Site Agent

Carmichael are seeking a Site Agent to join the team working on various construction/Civils projects within the St Albans area.

The Role

The Site Agent will be responsible for managing the construction site to achieve the required project delivery in line with customers’ objectives, while maintaining standards of health and safety, quality, environmental impact, and cost control.

You will be responsible for delivering various projects to the specified quality, within the required programme, and with maximum commercial performance.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Contracts Manager/Project Manager, engineers, and quantity surveyors to ensure that projects are completed in a safe manner whilst customer

requirements and expectations are always maintained or exceeded.

Key Responsibilities

Site Management

Overall responsibility for the successful delivery of various projects in the Civils and Water sectors

Deliver the work to the specified quality without defects

When required, lead a team of Sub Agents, Engineers, and Foremen to deliver the work safely without environmental incidents, and to the specified quality.

Ensure production and implementation of Project Plans, RAMS, and ITP as well as Waste Management Plans, when specified, in line with Company procedures

Ensure the commercial performance of the contract is maximised

Produce and manage the project construction programme as well as produce a 2-week look-ahead.

Produce procurement schedules and liaise with the procurement department to ensure sites have adequate resources to complete the tasks

Client interface

Undertake an ambassadorial role representing the business to customers, the public and official bodies

Deliver product to customer

requirements and satisfaction

Cost control

Populate and manage the cost plan for the project

Maximise project value

Ensure detailed site diaries/records are completed

Maintain commercial tension to drive out cost and challenge the status quo

Endeavour to spot and highlight value engineering opportunities

Reporting

Produce good quality, accurate monthly reports internally and for the Client

Chair weekly site meetings in line with Company procedures

About you

Essential 

Experience of working within Civil Engineering and as a Site Agent for a contractor, delivering projects in a highly regulated environment

Working knowledge of contract conditions, CDM regulations, Design Management, Programme and Risk Management and cost control, including forecasting, actual cost, and value reporting

Good knowledge of specifications and testing regimes relevant to general civil engineering

Degree/HNC in Civil Engineering, or equivalent

CSCS Mandatory

IOSH Managing Safely or SMSTS

Temporary works Coordinator

Confined space training

Excellent communication, people, and team management skills

Ability to challenge designs and resolve problems to a conclusion

Ability to demonstrate the right behaviours and lead the team to ensure the culture is in line with our Company values

Desirable

CEng MICE, or equivalent

Knowledge of Primavera P6 software

Understanding of JCT and NEC forms of contract