A Site Agent, Site Manager, Foreman or Works Manager is required to manage direct teams as well as sub-contractors. Projects are all local to Staffordshire / Shropshire, so no over-night stays required. You'll oversee multiple civil, groundwork and highway projects and have the opportunity to progress you career as we grow.
BASIC SALARY: Up to £55,000
BENEFITS:
- Performance related Bonus
- Vehicle or Vehicle Allowance
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
- Pension 6% Employer / matched Employee
- Medical Insurance
LOCATION: Stoke-on-Trent
COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stone, Stafford, Rugeley, Cannock, Wolverhampton, Telford, Shrewsbury, Burton-upon-Trent, Derby, Uttoxeter, Leek, Crewe, Nantwich, Congleton, Macclesfield, Northwich, Chester, Knutsford, Wilmslow, Stockport, Warrington.
Why apply?
- All jobs are local to Staffordshire, Shropshire, so no more long hauls and overnight stays.
- We're a small business, not some faceless corporation, so your input and experience WILL be valued.
- As we grow you'll have the opportunity to develop your career into a senior leadership role.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Site Agent, Foreman, Civil Site Manager, Works Manager – Highways, Civil, Groundworks, Construction.
Using your experience of Civil works, as our Site Agent you'll travel to multiple local projects on a daily basis. You'll make sure all the people and equipment are on-site when they should be, review works progress, check quality and keep customers informed.
Projects will vary in length from 2-16 weeks, but all will be based within an hour out of Stoke on Trent, so you'll be home every evening (no more travelling ridiculous miles or overnight stays).
The projects are all Civil, not Construction, and include:
- Roads, Car Parks & Estate Management
- Public Highways, Footpaths & Crossings
- Drives & Dropped Kerbs
- Specialist Surfacing
- Groundworks & General Civil Engineering
- External Works & Landscaping
If you like being busy, there's a lot to do - you'll be responsible for measuring & ordering, contracts, stock delivery, team leadership, quality and time performance, Health & Safety, customer communication, fleet management and ensuring that everything runs safely and efficiently.
PERSON SPECIFICATION: Site Manager, Foreman, Site Agent, Civil Site Manager, Works Manager – Highways, Civil, Groundworks, Construction.
You MUST be proven as a Site Agent, Site Foreman, Civil Site Manager, Works Manager, Site Manager or Project Manager.
Your experience will to come from time served with a sub-contractor, civil engineering or surfacing, and you'll have worked your way through to Foreman level from a Trade background. You'll also have experience of managing directly employed teams, not just sub-contractors.
You'll also be able to demonstrate:
- Understanding of costs and programmes and how to track them.
- Have a sound knowledge of Health & Safety, tools and plant.
- Be a great people manager, enjoy customer contact.
- Be skilled at thinking on your feet to solve problems.
- Have knowledge of IT programmes such as excel, word, etc and be used to using work based apps on your phone or tablet.
If you are qualified in SMSTS and/or have Streetworks Qualification, it would be a bonus, but isn't essential.
It is highly likely that you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products or services: Site Manager, Foreman, Site Agent, Civil Site Manager, Works Manager, Highways, Civil Engineering, Groundworks, Construction, Sub-Contractor, Surfacing.
THE COMPANY:
We've been around for nearly 50 years and built a solid reputation for delivering complete contract fulfilment. We cover everything from quotation, through to scheme completion and final sign-off. It's our ability to deliver high quality, consistent results, that means we are continuing to grow and looking to hire.
INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.
Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us directly.
REF: LH17616, WallaceHind Selection