Sub Agent
| Posting date: | 24 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £50,000 to £55,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Plus car / allowance etc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 July 2025 |
| Location: | Swindon, Wiltshire, SN34tz |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | Fawkes & Reece |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | AW- 001_1750758250 |
Summary
Sub Agent - Swindon - Large civils project
My client is a Leading Regional Civil Engineering Contractor.
They are long established, progressive and employ more than 250 people in the UK.
They are looking to employ on a permanent basis, a Sub Agent, to work initially on a large infrastructure project in the Swindon area.
The project comprises the construction of earthworks new roads, junctions and roundabouts, drainage and utilities to facilitate a major new residential development.
Key Responsibilities:
Working closely with the management team to plan and coordinate the successful delivery of the project.
- Ensuring a "safety first" attitude underpins all operations undertaken by the Company to ensure the health and safety of the company's personnel and others working at or visiting our sites
* Be accountable for ensuring all works are completed in full compliance with health and safety legislation and company policy and procedures on quality, health and safety and the environment
* Embed safety as the first imperative across all areas of your responsibility
* Support the evolution of a culture that welcomes the opportunity to learn from incidents and near misses, taking appropriate remedial action and holding people to account where necessary to ensure that the company's objectives are achieved
* Lead on the management of the project and ensure all works are managed in line with the contract
* Prepare and update quality, environmental and construction phase plans.
* Write and update risk assessments and method statements
* Plan, measure, monitor and review progress throughout the project's lifespan to ensure compliance with budget and programme
* Input into monthly financial reports including cost / value reconciliations and budget forecasts
* Work collaboratively to administer the contract whilst maintaining good relations with project stakeholders
* Interpret engineering drawings and specifications and ensure the accurate construction of the works in accordance with the client requirements
* Identify risk in sufficient time to allow effective mitigation to be implemented
* Oversee the management of site level change including Early Warning's and Compensation Event's
* Ensure appropriate plant, labour, subcontract and material resources are available in a timely manner to meet the project programme
* Communicate and liaise with others to facilitate a teamwork approach to problem solving and operational tasks
Requirements:
- Degree in Civil Engineering or another relevant subject matter
- Strong knowledge and experience of Civil Engineering Projects
- Strong commercial experience
- CSCS Gold Card
- SMSTS
- First Aid Trained
Benefits:
- Competitive basic salary
- Company car or car allowance
- Company Pension Scheme
- Healthcare
- 27 days holiday
- Training and progression opportunities