Site Agent

Part of the Volker Wessels UK Group, Volker Stevin is an industry-leading civil engineering business, providing complex and innovative engineering solutions across a wide range of sectors including maritime, flood risk management, defence, energy, water and regeneration. Collaborating with, and drawing on the specialist skills of the group's business units we deliver a truly integrated, multidisciplinary service.

Volker Stevin have a fantastic opportunity for a Site Agent to join the the team on our Project at Kendal due to work winning of other projects within the Cumbria area.

This position is on our Environmental Agency Framework.

Overall role purpose:

Responsibility for the delivery of the construction-phase of assigned project or section where on a large scheme. To provide direction to the site team in order to ensure the successful delivery of projects. Ensuring good Client relationships are nurtured and maintained.

Accountable for:

The programme performance of the project across all stages.
The commercial performance (including change control) of the project across all stages.
The accurate completion of the Monthly Project Review Dashboards and associated reporting
Management of all risks and opportunities of the project.
SHEQ performance of the project.
Procurement and supply chain performance.

Responsible for:

Construction

Organise enabling works and site mobilisation including site set-up, with support from site team.
Ensure HSEQ pre-start meeting is held
Ensure that the Site Management Plan is prepared, maintained and reviewed throughout the construction-phase of each project.
Responsible for development of initial Temporary Works Schedule and inclusion within Construction Programme, progression of any initial designs to support start on site.
Responsible for Input to civils procurement enquiries; specifically scope, programme, management provision.
Production of Monthly Progress Reports Quality

Ensure that Quality Ripple is established and embedded at all sites
Ensure Shared Data Environment is correctly administered in line with company procedures. Commercial

Ensure that accurate records are maintained to manage the change process and variations.
Completion of Monthly Client Progress Reports.
Monitoring resource requirements.
Ensure monthly Project Review Dashboards are completed.
Ensure that robust commercial forecasts, risk/opportunity registers and Contract Review Action Logs are maintained.
Manage risks & opportunities.
Manage change control.
Manage Client project issues.

Health & Safety

Be a champion for Safety Ripple and improving HSEQ performance:
Be familiar with and observe all relevant statutory provisions applicable to construction and related industries.
Implement the company's procedures for managing HSEQ requirements, and ensure that the Client receives the necessary documentation to satisfy their needs.
Ensure all employees, self-employed and sub-contractors understand their HSEQ responsibilities and are adequately trained and  responsible for ensuring adequate training, support and mentoring is provided to the project teams to allow them to fulfil their HSEQ responsibilities via initiatives and rigorous application of the HSEQ Management System.

Programme

Manage and support the production of a fully resourced programme and ensure:
Design, procurement and construction phases are clearly defined with a critical path and milestones
Ensure that commercial team are fully involved in the plan and requirements
Establish clear areas of responsibility for delivery of the plan
Attend (appropriate) collaborative planning and Cl.32 programme review meetings.

About you

Bachelor's Degree in civil engineering
Previous

Experience of Working as Site Agent on major Civil Engineering projects
SMSTS
First Aid
CSCS

If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

Volker Stevin is under the umbrella of Volker Wessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways,…