Site Agent - Motherwell, United Kingdom - Balfour Beatty

Balfour Beatty

Verified Company

Motherwell, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

About the role
Shape what's next in construction in a pivotal project management role with an industry leader. What you do here as a
Site Agent will matter. Not just to the infrastructure and engineering experts you'll manage or the supportive colleagues who'll value your perspective. Your work will matter to society as a whole, as you help us to shape large-scale civil engineering projects.

What you'll be doing
When it comes to developing our people, our project management team are award winning.

Joining the team as a
Site Agent, you'll get to:

Manage, monitor and motivate a multiskilled team of engineers, subcontractors and other construction experts
Take responsibility for particular activities or sections of civil engineering projects
Set performance targets and carry out analysis to make sure your team are working to the highest standards of safety and quality
Be involved in the procurement of subcontractors
Benefit from our sheer scale and diversity by progressing quickly and exploring professional passions and established career paths
Secure a future in an industry that's enjoying significant investment
Take pride in adding your talents to our focus on building sustainably for the future.

Who we're looking for
To make a real impact as a
Site Agent with us, you'll need:

Experience of allocating resource and encouraging a team to take ownership
Commercial awareness and the ability to set targets in line with budgets
A driving licence, CSCS Card and SMSTS qualification
A track record of solving issues and to be a sound decision maker
The ability to read technical drawings and information
To be a great influencer who can build relationships with ease
The flexibility to work unsociable hours on occasion.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

About us
Balfour Beatty has been operating in Scotland for over a century.

Today, we directly employ 2,000 colleagues across Scotland and work with a supply chain that includes a substantial proportion of local businesses.

Significant projects in the company's current portfolio include the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Biomes Initiative and the Institute for Regeneration and Repair and the Edinburgh Futures Institutes projects for the University of Edinburgh.

We recently completed Glasgow Queen Street Station Redevelopment for Network Rail, the University of Strathclyde's Learning and Teaching building, Forth Valley College's Falkirk Campus and the A9 Dualling Luncarty to Pass of Birnam for Transport Scotland.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment.

We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Job Reference:
BBUK06087