Site Agent

Description:

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Site Agent to join our Balvac team.

For over 90 years our business has been delivering innovative structural repair, strengthening, protection and maintenance solutions to sustainably extend the life of our nation's infrastructure.

Our clients include National Highways as well as some of the major local authorities across the UK. Whilst our key focus is Transport Infrastructure, we also provide professional services across power, energy, industrial, defence, coastal & marine sectors.

With an ever-increasing portfolio and a major expansion planned, we are looking to identify several talented individuals (Contracts Engineers, Site Agents, Project Managers & Specialist Services Engineers) based across the country to join this high-octane energy driven team.

To provide the day-to-day management and supervision of Balvac and subcontract resources.

What you'll be doing

As a Site Agent, you will have the following accountabilities:
 

• Manage the project team and supply chain to deliver projects to time, cost and quality targets and standards
• Ensure the Company procedures and policies i.e. the Business Management System are followed in delivery
• Understand the relevant Contract terms and conditions for the project
• Ensure that the works are constructed in accordance with the contract drawings, specification and Project Management Plan
• Manage site dimensional control ensuring that contractors have the facilities for setting out of the works
• Produce all site documentation for delivery of the works including PMP, PVPMP, ITP, Construction Phase Management Plan etc as required across a number of schemes
• Produce and review construction methods statements and risk assessments, ensuring that the works are constructed efficiently and safely
• Produce scheme programmes then deliver to the programme, measuring progress and productivity outputs.

Who we're looking for

You will have the following:
 

• Experience in delivery of structural repair/specialist repair projects
• Experience of working on Infrastructure schemes
• Ability to manage teams efficiently
• Ability to manage individual scheme costs
• Ability to manage Health and Safety including Behavioural Safety
• Ability to lead, communicate and influence with others to deliver targets.

Why work for us

Why join us?
 

• As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
• - Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
  - 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
  - Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
  - Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balvac is a leading specialist structural repair, strengthening and refurbishment contractor and wholly owned subsidiary of the Balfour Beatty Group. We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic and innovative organisation.

Our core business is the structural repair strengthening, protection and refurbishment of existing civil and building structure across the UK. We are active in highways, rail infrastructure, power including nuclear licensed sites and industrial facilities.