We're looking for a Site Agent - Civils to join our HS2 team based in Calvert, Buckinghamshire. This is a great opportunity to take ownership of a key section of works on one of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects, leading a skilled site team and making a visible impact on safe, efficient delivery.
Location: Calvert, Buckinghamshire – site based 5 days per week
Hours: Permanent Fulltime 45 hours per week
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
As a Site Agent for Kier Transportation on HS2, you'll play a key role in bringing complex civil engineering works to life. You'll lead an integrated delivery team across supervisors, engineers, logistics, subcontractors and plant, making sure work is planned, resourced, risk assessed and delivered to a high standard. This role offers the chance to provide visible leadership on health, safety and environment, while driving programme, productivity and quality across a busy live project environment.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Site Agent - Civils, you'll be part of the HS2 team, helping to deliver a defined section of works safely, efficiently and to the standards expected on a major infrastructure programme. Your day to day will include:
- Leading and motivating the site team to deliver works safely, on time and to budget across multiple active workfaces
- Setting the standard for health, safety, environmental and quality performance, making sure project requirements are understood and followed
- Coordinating supervisors, engineers, logistics, subcontractors and plant so activities are well planned, properly resourced and risk assessed
- Keeping quality assurance evidence and as-built records up to date, supporting sectional completion and handover
- Reviewing resources, productivity and programme performance, working with supervisors and subcontractors to keep delivery moving
What are we looking for?
This Site Agent - Civils role could be a great fit if you bring:
- A relevant degree-level qualification or equivalent experience, ideally with a desire to work towards Chartered Membership of the ICE
- A full driving licence, along with SMSTS or SSSTS and CSCS certification
- Experience using management systems and site processes within construction or infrastructure, with HS2 project experience beneficial
- Strong people and project management skills, with the confidence to coordinate teams and keep work moving safely
- A proactive, collaborative approach, supported by good commercial and contractual awareness
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier .
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