Sub Agent
Galldris Group
Location: Balsall Common, West Midlands
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Sub Agent to join our team in the West Midlands. To be considered, you will come from a Civil Engineering background with a proven experience in major civil engineering and reinforced concrete projects, working in high profile, Tier 1 environment with attention to health, safety, environment and quality.
As the Sub Agent, you will be responsible for overseeing critical elements of the project and leading a small team of engineers. Your duties will include:
* Site Leadership: Lead and guide a team of site engineers, ensuring project delivery aligns with drawings, specifications, safety, and quality standards
* Project Experience: Bring your expertise in heavy reinforced concrete structures and earthworks
* Project Execution: Support and manage all on-site activities, ensuring that the construction is delivered within scope, time, and budget
* Problem Solving: Oversee and provide solutions for engineering challenges that may arise during the project
* Preparation Work: Take ownership of project document preparation and ensure smooth on-site execution
* Preparation of short-term programmes
Key Accountabilities to include but not limited to:
Health, Safety and Environment
* Strong, visible, proactive leadership with regards to health, safety, environment and quality standards. Contribute to the achievement of Galldris safety targets and zero tolerance of unsafe working practices and occurrences
* To establish and implement site systems and controls consistent with Galldris company standards and project requirements. To ensure the production and communication of risk assessments and method statements to the site supervision
* Support and endorse Galldris 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 etc, 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 reinforced concrete structures
* Good knowledge of specifications and testing regime relevant to general civil engineering works
* Experience of managing a small team using own initiative. Good organisational skills
* Knowledge of the requirements and implementation of CDM Regulations
* Ability to produce RAMS, Task Briefing Sheets, and safe systems of work. Knowledge of Safety, Quality and Environmental systems
Qualifications:
* Degree/HNC in Civil Engineering, or equivalent
* Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers or equivalent desirable
* IOSH Managing Safely or SMSTS
* Appropriate CSCS card
* Temporary Works Supervisor / Coordinator desirable
* First Aider, Fire Marshall, Fit for work medical (or safety critical medical) desirable
Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the UK.
Should you feel you have what it takes to be successful in this role then we would love to hear from you.
Employee referral scheme - refer a friend or family member to work for Galldris. We look forward to hearing from you.
Galldris is an Equal Opportunities employer and does not discriminate against any protected characteristic.
Note for Recruitment Agencies: We are not using Recruitment Agencies for this role. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable