Site Agent

We're looking for the Utilities Site Agent to join our Utilities Team, on the UK Power Network sites which are works if a complex civils nature. You'll be managing work delivering projects ranging from £500k to £10m, such as cable, overhead line and substation infrastructure projects.

Location: Based within commutable distance to Essex, Cambridge, Luton, and North London
Contract: Permanent, full time – flexible and part time hours available if desired, just let us know
Salary: £45k - £55k + benefits

Responsibilities

As a Site Agent you will be joining our Kier Utilities team on UK Power Network sites, responsible for the management of the construction site to achieve required project delivery to the customers'

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

Who are we looking for?

This role of Site Agent is great for you have:

• Operational and commercial awareness within the utilities environment
• Working knowledge of the NEC 3 Form of Contract, especially about Early Warning Notices and Compensation Events
• Proven experience in a similar Site based role

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.
• professional subscription - you will get one professional subscription funded to support your professional development.
• pension - you will be able to join the Kier Retirement Savings Plan (KRSP)
• Kier rewards - You will have access to discounted shopping including restaurants, insurance companies, and supermarkets.
• employee referral scheme - refer a friend or family member to work for Kier

And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: www.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: https://www.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: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf

Closing date: 7 April 2023

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