Site Agent

About The Role

Job Title
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Site Agent

Location
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Bridge Of Allan

Project Type
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Civils

Company
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Balfour Beatty Group

Balfour Beatty is a leading national infrastructure and construction company with more than a century of heritage in Scotland, delivering key projects that strengthen communities and improve national connectivity. The Bridge of Allan Flood Defence Scheme is a major £16 million infrastructure project designed to protect the town from rising flood risk and deliver long‑term climate resilience for the community. It will introduce upgraded flood‑protection walls along key routes, new flood‑defence bunds and other works, safeguarding 87 properties and 700 metres of roadway.

This high‑impact community‑critical project is part of Scotland’s national Funding of Flood Scheme Protections programme.

• Live the Balfour Beatty Values
• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm
• Support the delivery of CSUK’s Sustainability activities
• Motivate section team and manage performance; monitor the competency of team members and undertake training/coaching as appropriate

• Set targets and KPI’s in line with Project / Business objectives and monitor performance
• Carry out periodic Safety & Environment Tours as required by the Project H & S Plan
• Assist Lead in Incident Investigation and information gathering / review
• Appraise improvement options and actions / instigate as appropriate
• Lead periodic risk reviews and take output forward to the Project Risk Register
• Monitor effectiveness of the H & S Management System
• Keep up to date with changes in legislation and cascade information to the team

• Ensure sufficient resources are allocated to the Works Section and that each has an appropriate level of ability
• Identify and arrange training as required

• Set targets and KPI’s in line with Project objectives and monitor performance
• Ensure site audits are undertaken and take appropriate action on the findings
• Appraise improvement options and lead / instigate actions as appropriate
• Implement systems and processes to manage the quality of the constructive works
• Involve in working groups focused on Improvement Areas
• Overall ownership of Handover Documentation for Section

• Set targets and KPI’s in line with key outputs and monitor performance, reporting Section Progress
• Carry out constructive analysis of fully resourced programme
• Manage sub‑contractor performance based on KPI’s
• Ensure production of operational target programmes to reflect overall construction programme
• Chair prescribed Short Interval Control section meetings to review performance on site

• Set targets and KPI’s in line with budget forecast
• Attend and provide reports for weekly project meetings and identify improvement areas and allocate / implement appropriate actions to team members
• Involved in the procurement of subcontractors and advise on commercial aspects / preferred attendances
• Produce the risk schedule for section, review and update
• Prepare a cost plan and manage cost value

• Able to clearly communicate the requirements of a safe system of work to ensure that these are followed accurately. Suggests and implements improvements to systems and capable of stopping operations when necessary.
• Capable of taking ownership of tasks and communicating outcomes with clarity; experienced at encouraging direct reports to do the same and managing a team to ensure tasks are carried out effectively and key messages cascaded
• Strong work ethic with flexibility to work unsociable hours/nights as required by the programme Health Safety & Environmental
  • Understands method statements and can coach others in document production
  • Understands and can guide others in the principles of Accident / Incident Investigation
  • Good working knowledge of current H & S legislation
  • Proficient in the application of Company Systems
  • Innovative approach to enhancing safe systems of work
  Engineering Control
  • Experienced in resource allocation and up skilling
  • Competent in reading technical drawings and information, and understands the principle of design management.
  Quality
  • Understands the Organisational Business Management…