Senior Agent

Senior Agent  Required -  M6 Lune Gorge Project

Step into a role where your expertise truly shapes the success of a nationally significant project. As a Senior Agent on the multi‑million‑pound M6 Lune Gorge scheme, you'll take the lead on some of the most technically demanding highways and structures work in the region. This is your opportunity to work in a collaborative environment with National Highways and leading delivery partners, driving engineering excellence while influencing the early stages of a major infrastructure programme. If you're ready to take on complex challenges, lead high‑performing teams, and make a meaningful impact on a landmark project, we want to hear from you.

About the project

You'll support early-stage delivery of the M6 Lune Gorge project, working collaboratively with National Highways and delivery partners. This role involves client liaison, sub‑contractor management, and stakeholder coordination, with a strong emphasis on experience in large-scale structures and bridge projects.

Location: Tebay, Cumbria

Contract: Permanent Fulltime 45 hours per week

Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 per annum plus benefits including private healthcare, £6,700 annual car allowance and subsistence (if required)   

Role & Responsibilities

As a Senior Agent you will plan, schedule, and manage engineering resources to ensure the project is delivered safely, on time, to specification, and with a focus on quality, customer satisfaction, and profitability. You'll also be expected to uphold all Kier Group policies, particularly relating to SHEQ and risk management, while promoting the company's values.

Your day to day includes:

• Reporting directly to the Project Manager while providing oversight across site operations, ensuring high standards of Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ)
• Managing design, pre-construction, construction, and close-out activities to meet all contractual requirements
• Supporting the Construction Manager and site team, providing thoughtful leadership and resolving complex issues
• Monitoring resource usage to deliver the project to budget and programme, working collaboratively with the wider project team
• Providing mentorship to junior staff while coordinating multiple work fronts and enhancing team capabilities

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

Essential Requirements

The role of Senior Agent is ideal if you have:

• A relevant construction-related Degree or HNC, with proven experience delivering highways and infrastructure projects
• Strong competency in Temporary Works, especially those involving structures and bridges
• National Highways Passport and a valid CSCS card
• A full UK driving licence (essential for site travel and operational duties)

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.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

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