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Sub Agent

January 6, 2023 | Comments Off on Sub Agent

We're looking for a Sub Agent to join our Highways team on our A43 project based in Brackley, Northamptonshire. You'll be responsible supporting the Agent to specify, schedule and manage the engineering resources and documentation in order to ensure the technical compliance of the assigned scheme to the design specification and to implement the plan safely, on time, to budget and to the required quality while maximising customers' satisfaction. Within this role, you can enjoy company car or car allowance, private healthcare, one professional subscription funded to support your professional development and even more.

Location: Brackley, Northampton

Contract: Permanent, Fulltime

Salary: up to £45k


Responsibilities

As a Sub Agent, you'll manage the technical compliance of the project to the design specification in order to fulfil the assigned project (or section) safely, on time and to the required quality and budget.

Your day to day will include:
  • support the Site Agent in the planning, management, monitoring and recording of the works with respect to health, safety, quality, cost and programme.
  • support the implementation and monitoring of Health & Safety policies and procedures in accordance with Kier and National Highways standards implementation and monitoring of Performance Excellence.
  • support the Site Agent with cost management of your project, ensuring robust control of Target Cost, actual costs and forecasts through commercial awareness.
  • responsible for quality assurance in accordance with the specification including producing and populating inspection test plans.
  • produce a programme to plan, co-ordinate and measure the day-to-day activities in accordance with the overall scheme programme.

Who are we looking for?

This role of Sub Agent is great for you if have:
  • experience working in a similar role within construction / highways industry
  • relevant qualifications - degree level, or equivalent experience
  • working towards becoming a Chartered Member of the ICE
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.


Benefits at Kier

We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:
  • new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
  • competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave a fantastic, matched pension scheme
  • share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans
  • 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits


Who is Kier?

We're made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives: kier.co.uk/sustainability/

At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.


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 (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here: kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf


Closing date: 3 February 2023

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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