Engineering Sub Agent, Civil Engineering

About The Role

Job Title:

Sub Agent

Location:

Inverness
Project Type:
Civils / Highways
Company:
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.

As the contractor delivering the £185 million A9 Tomatin to Moy upgrade, Balfour Beatty is transforming a key section of the route by converting the existing single‑carriageway into a dual carriageway, constructing four new bridges, and improving junctions and side roads to enhance safety and regional transport links.

Successful candidates will enjoy being part of a major national improvement programme, contributing to meaningful work that directly enhances local infrastructure, safety and economic growth across the Highlands.

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

• Reviews Method Statements and Risk Assessments and makes improvements as appropriate
• Lead an Accident / Incident Investigation (HFACS and ‘Four Page Report’)
• Carries out trend analysis and identifies improvement areas from audits and near misses
• Carries out field audits and confirms the sufficiency of control documentation
• Production and implementation of Permits to Work, specifically Confined Space Permits and Hot Works Permits
• Strong understanding of temporary works and timescales for implementation into the works

• Guides & coaches subordinates in technical requirements and techniques of setting out
• Guides and coaches subordinates in resolution of construction issues, drawing on experience and accepted industry best practice

• Ownership of whole process of production, checking and submission of Handover Documentation (Green Files or equivalent)
• Implements systems and processes to support construction of the works in accordance with the specification (eg Materials Approval, NCR, Handover Documentation)
• Carries out trend analysis of the above and identifies improvement areas for non conformance and business improvement
• Carries out Independent Inspections of their own section and of others
• Carries out Site Audits to check works and documentation compliance
• Coaches less experienced staff
• Liaise with designer to resolve technical issues

• Maintains accurate diary, including dialogue with external organisations (subcontractors)
• Produces a budget from the resourced programme and monitors / reviews weekly costs
• Involved in the procurement of subcontractors
• Manages subcontractors
• Understands cost and value

• Produces a fully resourced stage programme in the accepted format / software
• Tracks and monitors KPI compliance and recommends improvements to systems to maintain team production
• Establishes monitors of production, translated to graphical form from the Programme to aid understanding of current status and identification of requirements for intervention
• Cross references section programme to three weekly programme and ensures compatibility

Drafts correspondence to sub contractors, suppliers and Client

• 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
• 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
• Able to work on own initiative and seek out opportunities in line with level of responsibility
• Holds a current driving license and CSCS Card. SSSTS or SMSTS qualified
• Excellent team player, able to work competently and independently without continuous supervision
• Strong communication skills with good interpersonal and influencing skills
• Solution orientated approach to issue…