Site Agent - Chester, United Kingdom - Colas Ltd

Colas Ltd

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Chester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Introduction:

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Site Agent to join Colas Ltd working on our new Cheshire West & Chester Term Maintenance contract.

Main Responsibility:

The Site Agent will be responsible for the planning, executing, monitoring, and reporting of Highways Schemes to meet strategic objectives and to ensure schemes are delivered safely, within budget and on time.

Key Client expectations must be managed, whilst ensuring the compliance with all quality procedures and safe working practices. You will undertake all works to the highest possible Health, Safety, and environmental standards.

You will be working on a recently won Highways Term Maintenance Contract with all Highway service areas (Reactive Maintenance / Planned Schemes / Structures) ensuring the safe, timely delivery, monitoring and reporting to the delivery team and Clients on project delivery.

You will provide guidance to ensure effective ownership, analysis, and management of project requirements. You will work with the Term Maintenance Contractors Operations Manager to identify project requirements and delivery timelines.

You will provide detailed project updates to the Client on delivery progress of the various project streams and to work with the Client to agree various strategies.

You will be responsible in developing detailed project plans to provide assurances to clients and management on adequate management interventions and revising based on changing needs and requirements.

Qualifications:

Industry experience in a similar or equivalent role
Suitable construction qualifications and training course attendance
Full clean driving licence
Hold a high level of experience in highway construction and maintenance
CSCS Professionally Qualified
SSSTS / SMSTS / IOSH (Safety Related Qualification)

Package Description:

As well as a highly competitive salary, Colas offers some great benefits with this role, including:

A generous pension contribution
Life assurance cover (x4 basic salary)
25 days annual leave + bank holidays (with the option to buy/sell more)
Flexible working policy
Opportunity to study towards a professional qualification fully funded
Ongoing training and personal/professional development
Discounts on car leasing, holidays, cinema tickets, restaurants and much more through our online employee benefits portal

About the Company:

Colas Ltd are a UK subsidiary of the global Colas Group, which operates in over 50 countries worldwide and employs over 55,000 people including over 1500 in the UK across multiple sites.

We are specialists in highways construction and have been involved in large scale UK and international construction projects within the highways, airfields and marine sectors as well as offering highways maintenance services and manufacturing our own innovative surfacing products.

We hold a 'Gold Investor in People' award for continuously developing and rewarding our employees, offering excellent career potential.

Colas is fully committed to promoting equality and diversity and maintaining a culture of fairness, transparency and respect for all employees, clients, communities, suppliers, contractors and other stakeholders.

Colas aims to be inclusive, meet diverse needs and promote awareness and ownership in the workplace and the communities in which we serve.

Colas values the strength and differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and believes that by harnessing these differences, we will foster a productive environment where equity and mutual respect are intrinsic, where talents are being fully utilised and organisational goals are met.

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Salary £40k-£45k Plus a company car or allowance
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Frequency Monthly
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Job Reference colas/TP/14261/631
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Contract Type Permanent
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Closing Date 23 April, 2023
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Job Category Operations & Project Management
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Business Unit Contracting North
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Location Cheshire West and Chester, United Kingdom
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Posted on 23 March, 2023