Site Manager / Agent

About this Role

This Site Agent position offers an outstanding opportunity to manage major heavy civil engineering and infrastructure schemes based out of Staffordshire and the West Midlands. You will take full responsibility for daily site operations, driving delivery to time, budget, and safety standards while maximizing commercial efficiency.

  • Lead multidisciplinary site teams to deliver complex civil engineering works safely, cleanly, and without environmental incidents.

  • Manage project construction schedules, 2-week look-ahead programs, RAMS, ITPs, and waste management plans.

  • Monitor cost plans, track site records, and identify value engineering opportunities to optimize commercial performance.

  • Act as the key client ambassador, producing accurate monthly progress reports and chairing site meetings.


About You

You are an experienced Site Manager or Site Agent with a strong operational background in regulated civil engineering. Your technical knowledge of construction methods is paired with strong leadership, commercial acumen, and effective stakeholder management skills.

  • Hold a recognized Degree or HNC in Civil Engineering or an equivalent professional qualification.

  • Demonstrate proven experience working as a Site Agent for a contractor within heavy civils or water infrastructure.

  • Possess a strong working knowledge of contract conditions, CDM regulations, programming, and cost forecasting.

  • Hold active credentials including CSCS Managers Card, SMSTS or IOSH Managing Safely, TWC, and Confined Space training.


About Us

Our client is an established, privately owned civil engineering contractor that prioritizes a supportive, people-centric culture. Recognized for high people standards, they foster an inclusive working environment that welcomes talent from all backgrounds and identity groups.

  • Join a values-driven organization committed to maintaining an open, inclusive, and collaborative workplace.

  • Benefit from job stability supported by long-term regional framework agreements and major infrastructure projects.

  • Access structured leadership and management training designed to accelerate your career path into project management.

  • Enjoy a predictable Monday to Friday working schedule that supports work-life balance.


About Your Future

Taking on this key operational leadership role opens up direct progression routes into Contracts Management and Project Director positions within expanding regional business units.

  • Secure a permanent, full-time position backed by a stable and growing civil engineering project pipeline.

  • Enjoy 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, additional loyalty days, and dedicated volunteering leave.

  • Gain access to private medical insurance, company pension schemes, life assurance, and continuous professional development.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.


key responsibilities

  • Site Agent, Site Manager, Civil Engineering, Heavy Civils, Water Infrastructure, Project Delivery, RAMS, ITP, Cost Control, CDM Regulations, SMSTS, CSCS Managers Card, Temporary Works Coordinator, Confined Spaces, Look-Ahead Programming, Value Engine

skills

site management


qualifications

CSCS,driving licence,first aid,IOSH,NEBOSH,SMSTS,SSSTS


education

HND in civil engineering

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