Agent

We're looking for an Agent to join our team based in South West England working on our collaborative delivery framework (CDF) with the Environment Agency. 

Location: South West England

Hours: 45 hours per week 

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

We're looking for an experienced Agent to manage our site operations, leading operatives, subcontractors and suppliers to deliver projects on time and within budget. You'll play a vital role in delivering flood and coastal risk management projects ensuring compliance with our health, safety and environmental management systems whilst supporting the Project Manager in achieving our construction goals.

What will you be responsible for?

As an Agent, you'll be working within the team, supporting them in delivering construction projects safely and efficiently. 

Your day to day will include:

• Managing operatives, subcontractors and suppliers on site
• Producing and reviewing Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS)
• Ensuring Quality Assurance procedures are implemented and maintaining accurate records of labour, plant and materials
• Creating lookahead programmes and assisting with contract programme updates
• Identifying risks, technical queries and change, whilst supporting the team with Early Warning Notices

What are we looking for?

This role of Agent is great for you if you hold:

• NVQ Level 3, HNC, Degree, or Management qualification
• SMSTS certification and a full driving licence
• Demonstrable experience in successfully managing construction works
• Strong commercial and environmental awareness

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

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.