Freelance Senior Agent - Outside IR35
? Location: Hampshire / Southampton Area
? Contract Type: Freelance
? IR35 Status: Outside IR35
Overview
We're looking for an experienced Freelance Senior Agent to support the delivery of a major infrastructure project in the Hampshire/Southampton area. This is a key leadership role within the delivery team, ensuring work is executed to the highest standards of safety, quality, and efficiency, while coordinating subcontractors, key partners, and internal teams.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and manage site teams, subcontractors, and key alliance partners to deliver project objectives.
Ensure full understanding and alignment with client requirements and project goals across all teams.
Provide line management, performance reviews, and development support to direct reports.
Oversee all engineering, measurement, and subcontract works in compliance with contract terms.
Manage and maintain the construction programme, ensuring the team understands the critical path and their respective roles.
Promote a culture of continuous improvement and value engineering across the project.
Organise and participate in coordination, progress, and resource meetings as required.
Monitor and coordinate all Quality Assurance processes on site.
Control and track project costs against budget and forecast, identifying any deviations early.
Lead risk and opportunity management, ensuring regular updates to the project risk register and action plans.
Drive effective change control management, ensuring changes are communicated, tracked, and properly authorised.
Person Specification
Essential:
Extensive civil engineering/construction site experience.
Proven experience in a leadership or Agent role.
Degree or HNC/HND in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
Working towards or already hold Chartered Membership of a recognised institution (e.g., ICE, CIOB).
Desirable:
Experience on major infrastructure projects (£30m+).
Temporary works coordination experience.
Familiarity with high-risk activities such as confined space working, lifting operations, corrosion protection, traffic management, and scaffold inspection.
Experience managing design inputs and liaising with designers and temporary works engineers.
If you're an experienced Senior Agent seeking a flexible freelance opportunity outside IR35, and want to be part of a high-performing delivery team in the Hampshire/Southampton area, we'd love to hear from you