The Site Agent will be based in our Infrastructure Business Unit and will be the construction leader on the ground. Manages the overall day to day supervision of the construction site. He/she will monitor the preparation of the site prior to project launch and oversee the safe and efficient operation of the site throughout the construction phase.
John Sisk & Son have been building excellence as a family-owned international construction company by offering trust, certainty and value to our clients whilst being at the heart of change.
Participates in compiling the initial programme and have a full awareness of weekly targets
Plans and oversees the site setup, ensuring that the appropriate facilities are in place prior to the project launch
Manages the relationship with the sub-contractors while working onsite
Takes ownership for ensuring that HSEQS protocols are always adhered to on sites
Always maintains quality control procedures
Ensures that the TWR is in place and is up to date
Monitors onsite energy and waste data
Is responsible for ensuring an efficient registration system is in place to monitor all individuals entering and leaving the site
Flags any issues with the Contract Management/Commercial Teams, which have the potential to have an impact on the effective delivery of the project - I.e. materials, works schedules, resources, H&S matters or issues relating to cost or delivery schedule
Drives the pace of the project and plans the work in the field
Coordinates and priorities the sequence of activities on site
Manages a team of foremen and other site staff
Strong People Management experience
Knowledge of good industrial relations practices
Ability to deal with conflicting priorities and difficult stakeholders, particularly subcontractors
Ability to communicates with colleagues and clients in a warm and persuasive way both formally and informally and able to alter style and method to suit audience
Can build consensus
Strong people skills and able to manage a variety of subcontractor supervision
More than ten years' experience working across a range of sectoral projects
Experience of leading others and track record of delivering medium to large scale projects.
Trade or Technical background
IOSH or equivalent H&S management training
Temporary Works & Excavation Safety
Permitting requirements for live energy works
Working at Heights & Scaffolding
Lifting & Cranage operations
Other HSEQS training as per site HSE plan
New technology in Construction systems
Understanding of the BIM strategy
Competitive Salary with yearly increase
Company Car or Car Allowance
Healthcare
26 days holiday (option to purchase 5 more)
Employer pension
Death in service - life assurance
Competitive mileage rate
Travel expenses
Flexible and remote working
Enhanced parental leave
Professional and Educational development
Our people are at the heart of our success and our proposition to them is work with purpose, have time for life, build a career with no limits and surround yourself with great people.
Our Internal Recruitment Team fulfil all vacancies on a direct basis. Unsolicited contact by unapproved agencies (sharing speculative CVs) will not be accepted and introductory fees will not apply.
The full job specification is available on request
At Sisk we are committed to attracting and hiring diverse talent into our organisation. We know the confidence gap and imposter phenomenon can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates. We also know that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't feel they meet all the criteria. Give your transferable skills the chance to tell the full story. It's not all about your technical expertise. Don't hold back, we'd love to hear from you.