Site Agent

Job Title: Site Agent 

Location: Leiston, Suffolk

Duration: On going 

Contact: Mitchell 

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Site Operative Solutions Limited have an excellent opportunity for site agent in Leiston, Suffolk. 

This role is working for a tier 1 contractor who are looking for site agent working on a civils project.

Start date: ASAP

Duration: On going

For this role, site agent would be undertaking the following duties:

Strong, visible, proactive leadership with regards to health, safety, environment and quality standards

Contribute to the achievement of safety targets and zero tolerance of unsafe working practices and occurrences

To establish and implement site systems and controls consistent with company standards and project requirements

To ensure the production and communication of risk assessment and methods statements to the site supervision

Support and endorse behavioural Safety programme and the use of hazard and good practice observation reporting (or Customer led initiatives similar to above where required)

Support staff and frontline workers’ health and wellbeing

Programme and Production

Contributing to the value engineering and buildability of the project Agreement of programmes and methods of construction with Planner and other appropriate production personnel

Ensuring that resource requirements, production outputs, overhead targets and are established, monitored and controlled. 

Carry out constructive analysis of fully resourced programme and ensure production of operational target programmes to reflect the overall contract programme

Lead on short term planning and dissemination of short-term programmes to the site team and supply chain

Operational Excellence

Leadership and management of a team

Organisation of resources for the overall control and execution of the works including the selection of sub-contractors to carry out the works where necessary

To secure materials and plant necessary to meet specifications and planned programme of work. Manage wastage and allowances of materials

Ensure that RAMS, ITPs, MARs are signed off before any work commences. Ensure all testing regimes are in place and work inspection requests and check sheets are implemented and adhered to

Manage all permitting and approvals

Identify temporary works requirements and produce or manage the production of detailed and accurate temporary works designs and safe implementation

Ensure project quality standards and handover requirements are met. Ensure non-conformance reports are produced, investigated and closed out in timely manner

Experience/Knowledge:

Considerable experience in Civil Engineering, with strong technical knowledge. Demonstrable experience with the construction of all elements of highways works

Knowledge of the requirements and implementation of CDM Regulations

Good knowledge of specifications and testing regime relevant to general civil engineering / specification for highway works

Ability to produce RAMS, Task Briefing Sheets, and safe systems of work. Knowledge of Safety, Quality and Environmental systems

Experience of managing a small team using own initiative. Good organisational skills

All site agent on this project must have:

Degree/HNC/HND in civil engineering or similar

Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers or equivalent desirable

IOSH Managing Safely

SMSTS and CSCS Card

Temporary Works Supervisor / Coordinator desirable

First Aider, Fire Marshall desirable

Fit for work medical (or safety critical medical) desirable

Rates & Shift pattern:

£400 – £450 per day (Mon – Fri, 07:30 to 17:30)

Interested? Please apply now with your CV or contact the SOS Recruitment team to discuss further