Job Description - Agent

Description
  • Provide Leadership and/or management in a Client facing role, personally demonstrating a positive Culture including key values & behaviours of Safety and Quality
  • Co-ordination of sub-contractor activities, including chairing regular co-ordination meetings with staff and subcontractors
  • Reporting to Senior Leadership Teams of various Project Organisational teams and functions both directly and indirectly 
  • Co-ordination and liaison with relevant site teams and functions to enable the works, including cross business functional departments
  • In liaison with the Site team(s) identify opportunities & risks and maintain the Risk Register in conjunction with the relevant project functions
  • Scrutinise drawings and technical documents 
  • Provide Intelligent Oversight of the works and site activities and where required raise relevant documentation such as TQ’s RFI’s, NCR’s
  • Overall compliance with Health & Safety Legislation, Company Policy and best practice throughout the construction / commissioning process
  • Ensuring site works and activities comply with relevant expectations, standards and arrangements including 
    • site rules and emergency procedures 
    • Safe Systems of Work (SSoW) 
      • Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) including hazards and control measures required
      • Permits for control of works
      • Site Licence management arrangements and governance requirements
    • training and development of education for 
      • subcontractors 
      • site supervisors
      • site teams and workforce
  • Scrutinise and undertake detailed scheduling / programming of site activities in conjunction with sub-contractors and the site team
  • Co-ordination of H&S meetings and site progress meetings

Ensuring project documentation is produced , collated and completed for hand-over

  • 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. 

 

 



Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities



  • Co-ordination of sub-contractor activities, including chairing regular co-ordination meetings with staff and subcontractors

  • ·Ensuring project documentation is completed for hand-over and Take Over

  • Studying drawings and technical documents and raising technical queries for clarification of any conflicting information

  • Ensuring Non-Conformance Reports are issued when required

  • In liaison with the Site Agent maintain the Site Risk Register


 



Qualifications

Essential 

  • Degree level/HNC/HND qualification in a Civil Engineering (or equivalent experience) and vocational training in Construction / Engineering
  • CSCS

Desirable

  • Chartered status of a relevant Institution 
  • Project Management training e.g. APM, Prince2 etc.
  • Nuclear Training e.g. Triple bar
  • SMSTS / IOSH
  • Other site qualifications e.g. Lifting Appointed Persons, Confirmed Spaces (Medium), Temporary Works Coordinator / Supervisor etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knowledge, Skills and Experience 

Essential 

  • Senior Engineer 2+ years of site experience
  • Agent 5+ years of site experience 
  • IT skills including MS Office

Desirable

  • BIM / Digital including Autodesk and /or Bentley 
  • Scheduling in Aphex, P6 etc.
  • Behavioural Science / Safety

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