Site Agent - Water & Heavy Civils

Location: Southampton

Hours: Full-time Monday to Friday

Joseph Gallagher is the leading UK based Civil Engineering & Tunnelling sub-contractor, growing significantly in the last 37 years into an international business. We have an award-winning reputation, industry leading safety culture and have had the privilege to be a part of some of the most critical infrastructure projects taking place today.

Experience in the following desirable: Cofferdam Backfill, Clean Water pipework installation, Heavy Civils

As the Agent you will be required to: 

• Lead the site team supervision, including subcontractors

• Monitor site activities against the target programmes and site planning

• Ensure adequate records are maintained complying with the JGL Information Management System, e.g. Quality Assurance documentation, daily diaries and as built drawings

• Prepare and deliver daily site briefings

• Monitor all works activities to ensure the they meet the Works Specification and are being delivered in a safe manner

• Attend site meetings

• Give formal communications to clients and subcontractors including but not limited to Early Warnings, and instructions

• Ensure compliance with SHEQ standards

• Produce site documentation eg RAMS and ITP’s

• Ensure compliance with ITP’s

• Work collaboratively with the Client's team

To be successful in this position the Site Agent must have the following:

• A BSc, MSc, or BEng level qualification in a Civil Engineering aligned subject

• SSSTS, CSCS, Blue EUSR card (water hygiene card)

• The ability to work well within a dynamic, fast-paced team, whilst working autonomously 

• The ability to prioritise a varied workload effectively.

• Previous site experience in delivering projects to programme

• The ability to manage the installation of works to a high specification / quality

• The mindset to seek opportunities and problem solve with the design team and supply chain to identify programme and production opportunities

• Experienced in working with NEC3 contract

• Experience of working on largescale tunnelling projects, ideally SCL

LIFE Culture
At the Joseph Gallagher Group, we're promoting a culture change within the industry and demonstrating initiatives to dramatically improve Health, Safety and Wellbeing. In 2014, we launched our award-winning cultural safety programme (LIFE) which is deeply embedded into the company’s DNA and core values.

Equality and Diversity
The Joseph Gallagher Group are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. All individuals will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation.

Reasonable Adjustments
We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to enable you to be the best you can, please contact the HR team at [email protected] 

For more information, please feel free to email [email protected]