Site Agent

Balfour Beatty

  • Aberdeen
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 15 days ago
About the roleJob Title: Site AgentLocation: AberdeenCompany: Balfour Beatty - Regional ScotlandAbout the RoleWe are looking for an experienced Site Agent to lead and deliver major civil engineering works in Aberdeen. This role offers the chance to play a key part in projects that include earthworks, deep drainage, and road construction - ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery.You will take ownership of managing a multi-disciplinary team (Sub Agents, Engineers, Foremen, and subcontractors), driving performance across safety, quality, programme, and cost.What you'll be doingKey Responsibilities
  • Provide strong leadership and direction to site teams, ensuring works are delivered safely and to programme.
  • Manage daily site operations, including earthworks, deep drainage installation, and road construction.
  • Ensure compliance with Health, Safety & Environmental standards - promoting a culture of Zero Harm.
  • Oversee quality assurance, handover documentation, and adherence to specifications.
  • Monitor productivity, setting KPIs and reviewing performance with the team.
  • Manage subcontractor performance, costs, and commercial aspects in line with project budgets.
  • Lead risk reviews and ensure accurate reporting on progress and issues.
  • Act as the main point of contact for clients, stakeholders, and project management teams.
Who we're looking forWhat You'll Bring
  • Proven experience as a Site Agent (or Sub Agent ready to step up) within UK civil engineering.
  • Strong background in earthworks, deep drainage, and road construction projects.
  • Excellent leadership skills, able to motivate and manage multi-disciplinary teams.
  • SMSTS, CSCS, and a valid UK driving licence.
  • Strong knowledge of NEC contracts and commercial awareness.
  • Ability to analyse programmes and adjust delivery strategies to maintain targets.
  • Effective communicator with strong stakeholder management skills.
Desirable:
  • Chartered or working towards professional accreditation (ICE, IHT, etc.).
  • Experience in pavement reconstruction and surfacing operations.
Why Join Us?
  • Be part of a high-profile project shaping Aberdeen's infrastructure.
  • Opportunity to lead a dedicated site team and deliver works that have a lasting community impact.
  • Clear progression opportunities and professional development support.
  • Work-life balance initially with 4 days on site, moving to full-time on site in 2026.
Professional and personal developmentThe size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.We're proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it's sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10* approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.*70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.For further information about Balfour Beatty Regional Scotland please go to www.balfourbeatty.com/careers/Scotland - You can also check out further job opportunities in the careers sectionWhy work for usDay in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.Why join us?As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…About usFrom Dunfermline's tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland's transition towards net zero in the built environment.Diversity and inclusionAt Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visitTo help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also 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. For more info, visit:We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at:

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