An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Site Agent to join our team in Leiston, Suffolk. To be considered, you will come from a Civil Engineering background with previous experience in earthworks, drainage, communication ducts and pavement construction, preferably within a highway's environment.

The Site Agent will be responsible for managing a varied team constructing a variety of general civil engineering work packages, including responsibility for health, safety, environment.

Key Accountabilitiesto include but not limited to:

Health, Safety and Environment

• Strong, visible, proactive leadership with regards to health, safety, environment and quality standards
• To establish and implement site systems and controls consistent
• To ensure the production and communication of risk assessment and methods statements to the site supervision
• Support staff and frontline workers' health and wellbeing

Programme and Production

• Contributing to the value engineering 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 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

Qualifications:

• 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

Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the UK.

DCS Recruitment and all associated companies are committed to creating a working environment where diversity is celebrated and everyone is treated fairly, regardless of gender, gender identity, disability, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, age, or nationality