Freelance Site Agent - Highways
Posted 1 day ago by Caval Limited
£400 Per day
Outside
Undetermined
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Summary: The role of Freelance Site Agent involves overseeing various Highways schemes across Yorkshire, with a focus on project management and client interaction. The position requires strong leadership and problem-solving skills, along with a solid understanding of engineering principles. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing project requirements and ensuring safety, quality, and cost targets are met. This is a contract position with a competitive daily rate offered for the right individual.
Key Responsibilities:
- Pre-contract planning and liaison with estimators
- Liaising with internal and external project stakeholders
- Planning, programming, and resourcing contracts
- Identifying tender and other financial opportunities
- Delegating duties to engineering and contracts staff
- Identifying, evaluating, and managing claims and variations
- Accepting, approving, and issuing contracts and subcontracts
- Compiling applications for payment and agreeing final accounts
- Providing quality input to regional management and planning meetings
- Managing projects to achieve financial, safety, quality, and environmental targets
- Upholding immaculate Health & safety standards for the projects
- Promoting integrated working with other project members
- Supporting the implementation and monitoring of Performance Excellence and Health & Safety policies
- Taking full ownership and accountability for cost management of the project section
- Reviewing contractual agreements and developing design, working methods, and forecast costs
Key Skills:
- SMSTS certification
- 3 Day First Aid certification
- CSCS Card
- National Highways Passport (desirable)
- Experience as a Site Agent / Senior Agent / PM on National Highways schemes
- Strong leadership and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and project management skills
- Ability to establish project requirements and drive team outcomes
- Commercial awareness for cost management
Salary (Rate): £400/day
City: Leeds
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
The Project
As an experienced Site Agent, you will work on various Highways schemes around Yorkshire.
The Rate: £375-425 per day
Location: Various sites from the Leeds office
The Work: Working on various highways, streetworks and SDF schemes
Duration: Our client has 6 months as a start but the right candidate could be procured for long term work
Requirements
For this role it is essential that you carry the following qualifications as a minimum;
- SMSTS
- 3 Day First Aid
- CSCS Card
- National Highways Passport (desirable)
It is also desired that you hold the skills & experience below;
- Experienced as a Site Agent / Senior Agent / PM on National Highways schemes
- Able to take the lead with client interfaces
- Solid understanding of engineering principles
- Excellent leadership and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and project management skills including leading and managing technical teams
- Able to establish project requirements and drive the team to deliver the outcomes in terms of safety, quality, cost and programme
Duties
- Pre-contract planning and liaison with estimators
- Liaising with internal and external project stakeholders
- Planning, programming, and resourcing contracts
- Identifying tender and other financial opportunities
- Delegating duties to engineering and contracts staff
- Identifying, evaluating, and managing claims and variations
- Accepting, approving, and issuing contracts and subcontracts
- Compiling applications for payment and agreeing final accounts
- Providing quality input to regional management and planning meetings
- Managing projects to achieve financial, safety, quality, and environmental targets
- Upholding immaculate Health & safety standards for the projects you are on
- Promote integrated working with other members within the project to create a one-team ethos, including development of team members
- Support the implementation and monitoring of Performance Excellence and Health & Safety policies and procedures in accordance with the clients' standards
- Take full ownership and accountability for cost management of your section of the project, ensuring robust control of target cost, actual costs and forecasts through commercial awareness
- Review contractual agreements and develop design, working methods, programme and forecast costs with the Construction Manager, General Foreman and Subcontractors / Suppliers identifying any inaccuracies or inconsistencies, and provide feedback to any changes made to the QA and QS team
This is a Contract position with a competitive Rate on offer for the successful candidate. For more information please apply online or contact Max Blake (phone number removed)