About the company

The company are one of the oldest civil engineering companies in the country and are based in the North West. They are a group of companies and I am working on behalf of the Civil Engineering arm of the business which currently turns over £100M a year. They have an extremely high staff retention rate and are very rarely looking for new staff however they have just won a lot of new work and are looking for senior operational staff for these projects that are all in the North West. Their clients include National Highways, the Environment Agency, United utilities and private clients. Projects range in value from £50,000 up to £2M and types of projects include flood prevention works, wastewater and drainage works, reservoirs, canals and rivers, renewable energy works, highways infrastructure works, bridges, culverts and retaining walls, highways construction and maintenance works as well as footways and cycleways works.

About the role

The company are looking for a Site Agent to work on civil engineering infrastructure projects in the North West. The successful candidate will be expected to operate and promote a high standard of health and safety by ensuring Method Statements and Risk Assessments are in place for all aspects of the works. You’ll have to check engineering drawings/specifications, identifying and resolving design conflicts.

You’ll be in charge of undertaking management of Sub Agents, Section Engineers and Site Engineers whilst you work closely and report directly to the project manager.

The projects that you’ll be involved in will range from infrastructure, bridge infrastructure, concrete structures, land drainage, internal drainage, flood banks, deep drainage and major earthwork projects. You will be working on one of the largest frameworks in the country on essential work to keep the utilities infrastructure on track over the next 10 years.

You will be overseeing a number of sites which will range in location from North Wales to Liverpool and Chester.

Benefits and Rewards

You’ll be working for a growing company who have a strong belief in development and progression of their current staff and they offer a training program to help you progress into the next stage of your career.

You’ll be rewarded with a very competitive salary of £50,000 – £60,000 + a company car or car allowance.

Requirements

Ideally the successful candidate would need at least 3 years experience of site management in a civil engineering environment working on similar projects. You will be degree qualifies as an engineer and will have worked your way up to a Site Agent level and will be ready to step straight into that role.

You will have excellent stability on your cv and will have significant UK experience.