Sub Agent
Posted 1 week ago by VGC
£425 Per day
Inside
Undetermined
Bryn
Summary: The Sub Agent role for the Bryn Station Project is a 9-month contract focused on overseeing the installation of a lift shaft as part of an accessibility upgrade. This position requires strong leadership and technical expertise in civil engineering and rail infrastructure, ensuring compliance and driving performance in a challenging environment. The successful candidate will manage site operations and coordinate with various stakeholders to ensure project delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage a section of works from planning through to successful delivery
- Drive site operations, ensuring productivity, safety, and quality targets are met
- Interpret and implement engineering drawings, specifications, and technical requirements
- Coordinate with designers, subcontractors, and site teams to ensure seamless delivery
- Oversee and manage temporary works in line with approved designs and safety standards
- Ensure compliance with all health, safety, environmental, and quality standards
- Maintain and review site documentation including QA records, ITPs, and as-built information
- Proactively identify and resolve engineering and delivery challenges
- Support programme management, sequencing, and short-term planning in a live rail environment
- Mentor and support Section Engineers and junior staff where required
Key Skills:
- Strong background in civil engineering with experience in structural works and/or earthworks
- Proven experience in a Sub Agent or senior Section Engineer role on infrastructure projects
- Essential: Previous experience working within rail environments
- Experience delivering station upgrades, accessibility schemes, or similar projects (highly desirable)
- Solid understanding of temporary works coordination and implementation
- PTS (Personal Track Safety) - highly desirable
- HNC/HND or Degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent)
- Strong knowledge of industry standards, specifications, and best practices
- Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and perform under pressure
Salary (Rate): £425/day
City: Bryn
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Engineering
Sub Agent Rail & Civil Engineering (Bryn Station Project) 9 month contract opportunity
Rate: £400 - £425 per day (Inside IR35 - Umbrella PAYE)
We are seeking an experienced Sub Agent to take ownership of a key package of works on the Bryn Station accessibility upgrade project, specifically focused on the installation of a lift shaft. This role sits at the intersection of civil engineering, rail infrastructure, and temporary works, requiring strong leadership on-site alongside solid technical expertise. You will play a pivotal role in coordinating delivery, ensuring engineering compliance, and driving programme performance within a constrained rail environment.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage a section of works from planning through to successful delivery
- Drive site operations, ensuring productivity, safety, and quality targets are met
- Interpret and implement engineering drawings, specifications, and technical requirements
- Coordinate with designers, subcontractors, and site teams to ensure seamless delivery
- Oversee and manage temporary works in line with approved designs and safety standards
- Ensure compliance with all health, safety, environmental, and quality standards
- Maintain and review site documentation including QA records, ITPs, and as-built information
- Proactively identify and resolve engineering and delivery challenges
- Support programme management, sequencing, and short-term planning in a live rail environment
- Mentor and support Section Engineers and junior staff where required
Requirements:
- Strong background in civil engineering with experience in structural works and/or earthworks
- Proven experience in a Sub Agent or senior Section Engineer role on infrastructure projects
- Essential: Previous experience working within rail environments
- Experience delivering station upgrades, accessibility schemes, or similar projects (highly desirable)
- Solid understanding of temporary works coordination and implementation
- PTS (Personal Track Safety) - highly desirable
- HNC/HND or Degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent)
- Strong knowledge of industry standards, specifications, and best practices
- Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and perform under pressure