About Your New Employer
Your new employer has established itself as one of Ireland's premier civil and engineering companies, with over 40 years of experience in delivering large-scale infrastructure projects. Your new companies success is built on the expertise of our dedicated team, innovative solutions, and a commitment to modernizing Ireland's infrastructure. They would specialize in six key sectors: Water, Gas, Power, Telecoms, Public Sector, Renewables, and currently looking to add an experienced Site Agent to the Utilities team.
About Your New Job
The successful Site Agent will play a key role in supporting the delivery of projects across all areas of the business from a construction perspective. This role involves ensuring that projects are completed within established timelines and budget constraints. A strong focus on health and safety, compliance, reporting, and thorough documentation is essential.
Key Duties and Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Responsible for running numerous projects within urban and rural environments.
- Liaising and corresponding with Clients and Client Representatives to enable the successful delivery of projects and building of relationships.
- Reviewing drawings with a high level of detail.
- Amending designs in line with feedback received.
- Liaising with Contracts Manager and Site Agents to manage work and site resource requirements.
- Interrogating & continuously improving project processes.
- Apply new technology in an innovative way to create new services and streamline delivery processes.
- Monitor progress of site work, ensuring work is completed on time and within budget.
- Planning and overseeing the delivery of materials and manage any discrepancies where appropriate.
- Ensuring that all work complies with client requirements and safety legislation alongside other legal requirements.
- Responsible for overseeing the traffic management as well as health and safety on-site and ensuring all safety checks are carried out.
- Liaise with Local Authorities with the inspection of footway conditions prior and post installation works.
- Liaise with the workflow department regarding the programming and scheduling of work.
- Provide Clients with a status report and act as first point of contact for members of the public and sub-contractors.
- Professionally handle complaints received from customers regarding carried out work.
- Quality control of works.
What Skill You Need
- Full clean driver’s license essential.
- A qualification in engineering or equivalent is desirable.
- Civils, drainage, or utilities (water & electricity) experience.
- Previous experience and the ability to read designs.
- Commercially aware of projects costs.
- Experience with site activities and multiple teams.
- Good knowledge of HSQE requirements.
- Good knowledge of ground support systems.
- Computer literate.
- Confident, motivated and can work independently as well as part of a team.
- Ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines.
- Time management abilities to meet targets.
- Good communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
- Integrity and respect for confidentiality and privacy
What’s Next
- Apply now by clicking the “Apply Now" button or email me on and up to date at jgrant@sigmar.ie. Or if the job isn’t quite right but you are looking for something similar, please get in touch.
