Site Agent

Manchester Source: WhatJobs

£65,000–£75,000

Position: Site Agent - Water

Location: United Utilities Region

Salary Guide: £65,000 - £75,000 Plus Car/Allowance & Excellent Package

Our client is a Tier 1 D&B Contractor operating predominantly in the water industry who have been awarded a programme of work to deliver non-infrastructure water and wastewater projects for United Utilities and they are recruiting for Site Agents to help deliver these projects throughout the North West.

Your role will be to manage the design, construction, commissioning and putting to work of contracts to ensure they are completed in the most efficient manner to the specification, within the time required and within the tender estimate without risk to the health and safety of all concerned while ensuring client satisfaction.

Key responsibilities will include:

Promote exceptional safety and delivery quality standards to direct and subcontracted work force.
Ensuring that the BMS is implemented at all stages throughout the project delivery process, from tender handover to final completion.
Maintain good client relationships at all levels.
Ensuring that sufficient trained personnel are available for the project and that they are aware of their individual responsibilities.
Planning projects, including reviewing and approving the Project Execution Plan (PEP), and then monitoring and controlling the delivery of projects
Ensuring that appropriately detailed construction plans and method statements are prepared, in place and approved prior to commencement of activities.
Ensuring at contract completion that all records referred to in the PEP are complete and available.
Ensuring that all site non-conformities are reported and approximate costs identified.
Ensure all commercial aspects of the project are managed in a timely and proactive way giving accurate forecast and estimates.
Understanding and implementing the quality, safety and environmental policies and targets
Being aware of the need to satisfy customer requirements with the aim of enhancing the customers' perception and satisfaction.
Maintain an appropriate practical knowledge and appreciation of all technical disciplines associated with delivering water and waste water design and build projects.

Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

Experience in managing construction projects, ideally within the water industry
Degree or equivalent qualification in a construction, commercial, or engineering related discipline.
Excellent oral and written communicator with the ability to work in close partnership with clients, stakeholders, and end users.
Must be delivery driven with the ability to set targets and manage and motivate multi-disciplinary teams to deliver to time, cost and quality objectives.
Knowledge of Construction Contracts, ideally NEC and/or IChemE, with ability to negotiate and administer
Working knowledge of CDM and construction Health & Safety
Good working knowledge of all relevant H&S legislation and in particular duty holder relationships of CDM.
H&S qualification SMSTS/IOSH/NEBOSH
Member of relevant professional body (e.g. APM, CMI, ICE)
Internal & external stakeholder management.
Excellent communicator.
Self-motivated, resilient, and tenacious under pressure.
Full driving licence