and wellbeing of all staff and frontline workers.

• Contribute to value engineering and assess the buildability of the project.
• Collaborate with planners and production teams to agree on construction methods and schedules.
• Monitor and control resource requirements, production outputs, and overhead targets.
• Conduct thorough analyses of resourced programmes and create operational target programmes that align with the overall contract timeline.
• Lead short-term planning and effectively communicate these plans to the site team and supply chain.

• Provide effective leadership and management for your team.
• Organise resources for the overall control and execution of works, including the selection of subcontractors when necessary.
• Ensure the procurement of materials and equipment meets specifications and planned work schedules while managing waste effectively.
• Ensure that RAMS, ITPs, and MARs are approved before work begins, and that all testing procedures are established and followed.
• Oversee all permitting and approvals.
• Identify temporary works requirements and manage the production of accurate temporary works designs.
• Ensure project quality standards and handover requirements are met, with timely production and resolution of non-conformance reports.

• Significant experience in Civil Engineering with a strong technical background.
• Proven experience in constructing all aspects of highway works.
• Knowledge of CDM Regulations and their implementation.
• Familiarity with specifications and testing regimes relevant to civil engineering and highway works.
• Ability to produce RAMS, Task Briefing Sheets, and safe systems of work, along with knowledge of safety, quality, and environmental systems.
• Experience managing a small team and demonstrating strong organisational skills.

• Degree, HNC, or HND in Civil Engineering or a related field.
• Desirable: Membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers or equivalent.
• IOSH Managing Safely certification.
• SMSTS and valid CSCS card.
• Temporary Works Supervisor/Coordinator qualification is preferred.
• First Aid and Fire Marshall certifications are advantageous.
• Fit for work medical or safety-critical medical certification is desirable.

Candidates must be legally eligible to work in the UK.