Site Agent (CRE)
Rail & Civil Engineering ¦Civils & Building Asst Management
Location – Tamworth
(LNW route)
Due to continued growth and CP7 contract award in the NW&C region, we are recruiting an experienced rail and civil engineering Site Agent to join our North West & Central regional team, based in Tamworth, dedicated to managing a large number of day to day project remits in the Central and Southern section of the route with day to day responsibility for overseeing Building and Civils Asset Maintenance works.
Business Unit
A busy and fast paced business unit involved in a range of Infrastructure Projects and Framework contracts in rail and non-rail, civil engineering environments. Works within the region include bridges, embankments, stations, platforms, tunnels, structural steel installations, moving structures etc. The business unit are involved in multi-disciplinary civils projects across the North West region, whether infrastructure projects or maintenance works around the region working with a variety of clients and tier 1 contractors.
The Role
As Site Agent (CRE) you will be directly responsible for the daily management of various building / civils asset management projects within the Asset Management framework. It requires the delivery of remits ranging from circa £5k up to £2m. You will be responsible for leading successful site/project delivery, by ensuring that the site team are fully appraised of the contract parameters and have the capability and resources necessary to achieve contract objectives.
The works are fast paced and high in volume and requires an experienced candidate with the ability to handle works in this type of fast pace environment.
Day to day responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Ensuring that the contract is executed in accordance with the requirements of:
o All applicable legislation
o The Terms and Conditions of the Contract
o The Contract Health and Safety Plan
o The Work Package Plans and Task Briefing Sheets
o The Contract Quality / Environmental Plan
• Delivery of the contract within programme and budget.
• Liaison with site staff and managing surveyor to ensure tender allowances are not exceeded.
• The continuous monitoring of contract progress to ensure contract objectives are being met.
• Ensuring that in conjunction with the site team changes to the contract are identified, agreed and effectively managed.
• The provision of formal reports on contract progress to the Contracts Manager.
Requirements
To excel in this role, you will have previous experience as a Site Agent in a rail and civil engineering environment.
* SMSTS
* Degree / HNC or HND in civil engineering (or equivalent compensating experience in a technical engineering role)
* Experience as a Site Agent or minimum Sub Agent level in a rail/civil engineering contracting environment
* Experience in a similar role working on multi-disciplinary rail/civils infrastructure maintenance frameworks.
* CRE approved (Contractors Responsible Engineer)
In return
* Competitive annual salary negotiable dependant on experience
* Company Car or Car Allowance
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
* Up to 3 volunteer days
* Company contributory Pension scheme
* Life Insurance
* Westfield Health Cash Plan & Westfield Rewards
* Generous Employee referral scheme
* Support and employee infrastructure embedded in the business as a platform for personal and professional development creating pathways for unrivalled career development and progression opportunities internally.
* Consistent learning opportunities
* A safe place to work
* Employee forum’s that provide a platform for having your voice heard