About The Role
Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has an opportunity for a Sub-Agent to join our £1.2 billion Lower Thames Crossing project, consisting of 43 bridges, including viaducts, 17 km of complex high-ways construction, complex utility diversions, and an industry-leading approach to carbon reduction.
As a Sub-Agent, you will support the Design Engineering team in delivering projects related to the Lower Thames Crossing programme.
Responsibilities
- Develop a safe working culture compliant with health and safety regulations, best practice, and the BB 4 Golden Rules; conduct weekly safety tours and ensure corrective actions are closed.
- Produce fully resourced stage programmes, ensuring required resources are in place and trained before work commences.
- Oversee, advise and coach Section (Senior Production) Engineers in engineering and lean production best practices; arrange training as needed for all engineers on the package.
- Lead the quality management process, establish required standards, and ensure the project team – foremen, engineers, and subcontractors – understand specification and reporting requirements.
- Liaise with the communications team to keep stakeholders and the public informed in line with the communications plan and DCO requirements.
- Ensure compliance with the Environmental Management Plan and carbon targets; approve related documentation and integrate environmental and carbon considerations into site inspections.
- Support pre-award and pre-start meetings for subcontract works, train Site and Section Engineers on the requisition and logistics process and monitor their compliance.
- Ensure handover deliverables – construction certificates, redlines, O & B manuals, and H&S files – are incorporated into the stage programme.
- Manage and mentor Section Engineers, Site Engineers and Apprentices; set individual targets, communicate performance expectations, and oversee onboarding and off-boarding.
Qualifications
- Engineering or construction management qualification.
- Proven experience in a similar role, preferably on large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
- Experience with NEC 3/4 contracts.
- Knowledge of construction regulations and best practices.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Full UK driver’s licence.
- Fit-for-work medical.
- CSCS card.
- BPSS security clearance.
Benefits
- Negotiated salary.
- 25 days annual leave (pro-rated).
- Pension and share-incentive plan.
- Family-friendly leave policies – 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption and 4 weeks full pay for paternity/partner leave.
- Volunteer leave and recognition schemes.
- Discounts and exclusive offers for staff.
We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.
#J-18808-Ljbffr…