Sub Agent – Highways
Location - Blofield
What you will be doing:
You will work on our Infrastructure project and frameworks. Ideally, you will be based locally, although we are open to subsidizing relocation.
As a Sub Agent, you will take responsibility for ensuring resources, materials, and plant are in the right place at the right time to ensure effective management and due diligence on site.
* Participate in creating a knowingly safe working environment.
* Day to day leadership and management of a section of works including the supervision and monitoring of the site team and sub-contractors.
* Plan, control and monitor the progress of the works and coordinate the section(s) of the project as allocated.
* Manage multiple packages of work in conjunction with the commercial team.
* Attend external meetings as required with clients and stakeholders.
* Report to Site Agent/Project Manager on progress and performance.
* Assist the Site Agent/Project Manager to administer the cost forecast, valuation and reporting systems.
* Attend and implement weekly and monthly site meetings.
* Ensure all site team and subcontractors are working to the latest design information.
* Undertake material take offs where required and ensure materials are ordered and reconciled.
* Conduct regular H&S checks and CDM audits.
* Ensure Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS), Permit to Work systems, inductions and briefing are correctly carried out.
* Resolve any unexpected technical difficulties and problems that may arise.
* Ensure and maintain strict quality control procedures.
* Ensure site team keeps site diaries up to date.
* Assist with value engineering solutions.
* Manage direct reports and ensure appropriate competence is maintained.
* Monitor capability of staff and contractors to undertake current and prospective workloads and report to site management.
* Understand any temporary works requirements.
* Identify/assist in introducing new processes, techniques, and innovations on site.
About You:
* Ability to work safely.
* Read & interpret data, drawings specifications, and schedules.
* Highly organized and able to prioritize multiple workloads.
* Effective plant and material management.
* Adept at interfacing with site team, subcontractors, designers, and the client.
* Strong knowledge of CDM 15.
* Good working knowledge of NEC.
* Able to interpret, extract, and disseminate works information relating to the program of works.
* Proven leadership and delegation skills.
* Advanced problem-solving skills.
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £3.2 billion, we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realize long-held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented, and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental well-being of all our people through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice, and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.
Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.
Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where, and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity, and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.
Our benefits:
* Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays.
* A wide range of corporate discounts.
* Cycle to Work schemes.
* Comprehensive pension plan.
* Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme.
* Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it.
* Paid for yearly membership to one recognized professional association relevant to your role.
About us:
Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction groups with a vision to continuously be a people-oriented, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.
Our Infrastructure business has seen impressive growth over the last few years working in collaboration with National Highways (formerly Highways England) and Local Authority clients across the country. Our portfolio of road projects has contributed substantially to the national infrastructure network and has seen us become one of the leading players in the Highways sector.
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain, and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Highways business please contact Abby Whitbread on abby.whitbread@gallifordtry.co.uk.
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours, and/or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfill to make this application a positive experience for you.
Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
A full job description for this role is available upon request.
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