Sub Agent - Fort Augustus, United Kingdom - Balfour Beatty

Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty
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Fort Augustus, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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About the role

To lead and control a section of the civils access works on the Fort Augustus - Skye 132kV Overhead Line Reinforcement Project.

Day to day management of a team of Civils Subcontractors, Site Engineers and Site Supervisors.

What you'll be doing

  • Ownership of whole process of production, checking and submission of Handover Documentation
  • Liaising with the client and signing off ITP's and measuring as built accesses
  • Implements systems and processes to support construction of the works in accordance with the specification (eg Materials Approval, NCR, Handover Documentation)
  • Carries out trend analysis of the above and identifies improvement areas for non conformance and business improvement
  • Carries out Independent Inspections of their own section and of others
  • Carries out Site Audits to check works and documentation compliance
  • Coaches less experienced staff
  • Liaise with designer to resolve technical issues
  • Produces a fully resourced stage programme in the accepted format and contributes to the 4 week look ahead weekly which is submitted to the client
  • Tracks and monitors KPI compliance and recommends improvements to systems to maintain team production
  • Establishes monitors of production, translated to graphical form from the Programme to aid understanding of current status and identification of requirements for intervention
  • Maintains accurate diary, including dialogue with external organisations (subcontractors)
  • Produces a budget from the resourced programme and monitors / reviews weekly costs
  • Manages sub contractors
  • Drafts correspondence to sub contractors, suppliers and Client in line with the NEC3 Contract

Who we're looking for

The following experience/qualifications are essential:

  • Able to clearly communicate the requirements of a safe system of work to ensure that these are followed accurately.
  • Suggests and implements improvements to systems
  • Capable of taking ownership of tasks and communicating outcomes with clarity; experienced at encouraging direct reports to do the same and managing a team to ensure tasks are carried out effectively and key messages cascaded

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.


Why join us?


As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too.

You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life.

Here are some of our key benefits:

  • Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
  • 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
  • Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
  • Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

About us

Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.


From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.


Diversity and inclusion

Job Reference:
BBUK08940
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