Site Agent – Highways

Site Agent – Highways

Salary: £42000 - 54000

Location: South East/Surrey/M25/Sussex

Regions: South East, Surrey, Sussex

We are looking to recruit an experienced Site Agent to work with a well known UK contractor working on multi discipline heavy civil and highways projects across the South East of England. The ideal candidate will be successful and responsible for co‑ordinating all technical aspects, procuring materials and coordinating sub‑contractors ensuring that quality and costs are controlled.

• Will be educated to HNC/HND Civil Engineering or Degree standard desirable
• Extensive Highways/Infrastructure experience
• Previous experience as an Agent with a main civil engineering contractor on projects up to £5 to £10m
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to manage costs, customers and supply chain
• High familiarisation with HS&E Standards
• Leading a team of engineers
• Customer focus exposure to management leadership
• Precast experience and experience of managing projects with high levels of public interface
• Contributes to the tender and pre‑qualification process if required
• Works within the Company Standards – business plan, HSQE, CSR, Procurement/Supply, Finance, HR etc
• Plan, programme, set up and run project with support/guidance if required
• Produce & monitor resource programmes and costings
• Understand and lead the planning process
• Can control and monitor forecast costs
• Deliver profitability that exceeds normal tender margins wherever possible
• Act as ambassador for the company with customers, suppliers, public, employees etc
• Develop and sustain good working relationships with customers and employees that contribute to the success of the project and business
• Manage and evaluate risk and opportunity and act for the good of the Company
• Represent the Company on contractual issues if required
• Able to develop and support employees under their supervision
• Has knowledge of Conditions of Contract

If this role is of interest please call us on  and ask to speak with our Highways Team.