Agent

Costain have won extensive work across the water sector this year to support the AMP 8 investment cycle. We have been appointed by United Utilities as one of 7 partners to deliver £3bn of projects in the Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8) between 2025 – 2030.

The project to construct a new membrane bioreactor to treat combined primary treated flows from Wigan and Skelmersdale WwTW’s to meet EA regulatory output dates in March 2030. 

The role will be site based

At Costain, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation. If you’re passionate about making a positive impact and think you can bring value to our team, we’d love to hear from you even if you don’t tick every box. Your unique skills and experiences could be exactly what we need. 

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• Reporting directly to the Senior Agent and working alongside two Agents and the temporary works manager, this role is predominantly to manage temporary works and lifting within the engineering team.

• The management of temporary works and lifting is a crucial function of Costain’s operations, and its successful delivery is critical to health and safety at site and, therefore, the future of the business.  It is essential that the Agent is suitably qualified and has the relevant experience appropriate to the complexity of the contract.

• The role will be required from Sep 2026 throughout the construction phase until end of 2028

Temporary Works

• Early identification of hazards/omissions with respect to the temporary structures on the Wigan Project.

• Prepare permits to load, working with the site engineering team and sign off permits, post inspection

• Inspect and sign off all elements of temporary works across the site assisted by the engineering & supervisory team (Temporary Works Supervisors)

• Review supply chain designs with the Agents/Senior Agent and TW Manager

• Mentor less experienced TWC’s and TWS’s in the Engineering team

• Review RAMS that include temporary works and discuss your recommendations with the Site Team

Lifting

• Liaise with temporary works manager to ensure permit to load in place for lifting activities

• Review and approval of all supply chain lift plans inc. issuing permits to lift

• Mentor less experienced Lift AP’s in the Engineering team

• Own and update lift plan register and lifting permit register

• Prepare and maintain lift plans for all self delivery works and issue lift permits

• Produce and brief RAMS for self delivery lifting activities

• Review RAMS that include lifting operations

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

Essential 

• 10+ years civil engineering

• Competent in reinforced concrete inc. rebar stability and shuttering up to 10m high inspections

• Piling & crane platforms

• Pipe pressure testing

• Excavation inspection

• Review and approval of lift plans for a wide range of lifting appliances

• Able to produce and brief lift plans for a wide range of lifting appliances

Desirable

• Scaffolding

• Experience of tower cranes

Essential 

• CITB Temporary Works Co-ordinator

• CPCS Appointed Person Lifting (Blue Card)

• SMSTS

Desirable

• CISRS Basic Scaffold Inspection