About the role
Balfour Beatty is seeking an experienced Agent to lead the planning and delivery of Main Works Compounds across the Roads North contract on the prestigious Lower Thames Crossing Project. This is a key leadership role responsible for driving safety, programme performance, quality, and team development on a major infrastructure scheme.
The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) is one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure projects. LTC is a new road that will connect Kent and Essex through a tunnel beneath the River Thames and will be the greenest road ever built in the UK – creating six times more green space than road. The reliable new route will almost double road capacity over the river east of London to reduce congestion and give millions of people more choice on where they live, work and spend their valuable time.
What you’ll be doing
* Promote a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with HSE standards and Beyond Zero Harm
* Deliver resourced stage programmes, managing labour, plant, materials, and performance
* Monitor progress, manage risks, and drive programme outcomes
* Lead site operations, coordinating subcontractors and stakeholders
* Manage and develop a high‑performing team, supporting training and performance reviews
* Mentor engineers and ensure effective coordination with Commercial and Document Control
* Ensure quality and compliance through audits, inspections, and defect resolution
* Support stakeholder and community engagement
* Ensure environmental and sustainability compliance
* Manage budgets, costs, and productivity, supporting commercial processes
* Support procurement and oversee handover documentation
Who we're looking for
* Proven experience in a similar role on large‑scale infrastructure projects
* Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills
* Solid understanding of construction regulations and best practices
* Experience working with NEC3/NEC4 contracts
* Ability to perform under pressure and meet tight deadlines
* Degree or equivalent in Engineering or Construction Management
* Full UK Driving Licence
* CSCS Card
* Fit for work medical
* Pre‑employment drug & alcohol test
* BPSS Security Clearance (including DBS check)
Why join us?
We offer a full range of benefits and the freedom to shape a package that’s right for you and your life.
* Smart working – flexible start and finish times, up to 40% remote working where roles allow
* 25 days paid annual leave (pro‑rata)
* Family‑friendly policies: 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
* Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
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