Agent - Scotland, United Kingdom - Royal BAM Group

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Building a sustainable tomorrow


BAM Nuttall are looking to recruit experienced and motivated Agents / Senior Agents who can strengthen our existing team, delivering large civil engineering projects across Scotland.

The projects are predominantly within the energy infrastructure sector, building new substations and HVDC converter stations to support Scotland's transition to net Zero.

You will be required to work throughout some of the more remote areas of Scotland, with initial projects located in the Argyll Coast, Isle of Skye and Orkney.

Living away allowance will be provided for working away from home along with other package benefits.


Your mission
As Agent, you will be responsible for the following:

  • Set personal example in health, safety and environmental matters by ensuring compliance with Company policies and procedures, and personal safety tours.
  • Manage, supervise and mentor the project team as appropriate.
  • Adopt, maintain and promote costconscious management through efficient use of all resources.
  • Implement and promote the use of BIM technologies to deliver the requirements of the project BIM Execution Plan (BEP).
  • Maintain good working relationship with RE staff and the supply chain.
  • Encourage repeat business by adopting a professional attitude with clients and stakeholders.
  • Establish, maintain and monitor an effective, programme based cost management system, to facilitate control with reliable QF preparation.
  • Ensure realistic short, medium and contract programmes are prepared, reviewed and updated.
  • Ensure method statements and risk assessments are prepared, briefed, reviewed and updated.
  • Ensure all records for measurement and payment purposes are prepared promptly, in appropriate form.
  • Ensure all necessary site based appointments are made with suitably trained and experienced staff.
  • Use recorded weekly internal progress meetings to communicate with all levels of the team.
  • Keep offsite line management apprised of potential problems and future work opportunities.
  • Establish and maintain close working relationship with buying department to ensure compliant advantageous procurement terms.
  • Establish close working relationship with general foreman to ensure costeffective use of labour and plant.
  • Take a personal interest in developing staff to their next level.
  • Keep abreast of developments in professional field.

Who are we looking for?

Your qualifications, skills and experience should include:

  • Qualified to ICE Chartered level or equivalent (preferred)
  • Successful management of a section of a major project, or acting as sub agent on a similar project
  • Thorough knowledge of relevant government legislation
  • Working knowledge of construction techniques and contract law relevant to construction contracts
  • Able to communicate effectively at all levels

What's in it for you?

  • Competitive salary
  • A wide range of family friendly policies
  • Company car / car allowance / travel allowance
  • 8 % matched pension contributions
  • Private healthcare
  • Life assurance
  • 26 days holiday
  • 2 wellbeing days
  • 1 volunteering day
  • Personal and professional development

BAM Nuttall is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing policies that support work-life balance.

Who are we?
The art of building is about building for communities; it's about building for life.

Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar.

Our values:
sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day.


Our recruitment process


BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at anytime you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.


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