Job Description

Site Agent

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Site Agent to join our team on a major piling and tunnelling project. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in delivering a complex, high-profile infrastructure scheme, leading site operations while ensuring the highest standards of safety, quality, programme, and commercial performance.

Reporting to the Project Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of construction activities, coordinating site teams, subcontractors, and suppliers to ensure works are delivered safely, efficiently, on time, and within budget.

Site Agent Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage daily site operations on a major piling and tunnelling project.
• Plan and coordinate construction activities to achieve programme milestones.
• Ensure full compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards.
• Manage site engineers, supervisors, and subcontractors.
• Monitor productivity, programme, and resource allocation.
• Identify and manage project risks, implementing mitigation measures where required.
• Review and approve method statements, risk assessments, and permits.
• Liaise with clients, designers, statutory authorities, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure works are delivered in accordance with contract specifications and engineering standards.
• Support commercial teams with progress reporting, change management, and cost control.
• Produce accurate site records, reports, and programme updates.
• Promote a positive safety culture and lead by example.

Site Agent Requirements

• Previous experience as a Site Agent on major civil engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of piling, tunnelling, heavy civil engineering, or geotechnical works.
• Excellent leadership and team management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple work fronts in a fast-paced construction environment.
• Strong understanding of NEC contracts is desirable.
• Experience coordinating subcontractors and multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Competent in planning and reporting using Microsoft Office and relevant construction software.

Qualifications needed

• Degree or HNC/HND in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• SMSTS.
• CSCS Managers Card.
• First Aid at Work (desirable).
• Temporary Works Coordinator (desirable).
• Full UK driving licence.