Sub Agent – Major Civils

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Technical recruiters for the built environment

Civil Sub Agent required for a minimum 6 month contract based in Argyll & Bute.

  • Health Safety & Environmental
  • Responsible for appraisal and creation of WPP and other safety documentation provided by teams and supply chain ensuring compliance with BMS and Legislation.
  • Sub Agent for all major civils, groundworks and enabling works.
  • Carry out Regular Safety and Environmental Tours at intervals no less than set out in personal targets and as required by the Project Construction Phase Plan / Safety Tour rota. Ensuring actions are closed out in a timely manner.
  • Cascades safety critical information to engineering and supervisory staff within their teams
  • Appraises safety improvement options and leads action within the Supply Chain
  • Attends regular observation card reviews and implements improvements as required.
  • Supports the environment manager in ensuring legal and planning compliance.
  • Supports Team in Considerate Constructor Scheme.
  • Engineering Control
    • Monitors performance of Engineering Team and Identifies Shortfalls to Team Lead/Agent.
    • Ensures that sufficient resources are allocated to the Works Sections and that each has an appropriate level of ability.
    • Encourages team members to develop themselves and provides mentoring.
    • Support graduates and apprentices on their development programmes.
  • Quality
    • Accountable for production and approval of documentation to be sent to client.
    • Accountable for the collation of handover documentation.
    • Work with Quality Manager to deliver right first-time culture.
  • Productivity
    • Produces look ahead programmes. Targeting betterment of Accepted Programme.
    • Production of Weekly Work Plans and As Built data, reviewing and challenging outputs in line with target programme.
    • Production of Cost reports for performance and costs meetings
    • Production of weekly progress report.
    • Attendance at Daily Review Meetings.
    • Chair weekly supply chain meetings and minute
    • Ensures appropriate team members attend weekly planning meetings and work collaboratively.
    • Makes sure all team buy in to lean philosophy.
    • Ensure regular communication and any concerns are addressed with Line Manager and direct reports
  • Commercial
    • Checking that daily allocation sheets are coded and correct
    • Attends weekly Plant and Labour Meeting and reviews costs are being collected and coded correctly by the team.
    • Works with the Teams QS on the preparation of a cost plan and manages cost v value
    • Attends weekly cost meetings presents weekly report on cost vs value.
    • Collates information for notifications of change to QS

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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