Site Agent - Civil

Portsmouth

9 months ago

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My client a Major contractor is seeking an experienced Site Agent to work on a multi discipline civil project in Hampshire

The client has been established for over 30years’ within the civil engineering marine sector working on multi discipline schemes across the south within Marine, Flood defence, Structures and Environemntal, maintaining a strong pipeline of work with a low staff turnover.

Key Responsibilities

Participates in compiling the initial programme and have a full awareness of weekly targets
Plans and oversees the site setup, ensuring that the appropriate facilities are in place prior to the project launch
Manages the relationship with the sub-contractors while working onsite
Takes ownership for ensuring that HSEQS protocols are adhered to on sites at all times
Maintains quality control procedures at all times
Ensures that the TWR is in place and is up to date
Drives the pace of the project and plans the work in the field
Coordinates and priorities the sequence of activities on site
Manages a team of foremen and other site staff
Ensures that all employees adhere to appropriate protocols in the event of an incident onsite.
Able to relate company commercial strategy to own activities
Operates the site on a holistic ‘cradle to grave’ project management approach.
Be able to communicate the site requirements to the commercial team and achieve the most economical reasonable solution bearing in mind commercial constraints
Drive the project programme
Manage information and record of relevant contemporaneous records
Follows the PEP as a means of ensuring that work is carried out on time and on budget

Experience & Skills
Strong People Management experience
Knowledge of good industrial relations practices
Ability to communicates with colleagues and clients in a warm and persuasive way both formally and informally and able to alter style and method to suit audience
Strong people skills and able to manage a variety of subcontractor supervision
Experience of leading others and track record of delivering medium to large scale projects.
Ability to prioritise and make prompt decisions in the interests of the project
Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of all the trades required on site, codes of practice relating to them and their specific requirements
Experience building credibility with contractors by treating them with respect

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