Site Agent Crawley, West Sussex, South East England, England
Job description
We’re looking for a Site Agent to join our Kier Utilities team on projects within the Southern & Eastern Power Network area on UK Power Network sites, responsible for the management of the site of a civil and infrastructure nature, to achieve the highest standard of project delivery to our customers.
Location: Working on sites in and around the Southern & Eastern Power Network – i.e. Cambridge, Essex, Bury St Edmonds, North London
Contract: Permanent, Full Time – flexible and part-time hours may be available if desired, just let us know
Responsibilities
As a Site Agent, you’ll be working within the Utilities team, supporting our UK Power Network Alliance in delivering deep underground power cables, overhead lines, and substation infrastructure projects across the Power Networks regions. Project values typically range from £500k to £10m.
Your day to day will include:
- Supporting the Project Manager and enforcing high standards across the board on site(s) to maintain safe and effective delivery
- Placing safety at the heart of everything you do and checking all CPP, RAMS, SSoW and Point of Work Risk Assessments (POWRAs) are fully understood
- Ensures that all work meets the additional UKPN-specific H&S requirements of HSS 01 058
What are we looking for?
This role of Site Agent is great for you if have:
- Operational and commercial awareness within the civil infrastructure or utilities environment
- Proven experience in a similar role within the power or utility sector
- Working knowledge of the NEC 3 Form of Contract
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 [email protected] to discuss and arrange these.
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
- Kier’s Green Car Scheme
- 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family, as well as 4x Life Assurance as standard, with the option for Partner Life Assurance cover
- A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
And so much more! You can read the full details of all our benefits on our website.
Who is Kier?
As a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK.
Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We take pride in bringing specialist knowledge, sector leading experience and fresh thinking to all that we do.
We are collaborative, trusted, and focused, and we will empower you to achieve your career goals, and listen to your thoughts, ideas and challenges.
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.
Closing Date: 10 June 20223
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
